We are delighted to announce that IDEM Safety Switches has been awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2026, marking our fourth Royal award and another proud milestone in our journey as a UK manufacturer of machine safety products.
This latest award recognises our continued commitment to innovation in machine safety, particularly through the development of advanced safety switch technology with enhanced anti-tamper protection and RFID coded functionality. Designed and manufactured here in the UK, our products help protect operators working around dangerous machinery while supporting productivity, reliability and compliance across a wide range of industries.
The King’s Awards for Enterprise are among the most prestigious business honours in the UK, celebrating outstanding achievement by British companies. To receive this recognition for a fourth time is a tremendous honour for everyone at IDEM and reflects our long-standing focus on engineering excellence, practical innovation and customer-led product development.
Our previous Royal awards include the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2022, followed by the King’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2023 and the King’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation 2024. Receiving the 2026 award continues an exceptional period of recognition for our contribution to machine safety and British manufacturing.
“We are incredibly proud to receive our fourth Royal award. This achievement is a testament to the dedication, skill and creativity of everyone at IDEM. Innovation has always been at the heart of what we do, and to have our work recognised once again with the King’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation is a tremendous honour. Our team continues to push the boundaries of machine safety, developing products that protect people, improve reliability and give customers confidence in demanding industrial environments.”
From our UK manufacturing base in Wigan, we continue to design, manufacture and test a comprehensive range of machine safety switches, interlocks and control devices. Our products are used around the world across sectors including food and beverage, packaging, automation, logistics, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and heavy industry.
This latest award reinforces our position as a trusted innovator in machine safety and highlights the strength of our UK-based engineering and manufacturing capability.
