Royal Opening of the Centre of Excellence

25 August 2016

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Hayward Tyler Group plc

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge bestow the Queens' Award for Enterprise: International Trade at official opening of Hayward Tyler's new facility (Centre of Excellence)

Hayward Tyler Group plc, the specialist engineering group headquartered in Luton, is delighted to announce the official opening by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge of its Centre of Excellence. Additionally the Duke and Duchess also made the presentation of the Queen's Award to Ewan Lloyd-Baker, the Chief Executive of the Hayward Tyler Group.

The Duke and Duchess yesterday opened Hayward Tyler's new "fit-for-nuclear" facility in Luton, which recently underwent a multimillion pound refurbishment which will support the Group's long-term growth plans across its international markets. The Centre of Excellence is now the world's most advanced facility for specialist fluid-filled motor manufacturing.

Commenting on the event, Ewan Lloyd-Baker said; "It was a great pleasure to host the Duke and Duchess to officially open the facility and also to present us with the Queen's Award, an award that demonstrates the significant progress the Hayward Tyler Group has made, and will continue to make, with the help of everyone at the company."

"It was a pleasure to have so many of our customers and other stakeholders witness the Royal visit, and see the outcome of all the hard work we have delivered over the past few years. We were proud to showcase the new facility to our strategic partners and loyal customers who will benefit from our enhanced capabilities."

Notes for the editor

About the Queen's Award

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious accolades for businesses in the United Kingdom. The winners are announced each year on 21st April, Her Majesty the Queen's birthday. The awards recognise outstanding achievements by UK companies in three categories: International Trade, Innovation, and Sustainable Development. Each award is valid for five years and winners are invited to a reception with HM The Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Hayward Tyler Group

· The Hayward Tyler Group plc ("HTG") consists of the Hayward Tyler and Peter Brotherhood engineering businesses, together providing 350 years of engineering experience, heritage and pedigree.

· Hayward Tyler is a market leader in the design, manufacture and servicing of performance-critical motors and pumps for the harshest of environments.

· Peter Brotherhood is a market leader in the design, manufacture and servicing of performance-critical steam turbines, compressors, gear boxes and combined heat and power systems.

· HTG services the Power, Oil & Gas, Nuclear, Process, Renewables and Marine markets, via its 500 strong workforce, from 7 sites strategically located across the globe.

For more information:

Hayward Tyler Group plc  +44 (0)1582 731 144

Ewan Lloyd-Baker, CEO

Nick Flanagan, CFO

www.htg.global 

Buchanan, Financial PR +44(0)207 466 5000

Charles Ryland

Chris Judd

Jane Glover

[email protected]