Mildenhall-based, Ultimate Training Munitions, praised in King’s Awards for Enterprise 2025

A specialist company which makes non-lethal training ammunition has been recognised in The King’s Awards for Enterprise.

Ultimate Training Munitions, based in Hampstead Avenue, Mildenhall, was praised for its role in international trade.

UTM was founded in 2000 with a mission to produce the most technologically advanced, non-lethal training ammunition in existence.

It produces conversion kits for firearms using precision engineered training ammunition, which allow military and law enforcement professionals to ‘train as they fight’, for the most realistic training possible.

UTM now employs 280 people.

Between 80 and 90 per cent of its products are exported. The largest market is the US but it also exports to Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia.

Paul Graham, international sales director, said: “It’s the first time we have applied to the The King’s Awards and, as one of the most prestigious awards there is, we are very proud to have won.

“We are the world’s leading manufacturer of non-lethal ammunition, which is a series of products that allow military and law enforcement agencies to train with firearms in the most realistic way possible.

“We produce conversions kits for some 300 different weapons which we now export worldwide, all manufactured at our base in Mildenhall. The based way I can describe it is like paintball, only in real guns.”

A total of six Suffolk businesses were recognised in The King’s Awards for Enterprise this year.

The recipients of the awards, which celebrate the achievements of leading businesses from across the UK and Channel Islands, were announced this week.

A total of 197 businesses representing a range of sectors were recognised by His Majesty The King as among the best in the country. Overall, 116 businesses were recognised for international trade, 46 for innovation, 27 for sustainable development and 10 for social mobility.