Establishedin 2004, Nasco UK Ltdare an export and wholesale company which supply, stock and source over 8000 food, drink,toiletries and household items to around 50 countries worldwide. It is a2013 and 2014 Queen’s Award for International Tradewinner. They have made some headwayin streamlining their operation, acquiring new warehouse space and reorganisingaccordingly. The company has instigated several energy saving and environmentally friendly policies. Although growth has tailed offin comparison to their previous applications, the commercial performance has improved. It wins the Queen’s Award fo rInternational Trade for outstanding growthin its export earnings of 168%in the last three years.
Operation Europe Ltd
11
http://www.**erationeurope.com
Director: Mr Thomas Barrett
Contactf or press enquiries: Thomas Barrett
Tel: 020 7566 ***
Email: tom**[ta]**ationeurope.com
Operation Europe Ltdprovides travel service for special interest group tours throughout
Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers Ltd
W1U 3PD
http://www.**llfrischmann.com
Employees:***
Immediate Parent: PF Consultants Holdings Ltd
Chairman: Dr Wilem W. Frischmann CBE
Contactf or press enquiries: Keir Pratt
Tel: 020 7299 ***
Email: kpratt**[ta]**frischmann.com
Pell Frischmann Consulting Engineers Ltd
is amulti-disciplinary consultancy whose history dates back to 1926. The company operates as consulting engineers delivering feasibility, design, supervision and expert advice across arange of projects insectors including water, rail, roads, transport, ports, airports, buildings and new towns and cities. The company has pursued asuccessful acquisition policy to expand their skill base and facilitate entry into new markets. This has proven to be successfuland they have now undertaken projectsin over 50 countries. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstandinggrowthin its export earnings of 590%in the last three years.
Poppy Holdco Ltd t/a Phase Eight
SW6 3HH
http://www.**ase-eight.com
Employees:***
Chief Executive Officer: Mr Benjamin Barnett
Contactf or press enquiries: Kelly Meade
Tel: 020 7471 ***
Email: kelly.meade**[ta]**e-eight.co.uk
Establishedin 1979, and trading under the Phase Eight brand name, Poppy Holdco Ltd
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Rapture World Ltd t/a SCM World
2
SE1 9RA
http://www.**mworld.com
CEO: Mr Oliver Sloane
Contactf or press enquiries: Amanda Casela
Tel: 020 3747 ***
Email: pr**[ta]**orld.com
Rapture World Ltd.
trading as SCM World, provides supply chain talent developmentf or the world’s leading companies,empowering professionals with the capability, commitment and confidence to drive greater positive impact on businessperformance and help solve three of the world’s fundamental challenges: health, hunger and environmental sustainability. TheSCM World community accelerates collective learning and performance by harnessing the knowledge of the most forwardthinkingsupply chain practitioners, shared through industry-leading research, best-practice exchanges, peer networking andevents. Over 140 companies participatein and contribute to the SCM World community, including P&G, Unilever, Nestlé,Samsung, Lenovo, Cisco, Merck, Caterpillar, Nike, Chevron and Shell. The largest overseas marketf or the companyin 2013 wasthe
EC3N 2LU
http://www.**worldwide.com
Founder and CEO: Mr John Silcock
Contactf or press enquiries: Clare Garnham
Tel: 07921 057***
Email: clare.garnham**[ta]**dcomms.com
Robertson Taylor Insurance Brokers Ltd.
establishedin 1977, is an insurance broker for the live entertainment industry. Thecompany offer innovative insurance products operatingin aniche area of live entertainment, an area many competitors eschewand has achieved significant growth over the last three years. The company has insured eight of the top ten grossing music tourswith some 65% of these premiums (£
Unit 29,
http://www.**raphine.com
MD and Founder: Mrs Cecile Reinaud
Contactf or press enquiries: John Bailey
Tel: 020 7472 ***
Email: john**[ta]**phine.com
Seraphine Ltd
began tradingin 2002 and retails its own brand of maternity wear. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding overseas sales growth over the last three years. The brand is soldin three
St Giles Schools of Languages Ltd
154
WC1B 5JX
http://www.**giles-international.com
Managing Director: Mr Mark Lindsay
Contactf or press enquiries:
Tel: 020 7837 ***
Email: spatel**[ta]**les.co.uk
St Giles Schools of Language Ltd
was establishedin 1958, remains independent, and its role is to teach English as aforeignlanguage. The company is an experienced exporter and third generation family business. It wins the Queen’s Award fo rInternational Trade for growthin overseas earnings over the last six years. The company sources its students through alargeworldwide network of agents spanning over 109 countries. Its growth strategy sits primarily on the development of itsinternational network of almost 4,000 registered language school agents and on recruiting new agents. It has recently createdan e-learning zone to help with course delivery.
Chief Executive Officer: Mr George Mackintosh
Contactf or press enquiries: Milli d’Hangest d’Yvoy
Tel: 020 7002 ***
Tel: 07918 659***
Email: marketing**[ta]**plant.com
TestPlant Ltd
is an international software business basedin
TestPlant’s products are usedin over 30 countries by well over 300 enterprise customersin sectors which include Financial Services, Automotive, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Media and Entertainment, Retail and Defence and Aerospace. Thecompany’s achievements have been recognised within the software industry and by the venture capital community. TestPlantwas arecipient of aQueen’s Award for Enterprisein 2013.
VOSAIO Travel Ltd
288 Bishopsgate
EC
http://www.**saio.com
Managing Director: Mr Martin Knuepfer
Contactf or press enquiries: Martin Knuepfer
Tel: 020 7858 ***
Email: mk**[ta]**io.com
VOSAIO Travel Ltd
is awholesale tour operator. The core business focus is on supplying tailor-made logistic services across Europe to professional travel organisers from Asia and
is aleading British designer and manufacturer of video management software (VMS) whichcontrols arange of input devices such as cameras, door access control units and biometric fingerprint or retina scanners. Itwins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding growthin its export earnings of 323%in the last three years.
The company sells its software predominantly through licencing or directly to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).
Overseas sales are through abalanced mix of direct sales and local agents, with attention paid to market language and culturalissues, as well as transport and currency costs, which are actively managed. The company strategy identifies key targets fo rgrowth and it has dedicated agentsin every major region, including apermanent officein
27Wine and Spirit Education Trust
39-45 Bermondsey StreetSE1 3XF
http://www.**etglobal.com
Chief Executive: Mr Ian Harris
Contactf or press enquiries: Ian Harris
Tel: 07711 07***
Email: iharris**[ta]**.co.uk
The Wine and Spirit Education Trust began tradingin 1969 and is aglobal provider of education and qualificationsin the field of wines and spirits. The company’s trading strategy is to encourage the drinks industry to investin training to improve returns,while internationally, its strategy is to persuade consumers on the value of the company’s training which is undertaken via anetwork of approved providers. The Wine and Spirit Education Trust operatesin 62 countries worldwide and has significant penetration of both the French and Australian regions, two of the world’s biggest wine producing regions. The company hasdeveloped its
Howad Ltd t/a incognito
Unit 10, Baseline Business Studios
http://www.**ssmosquito.com
Chief Executive: Mr Howard Carter
Contactf or press enquiries: Jenny Liddle
Tel: 01761 413***
Email: info**[ta]**llart.co.uk
A Sustainable Development Award is made to Howad Ltd t/a incognito® for applying ethical standards to developing arange of insect repellents, which were the first DEET-free products of their kind. The products, which are 100 per cent natural andbiodegradable, are extracted by achemical-free process not requiring pesticides or fertilisers. Ingredients are grownin nitratefreesoils and extracted from plants by steam distillation. Being biodegradable, they do not pollute groundwater; thedevelopment saving, annually, many thousands of litres of pesticide from entering the environment. The company furtherimproved its environmental footprint by reducing packaging by up to 50 per cent, incorporating recycled plasticin its bottles,achieving an overall recycling rate of 95 per cent and, through its Plant aTree Today foundation, becoming carbon positive.
29NORTH EAST
Advanced Industrial Solutions Ltd
Orion Business ParkNorth Shields
NE29 7SE
http://www.**chnical.aisgroup.co.uk
Managing Director: Mr Paul Stonebanks
Contactf or press enquiries: Charlie Guthrie
Tel: 0844 800 ***
Email: charlie.guthrie**[ta]**roup.co.uk
Advanced Industrial Solutions Ltd
manufacture industrial insulation and passive fire protection jackets. The company wasfoundedin 2006 and aims to provide products specifically developed as asafety critical componentf or high risk processsystems, which will hopefully help to prevent or mitigate consequences of incidents and prevention of loss of life. It wins theQueen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding overseas sales growth over the last three years cumulatingin atotalincrease of 120%. This success is seen to bein part related to the extensive research undertaken into potential market areascombined with asolid strategy to set up and grow new market territories.
Elfab Ltd
Unit 13,
http://www.**fab.com
Immediate Parent: Halma PLC
Managing Director: Mr Simon Keenan
Contactf or press enquiries: Mrs Jennifer Reeves
Tel: 0191 293 ***
Email: jennifer.reeves**[ta]**b.com
Elfab Ltd
produces rupture discs, explosion vents and associated detection systems that are usedin awide range of industries,from oil and gas, to medical and aerospace. This long-established company has astrong business presencein the
Parsons House
http://www.**99.com
Immediate Parent: Oil Consultants Holdco Ltd
Chief Executive Officer: Mrs Helen Smith
Contactf or press enquiries: Helen Smith
Tel: 0191 419 ***
Email: helen.smith**[ta]**.com
Oil Consultants Ltd
is aspecialist recruitment agency supplying skilled human resources to companiesin the oil industry. Thecompany was foundedin 2003 and is a2010 and 2013 Queen’s Award for International Trade winner. The company has aclearstrategic approach to its business that recognises the different needs of mature and new markets alike. Although the businessalready operatesin around 90 countries, it was successfulin achieving new businessin five countries during the period of theapplication. The company are able to show consistent growth and performance, compared to previous awards. It wins theQueen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding growthin its export earnings of 80%in the last three years.
Nicobrand
http://www.**cobrand.com
Immediate Parent: Actavis PLC
Managing Director: Mr Mark McQuillan
Contactf or press enquiries: Mark McQuillan
Tel: 028 7086***
Email: mark.mcquillan**[ta]**brand.com
Nicobrand specialisesin the manufacture of pharmaceutical grade nicotine and other nicotine active pharmaceuticalingredients for inclusionin smoking cessation therapies. Nicobrand has also developed arange of high quality products fo rsupply into the electronic cigarette market. Nicobrand was establishedin Coleraine, Northern Irelandin 1982 and became awholly owned subsidiary of its
Vita Liberata Ltd
BT39 0RA
http://www.**taliberata.com
Founder and CEO: Ms Alyson Hogg
Contactf or press enquiries: Claire Toner
Tel: 028 9334***
Email: claire**[ta]**liberata.com