Playdale Playground's managing director Barry Leahey is to receive an MBE for services to UK trade and exports.
He joined Haverthwaite-based Playdale in 2004 as sales and marketing director and became managing director in two years ago.
Mr Leahey has been behind the firm's growth strategy and has formed distribution agreements in 46 countries in fewer than seven years.
The company has won several awards in the last few years, including National SME Exporter of the Year in 2016.
After being named in The Queen's Birthday Honours List he said: “Receiving an MBE will be one of my greatest achievements and I could not have done it without the support of my team at Playdale and my family.
"When the UK market began to decline six years ago, I made it my mission to explore opportunities abroad and make Playdale a success globally. We still have a way to go but we have increased our export sales from £0 in 2010 to over £2m in 2017.”
“I feel incredibly proud to receive this award and it makes all of the hours spent in airports and aeroplanes worth it,” he added.
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