WORCESTER technology company PCA Predict has received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Innovation it gained earlier this year.

The county's Lord Lieutenant, Lt. Col. Patrick Holcroft, accompanied by his deputy Andrew Grant, visited the Diglis-headquartered business to present the award for PCA's revolutionary Address Validation powered by Capture+ technology. This offered a pioneering solution to traditional postcode look-up, which has been adopted by businesses worldwide as well as the ecommerce sector.

The award-winning service helps to remove friction on web forms, making it quicker and easier for customers to complete the checkout process. Ecommerce businesses also benefit from being able to capture data from around the world, increasing conversion rates and driving business efficiency.

Chief executive Jamie Turner who co-founded PCA Predict in 2001 with his business partner and president Guy Mucklow, said: "The Queen’s Award is a collective achievement. Everyone in the business has contributed towards its success. Today is all about marking our effort and achievement as a team and that’s why we wanted to share the celebrations with friends, family, community partners including our local suppliers and customers.”

Mr Turner met the Queen back in July, when she asked him about PCA Predict’s award-winning innovation. He added: “She seemed genuinely interested when I explained what we did which was very gratifying. The time we spent at Buckingham Palace was quite surreal as we chatted to Princess Eugenie and the Duchess of Kent fairly informally and they were really charming.”

PCA Predict (formerly known as Postcode Anywhere) was founded in 2001 as a privately funded two-man start-up and has grown into the multi-million turnover company it is today. It now employs more than 60 people and has a New York office with plans to acquire other offices in key locations around the world.