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There has been a coppersmiths based in Rothes, Moray, Scotland since the mid-1850s, servicing the edgling Scotch whisky industry in Speyside. Alexander Forsyth started life as a coppersmith in the 1890s and bought the company in 1933, explains chairman and grandson Richard Forsyth. The company is now in its fourth generation, led by Richard Jnr, and services the industry on a global basis. “We are delighted to have been awarded the prestigious honour of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise, International Trade,” Richard Snr said. Forsyths is the largest and world’s leading manufacturer of copper stills and supplier of distillation equipment. The rm’s work is integral to giving whisky its distinctive nose and taste. The company is based in the heart of Speyside – a region recognised as the spiritual home of malt whisky – and its heritage and expertise has led to it becoming the go-to provider for the industry both locally and worldwide. Working with boutique craft distillers as well as established drinks conglomerates, some of the world’s nest spirits are made using Forsyths’ equipment. Forsyths’ distilleries can be found on every continent, making whisky, bourbon, rum, vodka, brandy, gin and tequila to mention a few. The rm’s distillation expertise is recognised EXVERITAS specialises in explosion safety and is an ATEX Noti ed Body and an IECEx Certi cation Body, providing internationally recognised product certi cation for global markets. In addition, ExVeritas provides the necessary Quality System Certi cation including UKAS accredited ISO9001:2015 and API approval. For manufacturing and industrial sites, ExVeritas o ers safety consultancy on ATEX and DSEAR (including area classi cation, design, installation, inspection and risk assessment) to provide ‘turnkey’ explosion safety. To ensure the people who make, install or work with explosion safety equipment are competent, ExVeritas o er ‘Ex’ training (including CompEx) and ‘Ex’ inspection services and has developed its own proprietary Ex Inspection Software, called ‘iEx’. ExVeritas has expanded signi cantly over the past ve years, with o ces in Singapore, Denmark and North America, the rm has also opened ‘CompEx’ training centres with partners in Malta and Ireland. With over seven years continuous growth of both pro t and turnover, ExVeritas has built a safe and sustainable business model with high sta and customer retention and a brand that has become synonymous with high quality professional services. Sean Clarke, ExVeritas managing director, said: Forsyths Ltd
Sean Clarke, Managing Director and
Stephen D’Henin, Technical Director
“We are delighted to have been recognised with this award, it is a reection on the quality and dedication of our sta and how they engage with our customers to deliver the very best service possible.” Stephen D’Henin, ExVeritas technical director, added: “As a certi cation body, everything we do has to be to the highest standard; to grow a business like this requires dedication and
signi cant internal investment, but by doing this we have been able to achieve growth that is outstanding in our eld.” EXVERITAS LIMITED Unit 16-18, Abenbury Way. Wrexham Industrial Estate, Wrexham, LL13 9UZ, UK Tel: +44 (0)845 862 2447 • www.exveritas.com info@exveritas.com
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company as well as a strong reputation within the industry for delivering a superior product and service. FORSYTHS LTD Morayshire Copperworks, Station Yard, Rothes, Moray, AB38 7AD • Tel: +44 (0)1340 831787 Fax: +44 (0)1340 831558 • enquiries@forsyths.com www.forsyths.com
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worldwide and Forsyths is truly a global operator. Many spirit-based drinks around the globe owe their unique but consistent characters to our know-how. We are able to o er new clients a turnkey project, from raw materials in, to newly- made spirit out. Forsyths diversi ed into the oil and gas industry in the early 1990s, providing pressure vessels, skid units and pipework to major clients worldwide, from our customised fabrication and harbour-side assembly facilities based in Buckie. This constant drive for diversi cation and re- investment has resulted in ongoing success for the
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