COOMBE Castle International, the specialist producer and exporter of high quality British and Irish dairy products, has been given its fourth Queen’s Award for International Trade.

The Melksham-based export company also won the prestigious Queen’s Awards in 2001, 2007 and 2013. The latest award is likely to be presented to the company in July.

Coombe Castle has been invited to an award winner’s reception, hosted by the Prince of Wales, at Buckingham Palace on June 28.

Founded in 1980 on the Wiltshire farm of its chairman Glyn Woolley, the company employs 35 people. It exports its own cream and also butter and cheese products from a range of farms, creameries and dairies in the UK and Ireland.

Managing Director Darren Larvin said: “We are delighted to receive our fourth Queen’s Award, a feat few other companies in dairy industry and general food sector can match.

“It is a great honour for all our employees at Coombe Castle who’ve worked so hard over the years to build this business. This award is recognition of the team’s effort and dedication and the loyalty of our suppliers and customers around the world.”

Now in its 52nd year, the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country.

Coombe Castle prides itself on exporting great tasting British and Irish dairy products across the world.

Producing its own range of luxurious English creams and partnering with more than 40 suppliers, including some of the UK’s leading cheese brands, Coombe Castle export to over 30 countries.

In order to win the award, the company had to demonstrate substantial year-on-year growth over six years, Coombe Castle have validated this with sales growth of nearly 50 per cent.

Mr Larvin said: “This strong sales growth means we have moved to new premises tripling our warehouse and office space.

“This has been a very successful period for us with much of our growth coming from our markets in the US and Canada.

“However, we’ve also been able to develop in new markets like China, Mexico, South Africa and New Zealand.”