British manufacturer deVOL Kitchens has been honoured with a King’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade.

DeVOL has grown overseas revenue by 2,300% over the last six years, with 31% of sales exported and total turnover and net profits increasing almost three-fold.

The majority of its overseas sales are from the United States but the company serves 35 countries, including France, Germany, Spain and Norway.

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It has also established new overseas markets in Thailand, China and Denmark.

The King’s Awards for Enterprise, previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, were renamed last year to reflect His Majesty The King’s desire to continue the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s by recognising outstanding UK businesses.

Now in its 58th year, the award programme is the most prestigious business award in the country.

Founder of deVOL Kitchens Paul O’Leary commented: “It’s such an honour to receive the King’s Award for Enterprise.

“After 35 years in business, I can’t believe that we now export our kitchens and homewares all around the world.

“What started as two friends making furniture in a garage, almost for fun, has grown into a business that employs 400 people, many of them design graduates from local universities.

“Together, we sketch, render, prototype, and fettle, with every design and craft discipline embraced; like a modern-day Bauhaus, we are never satisfied that a product for the home is good enough.

“Everything not created by nature can be improved.”

Established in 1989, deVOL Kitchens has always been based in Leicestershire and has showrooms in Leicestershire, London, Bath and New York.

Along with kitchen cabinetry, deVOL also makes smaller pieces for the home, such as lighting, stools, hardware, tiles, tables and tableware, with all created and developed in-house.