Heraeus Electro-Nite (UK) has achieved a King’s Award for Enterprise for the development and global roll out of revolutionary technology for the continuous measurement of temperature of steel in the continuous casting process.
Heraeus Electro-Nite (UK) is one of 252 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise. Announced on Monday 6 May, HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE (UK) has been recognised for its excellence in International Trade.
Employing 72 people, Heraeus Electro-Nite (UK) was founded in 1989 and provides measurement solutions for the steel industry.
The Heraeus Group is a broadly diversified and globally leading family-owned technology company, headquartered in Hanau, Germany. The company’s roots go back to a family pharmacy started in 1660. Today, Heraeus bundles diverse activities in the Business Platforms Metals and Recycling, Healthcare, Semiconductor and Electronics as well as Industrials. Customers benefit from innovative technologies and solutions based on broad materials expertise and technological leadership. In the 2022 financial year, the group generated revenues of €29.1 billion (US$30.6 billion*) with approximately 17,200 employees in 40 countries. Heraeus is one of the top 10 family-owned companies in Germany and holds a leading position in its global markets.
Heraeus Electro-Nite is a global business unit of Heraeus within the Industrial Business Platform. Heraeus Electro-Nite headquarters are in Houthalen, Belgium. It operates through 25 subsidiaries, in all major global steel-making countries.
Heraeus Electro-Nite (UK) is based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire and has been trading since 1989 and is the market leader for the development and supply of sensors for continuous temperature measurement of molten steel in the continuous steel casting process. Heraeus Electro-Nite provides a full range of sensors for measuring temperature, oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen enabling the steel maker to optimise the steel making process. Heraeus Electro-Nite (UK) exports CasTemp globally which has become the gold standard for temperature measurement in the continuous steel casting process. CasTemp allows our customers to digitise the control of the casting process and with the help of artificial intelligence improve safety & quality, reduce energy usage enabling the transition to green steel production. Together with our customers we’re shaping a safe and sustainable future. Over the last three years, Heraeus Electro-Nite (UK)’s export revenue has grown by more than 60%. The majority of export sales come from the United States, India, China, Europe and South America as well as new markets in South Africa, Taiwan and Korea. The company wins the King's Award for International Trade for Outstanding Short-Term Growth in overseas sales over three years.
Mark Lee, Managing Director of Heraeus Electro-Nite (UK) said
"Working in the UK Steel industry hasn’t been easy, and we’ve seen considerable challenges over the last 10 years. However, I feel extremely honoured for HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE (UK) to receive a King’s Award and it is fabulous recognition for the whole team who have worked tirelessly to grow our global business. They have worked hard to help our customers become safer, more efficient, and closer to their goal of producing green steel. CasTemp is established globally as the gold standard for continuous temperature measurement in the steel casting process.”
The company wins the King's Award for International Trade for Outstanding Short-Term Growth in overseas sales over three years.
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The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, were renamed last year to reflect His Majesty The King’s desire to continue the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s by recognising outstanding UK businesses. The Award programme, now in its 58th year, is the most prestigious business award in the country, with successful businesses able to use the esteemed King’s Awards Emblem for the next five years.