EarthSense Receives King’s Award for Enterprise 2026 for International Trade

EarthSense is one of only 185 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in 2026. Announced on Wednesday 6 May, the award acknowledges our outstanding achievement in International Trade and continued growth in global markets.

Founded in 2016 and based in Leicester, EarthSense delivers advanced air quality intelligence solutions that enable organisations worldwide to better understand and manage environmental challenges. Providing a complete air quality intelligence platform for monitoring, modelling and enabling real-world decisions, we support customers across a wide range of sectors including local authorities, construction, ports, smart cities, transport and the wider built environment.

EarthSense Zephyr® air quality monitor deployed by MAREC for volcano monitoring in Costa Rica

Today, EarthSense supports over 200 organisations across six continents, reflecting the increasing global demand for high-quality air pollution data and insight.

Tom Hall, CEO of EarthSense, said:

“We’re proud to receive The King’s Award for Enterprise 2026 for International Trade, recognising EarthSense’s continued growth and global impact. Building on our Queen’s Award for Innovation in 2021, this award reflects not only our success, but also the strong partnerships we’ve built with customers around the world to deliver meaningful outcomes through air quality intelligence.”

This recognition reflects our continued expansion into international markets and the growing demand for high-quality air quality insight worldwide.

From urban environments and infrastructure projects to complex environments such as volcano monitoring, EarthSense solutions are supporting organisations across the globe to better understand, manage and respond to air pollution challenges. As EarthSense continues to grow internationally, we remain focused on delivering innovative air quality intelligence that enables healthier, more informed and more suitable decision making worldwide.

For media enquiries or to request the official press release, please contact: Nicola Lightburn - Head of Marketing, Earthsense nicola.lightburn@earthsense.co.uk