Oxford Instruments NanoScienceUltra Low Temperature engineering team achieved "highly commended" runners up place at the 2009 British Engineering Excellence Awards ceremony held at the Globe Theatre in London on Oct 1st, 2009. The award was made in the New Product of the Year (Mechanical) category for a Cryogen-free integrated dilution refrigerator TritonTM200 with magnet in recognition of the product design enhancements, cost reduction, first time pass rate and market growth achieved since the radical redesign project was implemented in July 2008.
Dr Graham Batey, Consultant Engineer, commented "We are absolutely delighted to receive this commendation. This achievement is the result of a fantastic team effort from all areas of the company. We are very proud to have delivered a 'cutting edge' product that we can manufacture in volume into our marketplace."
业务集团经理迈克尔·库斯伯特（Michael Cuthbert）博士说：“这是一项出色的成就，参与其中的每个人都在此产品上努力工作。看到技术团队不仅可以提高产品增强功能，还可以推动成本降低成本并提高客户体验，这是特别令人满意的。。”
英国工程卓越奖的旨在展示和促进英国工程设计的质量；强调创新和有效性，以允许较小的公司与较大的公司平等地竞争；充当设计工程行业创建世界一流企业的动力；为了提供卓越的基准，该行业可以从中从中学习并从中可以建立它；并展示英国境内工程设计创新的力量。
Harry Tee CBE, Chairman of the Judging Panel wrote, "This awards program presents UK companies with a unique showcase and an opportunity to demonstrate that UK engineering is alive and well, innovative and thriving. The Awards will show that our businesses are among the best in the world."