Snugpak Lands Queen's Award

A quick congratulations to UK sleeping bag specialist Snugpak, which has scooped a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.

Snugpak is best known for sleeping bags in the UK, but the company also produces a range of synthetically-insulated cold weather clothing which it sells both to general outdoors folk and the military both at home an abroad.

The company is one of the last few manufacturers of sleeping bags and insulated clothing to manufacture not just in the UK - it's based in a listed mill in Silsden on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales - but in Europe as a whole, something it's justifiably proud of.


Snugpak exports to 28 countries worldwide with military forces in Latvia, Australia and the USA accounting for over 70% of export sales. Since 2006, overseas sales have increased by a whopping 77 per-cent and over 50 per-cent of the company's total production is exported.

Sales Director Darren Burrell said:  “We are thrilled to receive this award as recognition of our hard work and success at developing high quality, durable products that can withstand rigorous use in harsh and sometimes extreme conditions throughout the world.”

Great to see a company manufacturing in the UK and kicking butt to boot. You can contact Snugpack on 01535 654479 or  over at www.snugpak.com.