Sometimes it’s the companies working behind the scenes that give the region’s export figures the biggest boost.
The Supporting Export award at the North East Business Awards 2015 puts them firmly in the spotlight.
This accolade is reserved for the company the judges think played a key role in helping the North-east’s exporters - without exporting anything itself.
Last year’s winner was Teesside-based Evolution Forwarding, a freight forwarder specialising in dangerous goods that achieved a ten-fold increase in export turnover to almost £750,000 in two years.
It has seen rapid growth and is now focused on building greater market share locally, by growing its North-east base.
Company founder Terry Goldspink launched Evolution with his wife Amanda following a 20-year career in the forwarding industry. Since then the company has made its mark in overseas markets by winning a clutch of contracts.
For 2015, the winning company has to have a turnover of up to £500m and not export anything itself.
It must play a key role in supporting the region’s exporters to trade overseas.
This could be either directly, through providing logistical support, or indirectly through providing associated services such as advice and consultancy.
In determining the winner, the judges will take factors including product range being exported, complexity and number of markets served and company or team performance into account among others.
The awards will be presented at the North East Exporters’ dinner on June 25 at Ramside Hall Hotel, County Durham.
The awards are a partnership between North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC), UKTI, HSBC, PD Ports and ncjMedia.
Deadline for entries is Friday, May 1.
To make a nomination, reserve a table, or for further information log onto http://bit.ly/1BT0qNK . Alternatively contact Andy Forster, Events Manager on 0191 201 6430 or email andrew.forster@trinitymirror.com.
Pleased to sponsor this crucial award
Established in 2010, Evolution LLP’s intention has always been to create a dynamic accountancy practice for the future; a practice that leads from the front and which is designed to meet the challenging commercial imperatives of today’s business owner.
Evolution’s breadth and depth of experience means that they are in a position to provide their clients with exactly what they need, when they need it – whether that is a one-to-one chat about their bottom line or acting as a trusted proactive adviser in the Boardroom.
It’s a well-known fact that businesses achieve greater growth through international trade and that is why Evolution has made the conscious decision to become a member of HLB International, a world-wide network of independent accounting firms and business advisers, through which they can provide clients with the necessary information needed in order to develop business strategy for overseas markets.
This, coupled with close working partnerships with NECC and UKTI, enables Evolution to provide a seamless approach to tailoring their clients’ trade plans.
Martin Barber, managing partner, said: “Like so many of our clients, we too are entrepreneurs so we understand exactly what it feels like to be at the helm of a business no matter whether you are a sole trader or leading a multi-million pound enterprise.”
Martin continues, “One of the key ways to growth is to look to new market opportunities which is why we’ve chosen to sponsor the Supporting Export Award.
“We recognise the importance of exporting and work hard to help our clients by providing them with a bird’s eye view allowing them to confidently focus on releasing their own entrepreneurial brilliance in global markets”.
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