A Barnoldswick company with an “unwavering commitment to engineering excellence” has been awarded The King’s Award for International Trade 2024.

Raptor Titanium Ltd manufactures competition motocross footpegs that are the choice of several current world champions and professional competitors worldwide.

His Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire, Amanda Parker JP, accompanied by Deputy Lieutenants Robert Parker and Ralph Assheton, presented the award to Jack Ingham, founder and co-director of Raptor and Barrie Jackson, a director.

Based at the Crownest Industrial Estate in Barnoldswick, the Mayor of Pendle Councillor Mohammad Aslam was among the guests at the presentation.

Cllr Aslam said: "This is a fantastic achievement for such a small company in Barnoldswick.

“It is their unwavering commitment to engineering excellence, leveraging aerospace-grade materials and advanced technical expertise, coupled with a culture of continuous improvement, that enables them to deliver a world-class product.

“And it is this product that has earned them growing global recognition in the motocross competition arena – and ultimately this prestigious King’s Award.”

The company is renowned for its bespoke offsets tailored to riders’ needs and are the benchmark in the industry and used by many world championship riders.

Jack, 77, founded Raptor Titanium in 2011 after retiring from Rolls Royce Aerospace, and his idea of welding superior footpegs from titanium led to the creation of factory-developed parts, then Raptor Racing and finally Raptor Titanium Ltd.

Barrie joined the company in 2019 as equal partners with Jack as technical director, having worked together since 2001, supplying laser-cut parts for the company.

After investing further into Raptor, he rose to managing director in 2022 and focused on the full-time running of the company, allowing Jack to focus fully on research and development.

Despite their growth, Raptor Titanium Ltd remains in its original industrial estate in Barnoldswick and now occupies three units.