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    Horizon is a British manufacturer of measuring instruments that received the Queen's Award for Enterprise in international trade in 2007. The company has experienced remarkable growth in recent years, with turnover increasing from 3 million GBP in 2003 to a forecast of 5.5 million GBP in 2008. Horizon generates most of its sales (around 60%) in America and exports its products to over 30 countries worldwide. It plans to launch several new product lines in 2008 that measure signals for digital cable, satellite, and terrestrial television.

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    COMPANY REPORT Manufacturer of Measuring Instruments HORIZON

    The Queen
    and Horizon

    ▲ Paul Pickering, Owner and Managing Direc-


    tor at Horizon, receives the Queen’s Award
    from Her Majesty.

    What do you have to do to be received by


    Her Majesty the Queen? It’s actually quite
    simple: become the top export company in
    the country. British manufacturer of mea-
    suring instruments HORIZON was given
    the ‘Queen’s Award for Enterprise’ in inter-
    national trade in 2007, which was reason
    enough for TELE-satellite to pay a visit to
    Horizon again – after exactly one year (see
    TELE-satellite issue 01/2007).

    This time around we’re coming to Harlow,


    in London’s North, county of Essex. This
    is where Horizon’s Owner and Managing
    Director Paul Pickering has bought a plot of
    land complete with a large warehouse, cre-
    ating the basis for Horizon’s future growth.
    As a matter of fact, Horizon has expe-
    rienced remarkable growth in the past as
    well, currently boasting twelve employees
    and also looking for three additional engi-
    neers, according to John McLoone, Sales
    Director of Horizon.
    So we’d like to know what’s been going
    on since our last visit, a question which
    John answers by showing us the recent order to roll out of functioning distribution ▲ John McLoone showing the Queen’s Award
    sales figures: “In 2003 we had a turnover networks. Selling measuring instruments certificate: signed by “Elizabeth The Queen” and
    of 3 million GBP, which had increased to 4 involves a considerable amount of consult- Tony Blair.
    million by 2006, and for 2007 we expect 4.5 ing, and this is where the extraordinary
    million, while the forecast for 2008 is 5.5 after sales service of Horizon comes into name ‘Turbo.’ EUTELSAT is actually trans-
    million GBP.” play. Not to mention the enormous know- mitting first test broadcasts of this Inter-
    Horizon is indeed a top export company how that is required to develop measuring net-via-satellite service in Europe as well.
    that creates only 7 percent of its annual instruments in the first place. By the way, Later, Horizon will introduce its first DVB-
    turnover in its country of domicile. “The Horizon’s expertise comes with many brand S2 measuring system and for the second
    largest share is generated in America”, names, as “85 percent of our production is quarter there is a multimeter for DVB-T and
    says John and by that he means some OEM,” explains John. DVB-S2 in store. Also in the pipeline for the
    60%. The remaining 33 percent are spread In 2008 Horizon will fire off a whole range second quarter is the Pro Range Series for
    all over the rest of the world. “Emerging of new products. The first quarter will see professionals.
    markets are making huge leaps forward, Horizon’s first DVB-C measuring system,
    for example China, India and Russia,” and the first DVB-data device, which mea- The Queen was absolutely right to honour
    adds John. Cable television is widespread sures the data rate in the Ka band in 8PSK Horizon. The many activities of this com-
    in these countries and the transition to as offered by Wildblue in North America - pany will help it stay on top for a long time
    digital requires measuring instruments in the transmission mode is known under the to come!

    44 TELE-satellite & Broadband — 12-01/2008 — www.TELE-satellite.com


    ▲ Horizon’s new company headquarters is now located in Harlow, Essex. The
    blue flag flying at the gate symbolises the Queen’s Award that has been recei-
    ved.

    ▲ View of the engineering room where measuring instruments are being devel-
    oped. Front: Gerrard Smallwood, Design Engineer. Back: Paul Hardcastle, Tech-
    nical Director. “We believe we are the first manufacturer of satellite test meters
    whose instruments are EMC certified at an independent BSI lab”. This means
    that Horizon products are resistant to electromagnetic interference and refers to
    European standard BS EN 61326. Gerrard Smallwood adds that “Of course, our
    instruments are also certified from a technical point of view, for example against
    electrostatic discharge standard BS EN 61000.”

    TELE-satellite World www.TELE-satellite.com/...


    Download this report in other languages from the Internet:
    Arabic ‫ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ‬ www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/ara/horizon.pdf
    Indonesian Indonesia www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/bid/horizon.pdf
    Bulgarian Български www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/bul/horizon.pdf
    German Deutsch www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/deu/horizon.pdf
    English English www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/eng/horizon.pdf
    Spanish Español www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/esp/horizon.pdf
    French Français www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/fra/horizon.pdf
    Greek Ελληνικά www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/hel/horizon.pdf
    Croatian Hrvatski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/hrv/horizon.pdf
    Italian Italiano www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/ita/horizon.pdf
    Hungarian Magyar www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/mag/horizon.pdf
    Mandarin 中文 www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/man/horizon.pdf ▲ Top secret! The first sample units of the Pro Series for broad-
    Dutch Nederlands www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/ned/horizon.pdf casters, for example for use in OB vans to check the signal quality.
    Polish Polski www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/pol/horizon.pdf The small unit on top is the TSR Transport Stream Reader, also with
    Russian Русский www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/rus/horizon.pdf
    Pro Series specifications. The Pro Series will be launched in the
    Turkish Türkçe www.TELE-satellite.com/TELE-satellite-0801/tur/horizon.pdf
    second quarter of 2008.

    46 TELE-satellite & Broadband — 12-01/2008 — www.TELE-satellite.com

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