A KIDDERMINSTER company is one of five Worcestershire businesses to be recognised cyber security suppliers to the Government.

Encription Ltd, based at Foley Business Park, successfully applied to the department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) to gain is recognition.

Cyber security, defence and IT is one of the top three key sectors within the county alongside agri-tech and advanced manufacturing.

At the industries request, the Government has developed a scheme that enables UK cyber security suppliers to be able to reference this fact publicly when pursuing business overseas.

BIS is administering the scheme as this is intended to support UK companies in increasing and pursuing export business opportunities worldwide in cyber security.

Peter Pawsey, executive chairman of Worcestershire Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “Worcestershire is recognised for excellence in this field as cyber security, defence and IT is one of the top three industries within the county.

“I am delighted that the Government has recognised these skills and chosen these companies as suppliers.

“I am sure these five Worcestershire businesses will do an excellent job in helping to protect the country’s digital information as well as achieving the objective of increasing exports from the UK.”

The other four Worcestershire companies recognised are Borwell Ltd, Deep-Secure Ltd and QinetiQ Ltd, all of Malvern, and Worcester’s Titania Ltd.