06th May 2025

CLARENDON SPECIALTY FASTENERS LTD WINS THE KING’S AWARD FOR ENTERPRISE

Clarendon Specialty Fasteners (CSF) a distribution company with its headquarters based in the southwest of England has today (Tuesday 6th May) been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise. The market leader in the supply of fasteners, components and hardware for the Aerospace, Motorsport, Space and Defence sectors celebrate their second Royal award for Outstanding Short Term Growth in International Trade.

CSF is one of 197 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise. CSF is a distributer of the highest-grade aerospace fasteners and components into, Aerospace, Space, Motorsport, Defence and Industrial markets globally. It is a unique distributor and manufacturer, combining the supply of aerospace fasteners, commercial fasteners, slides, couplings, and associated products from quality manufacturers worldwide, along with the internal design capability and value added services that compliment a customer base that requires innovative fastening solutions.

CSF has successfully established sales channels in its main market areas including Germany, Italy, France, Thailand, and China. The company’s global business, including the USA, is following the same strategy and has an expanded footprint with stock-holding locations in Texas and Mexico that complement the main hub in Long Beach, California. Over three years, the company's overseas sales have grown by 109%, and now make up 48% of all sales. The company wins the King’s Award for International Trade for Outstanding Short Term Growth in overseas sales over the last three years.

Paul Sanders, Managing Director says; “It is with profound humility and deep gratitude that we as a business have been honoured for the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.

It is again a testament to the unwavering commitment, resilience, and brilliance of an extraordinary team of individuals. This is the second time that we have been awarded this honour and is highly regarded as the most coveted commercial award in business achievement that issued by King Charles III himself.

To the team: This recognition belongs as much to you to you all as it does to the business whatever function, location or time served with the business. Your passion, and your perseverance have built the foundation of our success. Every late night, every difficult decision, every moment of doubt that we turned into determination, this award reflects all those efforts.

We are stronger because we’ve moved forward together, united by our ACE values that go beyond metrics and milestones. We’ve built something lasting, something meaningful that we can continue our journey of growth on together.

To receive this honour from the Crown is a moment we should cherish forever and take the opportunity to also celebrate this success. It reminds us all that when purpose meets collaboration on all levels, there is no limit to what can be achieved.

We accept it with pride, with gratification, and with a renewed commitment to continue striving for excellence in everything we do.”

The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, were renamed in 2023 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 59th 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.