7th July 1972
HRH Queen Elizabeth II - first visit to MESL

22nd June 1989
Queen's Award for Technological Achievement; Radar Signal Processing using Surface Acoustic Wave(SAW) Pulse Compression.
13th July 1990

HRH Queen Elizabeth II - second visit to MESL
10th August 1999
Design Council Award: Millennium Products, Creative & Innovative Products for the new millennium "Redwing". Presented in person by Duke of Edinburgh.
BSI Certification
OHSAS 18001:1999 Occupational Health & Safety Systems
BS EN ISO 14001:1996 Environmental Management Systems
BS EN ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System