FOCUSRITE IN TUNE WITH DEMAND

Audio equipment developer Focusrite is, as the name of our feature suggests, rocking all over the world – and is helping musicians to do the same.

Founded in 1989, the High Wycombe based company produces audio interfaces which allow a user to connect microphones, guitars and other instruments into a computer to capture and playback audio in extremely high quality.

Its devices enable musicians, podcasters, streamers and other content creators to produce professional sounding recordings anywhere, with demand growing during the pandemic.

All products are developed in the UK and manufacturing is outsourced to three contract manufacturing partners in China and one in Malaysia.

Over a six-year period to 2022 overseas sales grew by 145 per cent with top markets including North America, Germany, Austria, France, Benelux, Australia and South Korea.

The company won the Queen’s Award for Innovation in 2018 and International Trade in 2012 and 2016, and its continuous growth in overseas trade saw it awarded another Queen’s Award for International Trade this year.