Crowned For Innovation
Proud recipient of The King’s Award for Enterprise 2025, recognised for excellence in British design and craftsmanship.
Crowned For Innovation
Proud recipient of The King’s Award for Enterprise 2025, recognised for excellence in British design and craftsmanship.
Scotland’s world leading crystal glassware company has been awarded The King’s Award for Enterprise – the fourth time in the company’s history it has received this prestigious accolade.
Founded in 1981 and based in East Kilbride, Scotland, Glencairn Crystal Studio Ltd is a family-owned business employing over 70 people. The company specialises in premium crystal and glassware for both business and consumer markets, with unrivalled expertise within the spirits industry.
Renowned for its pioneering design, craftsmanship and manufacturing, Glencairn Crystal creates luxury, high-end bottles and decanters featuring intricate metalwork, unique application processes and state-of-the-art engraving techniques. It has successfully scaled up artisan techniques for commercial production, blending hand-crafted artistry and ground-breaking technical innovation. By embedding world-leading invention and highly bespoke branding into its proprietary decanters and bottles, Glencairn works with spirits companies, globally, to elevate the value of their brands, showcasing, in the best possible light, the craftsmanship that has gone into every one.
For over 20 years, Glencairn Crystal has also produced the iconic Glencairn Glass – the first glass designed specifically for whisky. Recognised as the official glass for whisky in the UK, and throughout the whisky industry internationally, it is the world’s favourite whisky glass, used by millions of consumers and distilleries around the globe.
The company first received the Queen’s Award for Innovation in 2006 for the Glencairn Glass, followed by the Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2012 and 2017.
Scott Davidson, Glencairn Crystal’s New Product Development Director said: “We are delighted to have been recognised for our work with The King’s Award for Innovation. To be granted such a prestigious award for the fourth time in the past 20 years is incredibly special.
As a family run business for more than 40 years, we have a valued team of talented employees who have innovation at the core of everything we do. This award is a testament to the passion, creativity, and dedication of everyone here at Glencairn Crystal, and to our mission of pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for our customers in crystal and glass.”
The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the UK’s most prestigious awards for businesses, recognising and encouraging outstanding achievements in four categories: innovation, international trade, sustainable development, and promoting opportunity through social mobility. The awards are given out annually and are a highly regarded mark of excellence for British businesses.
The Award programme, now in its 59th year and previously known as The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise, were renamed in 2023 to reflect His Majesty The King’s desire to continue the legacy of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s by recognising outstanding UK businesses.
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From concept to creation, we bring your vision to life in crystal.
At Glencairn, we provide end-to-end packaging solutions for the spirits industry — combining decades of experience with exceptional in-house capability. From initial concept to finished product, our dedicated design team works closely with brand partners to create truly bespoke pieces.
Our team of highly skilled craftspeople – some with over 25 years at Glencairn – expertly engrave, embellish and assemble each creation. Whether it’s inlaid with vibrant colours, finished with fine metalwork or enhanced with gemstone tones, every detail is executed to the highest standard.
We don’t just make packaging – we help you create a work of art for your next release.
