Stanhope-Seta’s King’s Award Celebration
Stanhope-Seta were honoured to host the Lord Lieutenant of Surrey, Mr Michael More-Molineux, at their Chertsey premises on 20th August 2026 for the presentation of the King’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade Category.
The award, conferred in 2025, was in recognition of exceptional growth in export sales, much of which has been driven by the development of new technologies for testing and developing renewable fuels. In recent years, there has been a particular focus on Sustainable Aviation Fuel, and Stanhope Seta’s products are now part of an important portfolio of equipment used to verify that the new sustainable fuels are fit for use.
The Lord Lieutenant was given a guided tour of the factory and offices, meeting the Seta team throughout the day. Following the King’s Award presentation with the team, a lunch was held, during which presentations were given, highlighting Stanhope-Seta’s role in supporting the community.
The owners, Giles and Martin Verity commented ‘We are delighted to be the recipient of our now 5th Award. These awards are the ultimate accolade a UK business can receive. This is a huge credit to both the exceptional Seta team, our loyal representatives and of course our customers, without which, none of this would be possible. We have a simply superb team here in the UK’
Stanhope-Seta, established in 1938, is a family owned business that specialises in the design and manufacture of laboratory test instruments for quality control applications. Based in Surrey, Seta designs, builds and exports innovative test instruments worldwide with installations in over 120 countries. Our unique range of advanced instruments provide solutions for quality control applications across a diverse range of products from jet fuel to lipstick.
Stanhope-Seta are proud to hold four Queen’s Awards and one King’s Award. The company also holds a number of awards from local organisations for work in the community, inspiring young people to become involved in engineering.
