A WARRINGTON firm has received royal recognition once again after winning its fourth Queen's Award for Enterprise.

ICC Solutions, which is based at St James Business Centre, on Wilderspool Causeway, scooped its latest honour in the royal announcement last Friday.

The global leader in the provision of 'chip and PIN' test and certification tools has secured three previous Queen's Awards for Enterprise.

The company's first innovation honour was received in 2012, with international trade awards coming in 2012 and 2016.

Now in its 51st year, the enterprise awards are handed out annually by the Queen on the advice of the Prime Minister, who is assisted by an advisory committee, which includes representatives of Government, industry and commerce.

ICC Solutions chief executive and co-founder Dave Maisey said the firm is 'deeply honoured' to have won the accolade.

He added: "This is a wonderful testament to our ongoing commitment and vision to excel in innovation to drive success in international trade.

"We firmly believe that the two are intrinsically linked.

"Delivering a revolutionary, unique and market-leading chip and PIN testing solution to the US has resulted in our turnover attributable to export rising to 95 per cent of our overall sales.

"We remain totally focused on providing the best possible solutions to our clients and this latest award for innovation reflects that.

"Additionally, we have a strong desire to help further enhance British exporting and our Queen's Awards have been the catalyst to drive us to attempt to inspire others to embrace the exciting opportunities offered by international trade and innovation."

The Queen's Awards for Enterprise are valid for five years.