Hatsu Marine Awarded Queen’s Award

Hatsu Marine Ltd., has been named recipient of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2006 in recognition of its commercially successful and socially responsible business operations. The Award was announced on April 21 to be conferred at a later date. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise is said to be one of the U.K.’s most prestigious awards for business performance. Presented in three categories – International Trade, Innovation and Sustainable Development – entry is open to all business units that meet the criteria. The International Trade Award is conferred on businesses that have demonstrated substantial growth in overseas earnings and commercial success to a level that is outstanding for the services concerned and for the size of the applicant's operations.