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Research report 2016 SME Export Track 100 research report 2016 1
Britain's small and medium-sized (SME) private companies
with the fastest-growing international sales
In association with
@ST_SMEexport
#SMEexport100
SME Export Track 100 research report 2016 i
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
Top 10 SME Export Track 100 companies 1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
KEY STATISTICS 3
International sales 3
Overseas markets 4
Sector breakdown 5
Industry breakdown 6
Regional breakdown 6
Job creation 7
Main ownership 7
Foundation dates 7
KEY THEMES & SELECTED COMPANY PROFILES 8
Routes to market 8
External capital 9
Acquisitions & joint ventures 10
Media & advertising 11
Brand Britain 12
2016 SME EXPORT TRACK 100 LEAGUE TABLE 13
METHODOLOGY 17
Qualification criteria 17
Research approach 17
SPONSOR & MEDIA PARTNER 18
ABOUT FAST TRACK 20
Compiler & publisher 20
The authors 20
Fast Track 21
CONTACT DETAILS 21
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INTRODUCTION
This is the second year of The Sunday Times SME Export Track 100,
which ranks Britain’s small and medium-sized (SME) private companies
with the fastest-growing international sales. Heathrow Airport is
the headline sponsor of the league table, and it is supported by the
government's 'Exporting is GREAT' campaign.
The SME Export Track 100 ranks companies based on their average
The No 1 company is Black Swan Data, which helps growth in international sales over the last two years. SMEs are defined
multinationals, such as Disney, Panasonic and GSK, as companies with total sales of £5m to £25m in their latest year, and
understand and act on their customer data international sales were required to be a minimum of 20% of total sales.
This year’s findings show that companies operating in a broad range
of sectors and industries can grow successfully overseas. Average
international sales growth for the 100 companies was 84% a year to a
total of £685m, on combined total sales of £1.3bn, compared with an
average growth rate of 73% on last year’s table.
Featured companies include manufacturers such as mouldings specialist
Sovrin Plastics (No 9) and toy maker Casdon (No 86), and emerging
consumer brands such as Red Paddle Co (No 55) and Wool Overs (No 71).
The No 1 company is Black Swan Data, an analytical software developer
that correlates data from sources such as weather forecasts, social
media and consumer feedback to help brands better target their
marketing campaigns. It grew international sales over the last two years
an average of 357% a year to £3.6m in 2015.
The companies export to all corners of the globe and employ more than
9,000 people. They are outlined in more detail in the following pages.
Top 10 SME Export Track 100 companies
2-year av Int'l Total
Rank Company int'l sales sales sales
[2015] Activity HQ location FYE growth pa £000 £000 Staff Comment
Black Swan Data In March it secured £3m from international
1 Central London May 15 357.19% *3,620 *8,419 205
Analytical software developer investors, including Japanese conglomerate Mitsui
2 Shiner Exports sports equipment such as skateboards
Bristol Apr 15 346.00% 10,455 22,369 59
[8] Sports goods distributor to over 35 countries
LoveCrafts With £18m of venture capital it has created a
3 Central London Mar 15 311.44% *2,827 *5,340 75
Online crafts communities global craft community covering 140 countries
PrivateFly Launched in 2008 with £2m from 10 business angels, it
4 St Albans May 15 238.78% *4,545 *10,236 21
Online private jet hire has more than 7,000 private jets on its booking system
Denis Ferranti Group Traces its roots to inventor Dr Sebastian Ziani de
5 Bangor Mar 15 209.72% 2,120 10,603 105
Aerospace technology & manufacturing Ferranti, a pioneer of power transmission systems
BrandFuel Produced Google's Zeitgeist event for the last
6 Central London May 15 207.44% 12,675 17,415 37
Creative design agency nine years
CQC Recently secured a contract to supply protective
7 Barnstaple Sep 14 165.29% 7,175 8,069 57
Military clothing manufacturer clothing to the armed forces in Oman
Ebury Has raised more than £70m from venture capital
8 Central London Apr 15 162.06% 3,513 9,233 185
Business finance provider investors
9 Sovrin Plastics Last year it invested £4.5m in larger headquarters
Slough Dec 14 161.17% 4,207 10,759 112
[25] Plastic mouldings specialist following increased demand from the US and Europe
Andusia Ships household waste to Amsterdam, which has
10 Hertford Mar 15 154.08% *16,899 *16,915 10
Waste exporter the world's largest waste incineration plant
* supplied by company
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Growth in international sales* EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Number of companies in each range
International sales
>200% 6 • The SME Export Track 100 companies increased their overseas
sales by an average of 84% a year over two years, from a total of
150%–200% 4 £247m to £685m
100%–150% 13 • The vast majority of companies (80) sell to mainland Europe,
making it the most popular market, followed by North America
80%–100% 16
(71) and Asia (45)
60%–80% 15
• The top countries for overseas sales are the US (66 companies),
40%–60% 32 Germany (27), Australia (25), France (21) and China (19)
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KEY STATISTICS
International sales
• Companies on the league table are required to have total sales
between £5m and £25m in their latest year, with latest year
international sales at least 20% of total sales
• The minimum average growth rate in international sales to qualify
was 33% a year over two years. Actual international sales growth
rates for the 100 companies range from 33% to 357%
Sports goods distributor Shiner (No 2) is one of the 23
companies with triple-digit growth in international sales
• The top-ranked company is analytical software developer Black
Swan Data. It has offices in the US, Canada, South Africa, Singapore
and Hong Kong, and grew international sales an average of 357% a
year to £3.6m in 2015
Latest total sales
Number of companies in each range • 23 companies had triple-digit growth in international sales, which
compares favourably with last year when there were only 14
companies in this category. They include sports goods distributor
£20m–£25m 15
Shiner (No 2), which grew international sales an average of 346% a
£15m–£20m 24 year to £10.5m in 2015
£10m–£15m 23 • International sales for the 100th-ranked company, medical device
£5m–£10m 38
maufacturer Micro Systems, grew an average of 33% a year, from
£3.2m in 2012 to £5.8m in 2014
• Turbine Efficiency (No 26), which provides turbine maintenance
Latest international sales services in remote locations, such as the Burmese Jungle, had the
highest international sales on the league table at £22.1m
Number of companies in each range
• Combined international sales for the 100 companies were £685m
£20–£25m 2 and total sales were £1.3bn
£15m–£20m 6 • Some companies made all, or the vast majority, of their sales
overseas. They include NMS International Group (No 51), which
£10m–£15m 13
manages infrastructure construction projects in Africa, and
£5m–£10m 30 specialist training firm SCM World (No 94), which generated 97%
of its sales overseas in its latest year
£1m–£5m 49
• Companies did not need to be profitable to qualify for the league
table. Of the 82 companies that were in profit, imaging technology
developer Apical (No 79) disclosed the highest operating profit
Top 5 companies with the largest
international sales margin of 52%, with £8.7m profits on total sales of £16.6m
Company Exports • Of the 18 companies that made a loss, 11 were venture capital
Rank Activity FYE £m or angel investor-backed technology companies. Online loan
26
Turbine Efficiency
Mar 15 22.1 provider Borro (No 20) disclosed the largest losses on the table,
Turbine maintenance services
with an operating loss of £6.4m
Miura Systems
27 Dec 15 20.2
Payment hardware provider
McGavigan
85 Dec 15 18.8
Decorative plastics manufacturer
Tangle Teezer
33 Mar 15 18.7
Hair products supplier
Alba Power
25 Dec 15 17.3
Turbine maintenance services
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Overseas markets
• The vast majority of companies (80) sell to mainland Europe,
making it the most popular market, followed by North America (71)
and Asia (45)
• Whilst many companies (42) focus their international activities on
one or two continents, more than one fifth of the companies have
their markets spread across four or more continents (22). For
example, payment hardware provider Miura Systems (No 27) has
Miura Systems (No 27) payment hardware technology
customers in six continents thanks to distributor deals it has with
is used in six continents payment multinationals, including WorldPay and iZettle
• By country, the US is a major market for the most companies (66)
followed by Germany (27), Australia (25), France (21) and China (19)
• 44 companies have customers in one or more of the fast-growing
emerging markets†, such as dispute resolution consultancy
Blackrock PM (No 44), which has worked on construction disputes
in Poland, South Africa, China and the UAE
† Emerging markets as defined by the FTSE list of emerging countries, March 2016
Main overseas markets of the SME Export Track 100 companies*
80
71 Europe
North America
45
Asia
21
14
Middle East
11 Africa
South America 33
Australasia
* map shows the numbers of companies targeting each market
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Sector breakdown
The SME Export Track 100 companies operate in a range of sectors.
Due to the breadth of their activities, 16 companies are considered
to operate in two sectors. These include Plextek (No 72), which
provides design consultancy services, and also manufactures
products such as radars and street light control units.
The largest sector is services, with 54 companies, followed by
manufacturing (31).
McGavigan (No 85), which is run by Steve Mathers and
David Taylor, makes plastic parts for cars and has a • Services (54) encompasses a wide range of industries, from
factory in China architects such as Wilkinson Eyre (No 40), specialist consultancies,
such as car dealership consultancy ASE Global (No 78), and
marketing firms, such as Search Laboratory (No 54)
• Manufacturers (31) include McGavigan (No 85), which makes
Sector breakdown plastic parts for cars and has a factory in China, and display case
manufacturer Click Netherfield (No 42)
• Retailers (16) include online pharmacy Chemist 4U (No 47),
Construction 5
which can dispense medicine to anyone registered with an EU
Wholesalers 10 doctor, and knitwear firm Wool Overs (No 71), which has eight
international websites
Retailers 16 • Wholesalers (10) include sports good distributor Stateside
Skates (No 58), which has customers in Scandinavia, France, and
Germany, and Pet Brands (No 35), which has a licence to sell
branded pet products in Asia
Manufacturers 31 • Construction (5) include NMS International Group (No 51), which
manages £300m of infrastructure projects in sub-saharan Africa
and Desco (No 76), which has consulted on extending a sports
Services 54
academy in Doha
Note: companies can operate in more than one sector.
Stateside Skates (No 58) sells skateboards, scooters
and roller skates across Europe
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Industry breakdown Industry breakdown
• Consumer goods is the best represented industry, with 17
companies. This category includes Amara (No 30), which sells luxury
Consumer goods 17
home furnishings as far afield as Australia and the UAE, and toy
maker Casdon (No 86)
• Media & advertising also features strongly, with 12 companies,
Media & advertising 12
ranging from social media monitoring firm Brandwatch (No 34) to
Simworx (No 49), which has made special effects for theme parks
in Germany and Colombia
Business services 11
• Business services is represented by 11 companies, including
cloud software developer HighQ (No 32) and Mind Gym (No 77),
Engineering 11 which makes bite-size training courses for staff at Starbucks,
Versace and Microsoft
Food & drink 7
• A further 11 companies are in the engineering industry.
Building-related 7 They include chemicals packaging manufacturer Sanglier (No 93)
and Laser Quantum (No 97), whose €500,000 lasers are sold to
Computers & electronics 6 research and commercial laboratories globally
Finance 5
Transport 5
Leisure 4
Automotive 4
Healthcare 4
Oil & gas 3
Other 4
Regional breakdown of UK HQ Regional breakdown
More than one third of the companies (36) are headquartered in
Scotland London, and another 20 in the southeast.
5
Regions with export strength in particular areas include:
Northwest
–– Scotland, where all five of the companies are manufacturers.
10 Northeast
They include Argyll-based Springbank Whisky (No 41) and Fife
firm Sabre Safety (No 21), which designs, builds and installs
6
emergency breathing systems
N. Ireland –– The Southeast, home to six of the 17 companies in the
Midlands
2 consumer goods industry. They include knitwear retailer Wool
12 Overs (No 71) and Kent-based Kit for Kids (No 96), which sells its
children's games in the Middle East
Wales East
1 2 –– London, where four of the five companies in the finance sector
are based. These include online loan provider Borro (No 20)
and financial software developer Vermilion (No 75)
Southwest The region with the lowest representation on the table is Wales. The
London
one company located in this region is Bangor-based Denis Ferranti
6 Southeast 36
20 Group (No 5), which makes aerospace and defence equipment, such
as motors for hybrid electric helicopters.
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Job creation
• The 100 companies employ more than 9,000 people, with typical
staff numbers ranging between 25 and 100 people
• The largest employer is decorative plastics manufacturer
McGavigan (No 85), which employs 324 people. The smallest
employer is Forest Boards (No 62), which exports plywood for
panelling in lorries and has just 4 staff
• The companies have collectively increased their total staff number
Ex-RAF pilot Adam Twidell, and his wife, Carol Cork, retain
by almost 3,700 over the past two years. For example, the
a majority stake in PrivateFly (No 4), the online private
jet firm they founded in 2008 headcount at web technology developer Qubit (No 14) topped 210
in 2015, compared to 66 in 2013
Number of employees Main ownership
Number of companies in each staff range • Entrepreneurs and founders majority-own more than half (56) of
the companies. For example, Adam Twidell and Carol Cork own
>175 13 and run the online private jet firm PrivateFly (No 4), which they set
up in 2008
150–175 5
• 21 companies are majority-owned by private equity, venture
125–150 8 capital or business angels. They include sports nutrition developer
100–125
Grenade (No 50), which the founders sold to Grovepoint Capital in
9
2014, and advertising technology developer Lineup Systems (No
75–100 13 38), which delisted from AIM in 2012 with investment from NVM
Private Equity
50–75 25
• 14 are family-owned, including Sladmore Gallery (No 63), which
25–50 15
has sold work by French artists Rodin and Degas and is owned
10–25 10 and run by Edward Horswell, son of the company's founder
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KEY THEMES & SELECTED COMPANY PROFILES
On the following pages we profile examples of companies that
demonstrate some of the key themes from this year’s league table.
ROUTES TO MARKET
The companies have achieved organic international sales growth
in different ways. Almost half (43) have set up a local office or
subsidiary, such as IT consultancy Hatstand (No 23), which last
December opened an office in Dubai to drive sales in the Middle
Stefano Martinetto is CEO of designer brands wholesaler
Tomorrow (No 66) which has showrooms in Milan, Paris East. 23 companies have used distributors to reach overseas
and New York customers, for example toy maker Casdon (No 86) boosted sales in
the Far East after meeting distributors at trade fairs in China. Export
growth for 17 firms has been driven by online sales, including for
maternity wear retailer Séraphine (No 53) which has websites in
France and the US. Further examples are profiled below.
Amara
30 Home furniture online retailer
Last year it launched a German website
Location Essex Ralph Lauren and Missoni are two of the luxury brands Amara
FYE Dec 15 sells online. Started in 2005 by husband and wife team Sam
CAGR§ 93.23% and Andrew Hood, 48 and 51, it ships from its Essex warehouse
Int'l sales £3.7m* home furnishings as far afield as Australia and the UAE. Exports
Total sales £8.8m* hit £3.7m last year.
Employees 65
Click Netherfield Partners with a network of distributors to sell display cases to
42 museum galleries worldwide
Display case manufacturer
Location Livingston Click Netherfield was formed in a 2003 merger and is led by Mike
FYE July 15 Chaplin, 49. Exports rose to £8.8m last year, with strong demand
CAGR§ 76.61% prompting investment in its Livingston factory. Customers
Int'l sales £8.8m include The National Museum of African American History and
Total sales £11.6m Culture, which opens in Washington DC this September.
Employees 125
66 Tomorrow Has opened showrooms in Milan, Paris and New York
Designer brands wholesaler
Location East London Tomorrow gives new fashion brands access to buyers by putting
FYE Dec 15 on sample displays at its showrooms in Milan, Paris, New York
CAGR§ 51.82% and London. Overseas sales hit £15m in 2015. Last November
Int'l sales £15.0m* chief executive Stefano Martinetto, 42, led a management
Total sales £17.2m* buyout, which was backed by Three Hills Capital Partners.
Employees 46
§ compound annual growth rate between 2012/13/14 and 2014/15/16 *supplied by company
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EXTERNAL CAPITAL
Thirty-two companies have boosted their ability to fund their
growth by taking on investment from private equity, venture
capital or business angels. This compares to just 23 companies on
last year’s table. They include electric vehicle charging developer
POD Point (No 24), which is backed by tech entrepreneur Peter
Hiscocks. Last October, social media technology firm Brandwatch
(No 34), secured £23m in a deal led by San Francisco-based
Partech Ventures to help it expand in the US.
Red Paddle Co (No 55), which makes stand up paddleboards,
raised £4m from Mobeus Equity Partners last July
Monica Vinader Ambitions to become a global brand were boosted in February
28 when Piper Private Equity led a £20m investment
Jewellery designer
Location Norfolk Jewellery designed by this firm in rural Norfolk are favourites of
FYE July 15 international celebrities, including Hollywood actress Charlize
CAGR§ 95.68% Theron and Chinese model Liu Wen. Monica Vinader, 47,
Int'l sales £5.3m started the business 2007 and exports grew to £5.3m last year.
Total sales £19.8m Ambitions to become a global brand were boosted in February
when Piper Private Equity led a £20m investment.
Employees 138
32 HighQ Raised £35m in January to expand its international presence and
Cloud collaboration software developer invest in new product development
Location Central London A £35m investment in January led by One Peak Partners will help
FYE Apr 15 this London firm develop its software. It has an R&D operation
CAGR§ 87.48% in India, and its offices in Europe, the US and Australia sell to
Int'l sales £5.8m banking and corporate customers. Started in 2001 by Ajay Patel,
Total sales £13.6m 44, and Veenay Shah, 43, exports grew to £1.6m last year.
Employees 13
Red Paddle Co It raised £4m from Mobeus Equity Partners last July to take
55 Watersports equipment designer advantage of a fast-growing watersports niche
Location Devon Riding a wave of paddleboarding popularity, this Devon firm sells
FYE Feb 15 inflatables, boards and accessories in more than 58 countries,
CAGR§ 58.37% and it says it has an 18% share of the global market for
Int'l sales £4.3m* inflatable paddleboards. Strong demand in the US and Europe
Total sales £7.5m* helped exports to £4.3m in 2015. Led by Roger Tushingham, 61,
and John Hibbard, 39, last July it raised £4m from Mobeus Equity
Employees 14
Partners.
§ compound annual growth rate between 2012/13/14 and 2014/15/16 *supplied by company
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ACQUISITIONS & JOINT VENTURES
More than 12 companies have bought or partnered with
businesses to expand internationally. Examples include UK Gas
Technologies (No 48), whose partnership with Spanish firm
Telstar Life Sciences has helped it win business in the US, and
Original Steel Services (No 19), which has offset falling steel prices
by buying and turning round steel processors. Other examples
are outlined below.
Laser Quantum (No 97), which is led by Lawrence Gloster, has
made acquisitions in Germany to help grow its product range
Victor Last year it bought private jet charter service YoungJets, which
15 managed Rihanna's 7 Countries in 7 Days tour
Online private jet hire
Location Central London Flying the super-rich to ski resorts and chartering flights
FYE Dec 15 for popstars are among the services of this exclusive travel
CAGR§ 135.05% management app. Founded in 2011 by Clive Jackson, 56, it
Int'l sales £9.3m* has raised £15m from angel investors, including Sir Elton John.
Total sales £16.2m* Overseas sales – which represents total booking value – hit
£9.3m last year, accelerated by the acquisition of California-
Employees 70
based jet charter firm YoungJets.
78 ASE Global Exports will be boosted by last August's acquisition of Austrian
Car dealership consultancy software firm E-Dentity
Location Manchester More than 17,000 car dealers worldwide use this Manchester
FYE Dec 14 firm's software to report sales performance to manufacturers.
CAGR§ 42.12% Led by Rob Jones, 40, it has offices in 12 countries and sales
Int'l sales £10.8m* reps in a further 20. Exports of £10.8m in 2014 will be boosted
Total sales £17m* by last August's acquisition of Austrian software firm E-Dentity.
Employees 196
Laser Quantum
97 Laser technology developer
Has bought two laser companies in Germany
Location Stockport This Stockport firm's lasers are exported to research institutions
FYE Sep 14 and commercial laboratories globally. The acquisition of two
CAGR§ 34.31% laser companies in Germany and a sales office in California
Int'l sales £12.6m helped exports to £12.6m in 2014. Chief executive Lawrence
Total sales £13m Gloster, 47, teamed up with two fellow University of Manchester
PhD physicists to start the firm in 1994.
Employees 97
§ compound annual growth rate between 2012/13/14 and 2014/15/16 *supplied by company
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MEDIA & ADVERTISING
Twelve companies operate in the media & advertising industry,
compared to five on last year’s table. Some of these companies
have leveraged the reputation of British-made television and film,
including Arrow Media (No 12) whose shows have won slots on
the Discovery and National Geographic channels in the US. Others
are technology focused, such as Flixmedia (No 68), which creates
and manages digital content for some of the world’s biggest
brands, including Microsoft and Samsung.
Arrow Media (No 12) made the documentary Sherpa, which
investigated a series of disasters on Everest
Qubit Has raised more than £50m, including £28m in February which
14 will be invested in product development
Web technology developer
Location Central London Qubit has raised more than £50m since it was started in 2010
FYE Dec 15 by four ex-Google employees. Its technology helps retailers
CAGR§ 136.14% optimise their websites, and customers include New York
Int'l sales £3.4m* fashion brand Nine West and Irish bookmaker Boylesports.
Total sales £11.4m* Offices in the US and Europe helped exports to £3.4m last year.
Qubit is led by Graham Cooke, 33.
Employees 210
80 Group IMD Last July it bought a Shanghai-based video advertising firm
Video advertising software developer
Location Central London Group IMD develops software to help the ad industry manage
FYE Dec 14 workflow. Exports grew to £8m in 2014 and, with its associates,
CAGR§ 41.09% it has 37 overseas offices. Last July, Simon Cox, 53, led the
Int'l sales £8m London firm's acquisition of a Shanghai-based video advertiser.
Total sales £17m Group IMD delisted from AIM in 2011 when it was bought by
Vitruvian Partners for £34m.
Employees 152
Mofilm Its filmmakers’ work has been shown on screens in India and
89 Crowdsourcing advertising agency Australia, and during the US Super Bowl
Location Central London Filmmakers enter Mofilm's competitions to produce adverts
FYE Dec 14 for iconic global brands, including AirBnB and Netflix. Led by
CAGR§ 36.62% co-founder and chief executive Jeffrey Merrihue, 57, overseas
Int'l sales £8.5m* sales soared to £8.5m in 2014. Last year it sold a majority
Total sales £10.7m* stake to New York-based media investor You & Mr Jones for an
undisclosed sum.
Employees 58
§ compound annual growth rate between 2012/13/14 and 2014/15/16 *supplied by company
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BRAND BRITAIN
Britain’s reputation for innovation, creativity and high-quality
goods has boosted exports for some of the companies, including
architects, manufacturers of children’s products, and food
and drink firms. For example, Heatherwick Studio (No 99) has
designed Buddhist temples in Japan and public art on the banks
of the Loire. The British heritage of hair and shaving accessories
made by Kent Brushes (No 92) has helped them sell in India and
Taiwan.
Cosatto's (No 91) colourful pushchairs have been popular in
Spain, Portugal and Iran.
Tangle Teezer Rejected by Dragon's Den tycoons in 2007, the company now
33 sells a hairbrush every 3 seconds
Hair products supplier
Location South London This London firm makes almost 800,000 hairbrushes each
FYE Mar 15 month, and with customers in more than 110 countries overseas
CAGR§ 85.17% sales hit £18.7m in 2015. Shaun Pulfrey, 54, began selling his
Int'l sales £18.7m detangling hairbrush in 2007 and last February launched his first
Total sales £23.2m blow-styling brush.
Employees 22
41 Springbank Whisky In 2013 a Chinese whisky collector bought a bottle of its 50 year-old
Whisky distillery single malt for £50,000
Location Argyll Established in 1828, chairman Hedley Wright, 85, is the fifth
FYE July 15 generation to run this family business. It showcases its malts
CAGR§ 79.32% at whisky festivals in Europe and has built a strong distributor
Int'l sales £3.5m network in the US and Asia. The appeal of Springbank's heritage
Total sales £8.1m helped exports to £3.5m last year.
Employees 61
Cosatto Its British-designed pushchairs, highchairs and car seats have
91 Pushchair manufacturer been popular in Iran and China
Location Bolton Bolton-based Cosatto makes colourful highchairs, car seats and
FYE Aug 15 strollers, including one with built-in speakers. Helped by a strong
CAGR§ 36.30% distributor network, sales to countries such as Spain, Portugal
Int'l sales £4.3m and Iran helped exports to £4.3m in 2015. Following the
Total sales £14.9m relaxation of its one-child policy, chief executive Andrew Kluge,
53, expects future growth in China.
Employees 55
§ compound annual growth rate between 2012/13/14 and 2014/15/16 *supplied by company
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2016 SME EXPORT TRACK 100 LEAGUE TABLE
2-year av Int'l Total
Rank Company int'l sales sales sales
[2015] Activity HQ location FYE growth pa £000 £000 Staff Comment
Black Swan Data In March it secured £3m from international
1 Central London May 15 357.19% *3,620 *8,419 205
Analytical software developer investors, including Japanese conglomerate Mitsui
2 Shiner Exports sports equipment such as skateboards
Bristol Apr 15 346.00% 10,455 22,369 59
[8] Sports goods distributor to over 35 countries
LoveCrafts With £18m of venture capital it has created a
3 Central London Mar 15 311.44% *2,827 *5,340 75
Online crafts communities global craft community covering 140 countries
PrivateFly Launched in 2008 with £2m from 10 business angels, it
4 St Albans May 15 238.78% *4,545 *10,236 21
Online private jet hire has more than 7,000 private jets on its booking system
Denis Ferranti Group Traces its roots to inventor Dr Sebastian Ziani de
5 Bangor Mar 15 209.72% 2,120 10,603 105
Aerospace technology & manufacturing Ferranti, a pioneer of power transmission systems
BrandFuel Produced Google's Zeitgeist event for the last
6 Central London May 15 207.44% 12,675 17,415 37
Creative design agency nine years
CQC Recently secured a contract to supply protective
7 Barnstaple Sep 14 165.29% 7,175 8,069 57
Military clothing manufacturer clothing to the armed forces in Oman
Ebury Has raised more than £70m from venture capital
8 Central London Apr 15 162.06% 3,513 9,233 185
Business finance provider investors
9 Sovrin Plastics Last year it invested £4.5m in larger headquarters
Slough Dec 14 161.17% 4,207 10,759 112
[25] Plastic mouldings specialist following increased demand from the US and Europe
Andusia Ships household waste to Amsterdam, which has
10 Hertford Mar 15 154.08% *16,899 *16,915 10
Waste exporter the world's largest waste incineration plant
11 Sabre Safety Provides equipment and health and safety
Fife Dec 14 143.13% 6,310 12,962 162
[27] Safety systems manufacturer advice to BP's facilities in Pakistan
Arrow Media Its documentary 'Sherpa' was nominated for a
12 Central London Sep 14 139.41% 8,794 10,857 52
TV & film producer BAFTA this year
A-2 Sea Its engineers have worked on projects in
13 Southampton Sep 15 138.75% *2,327 *8,218 17
Subsea telecoms supplier Colombia, Panama, Iraq and Taiwan
Qubit Has raised more than £50m, including £28m in
14 Central London Dec 15 136.14% *3,420 *11,352 210
Web technology developer February to fund product development
Victor Last year it bought US-based private jet charter
15 Central London Dec 15 135.05% *9,336 *16,158 70
Online private jet hire service YoungJets
CDEnviro Its soil cleaning technology has reduced waste at
16 County Tyrone Dec 15 126.84% *3,204 *9,418 44
Specialist waste recycler a tomato processing factory in Brazil
LC Designs Its customisable jewellery boxes have been
17 Kent Mar 15 119.39% 2,802 13,942 54
Jewellery box designer popular in Asia and North America
AHC Its online games and animations help businesses
18 Wakefield May 15 117.81% 1,456 6,535 69
Pensions communications consultancy in the US and Australia demystify staff pensions
Original Steel Services
19 Dorset Mar 15 115.73% 11,467 23,420 188 Customers include European farriers
Forgings & steel processing
Borro Has offices in Manhattan and Beverly Hills to serve
20 Central London Dec 14 113.49% 3,814 11,371 62
Online loan provider its customers, who include Hollywood celebrities
MRT Castings Exports specialist aluminium parts to customers
21 Hampshire Mar 15 107.11% 3,990 7,186 52
Aluminium parts manufacturer in Ireland, Hungary and Germany
The Appointment Group Organised a VIP trip to the FIFA World Cup in
22 West London Dec 14 106.46% 4,645 15,325 182
Travel & events agency Brazil
Hatstand Its new office in Dubai will help drive sales of its
23 Central London May 15 103.43% 5,431 20,822 83
Financial IT consultancy cybersecurity practice in the Middle East
POD Point Has seen strong sales in Norway, where around
24 Central London Jun 15 99.71% 2,548 6,418 50
Electric vehicle charging developer 20% of new cars are electric
Alba Power Has customers in 16 countries, including the US
25 Aberdeen Dec 15 98.90% *17,344 *21,151 64
Turbine maintenance services and Vietnam
* Supplied by company † Annualised figure
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2-year av Int'l Total
Rank Company int'l sales sales sales
[2015] Activity HQ location FYE growth pa £000 £000 Staff Comment
Turbine Efficiency Past projects include replacing a turbine in the
26 Doncaster Dec 15 97.60% *22,100 *23,753 92
Turbine maintenance services middle of the Burmese jungle
27 Miura Systems Boosted by an £11m fundraising last year, future
High Wycombe Dec 15 97.52% 20,209 24,819 44
[3] Payment hardware provider growth is expected in the US and Asia Pacific
28 Monica Vinader Justin Bieber wore one of its bracelets to this
Norfolk Jul 15 95.68% 5,291 19,814 138
[23] Jewellery designer year's MTV Europe Awards in Milan
The Knowledge Academy Its 50,000 online courses are studied as far afield
29 Bracknell Mar 15 94.63% 4,654 22,139 126
Training provider as Malaysia and Argentina
30 Amara Says it is the largest international retailer of
Essex Dec 15 93.23% *3,694 *8,776 65
[11] Home furniture online retailer home accessories by Italian designer Missoni
Butterfly Twists Sells its footwear in more than 50 countries
31 Central London Mar 15 91.13% *4,358 *5,134 30
Footwear designer including Japan, the Philippines and Mexico
HighQ Raised £35m in January to expand its international
32 Central London Apr 15 87.48% 1,627 6,818 160
Cloud collaboration software developer presence and invest in product development
33 Tangle Teezer Rejected by Dragon's Den tycoons in 2007, the
South London Mar 15 85.17% 18,655 23,176 22
[14] Hair products supplier company now sells a hairbrush every 3 seconds
Brandwatch Last October it raised £23m of venture capital to
34 Brighton Dec 14 84.42% 8,361 15,246 260
Social media monitoring technology fund expansion in the US
35 Pet Brands Sells pet products - from dog shampoo to bird
Wakefield Jan 16 82.34% *4,133 *10,786 42
[22] Pet accessory manufacturer feeders - in 62 countries
36 Avecto Last December it sold a minority stake to
Manchester Jun 15 81.89% 9,612 14,675 119
[99] IT security software developer US-based growth investor JMI Equity, raising £32m
Cult Wines Southwest Plans to open a Hong Kong office to capitalise on
37 Aug 15 80.70% *4,936 *17,020 16
Wine merchant London the rising demand for fine wine in China
Lineup Systems At the end of last year it secured its first German-
38 Central London Jun 15 80.36% 3,187 5,402 65
Advertising technology developer language client, Austrian publisher Russmedia
Lawton Communications Group In 2010 it opened an office in Los Angeles to be
39 Southampton Dec 14 80.24% 2,099 7,992 85
Digital marketing agency near its customers in the US gaming industry
Wilkinson Eyre Is designing Australia's 2nd tallest building - a
40 Central London Mar 15 79.81% 7,531 22,325 185
Architect 90-storey hotel and apartment tower in Melbourne
Springbank Whisky In 2013 a Chinese whisky collector bought a
41 Argyll Jul 15 79.32% 3,500 8,133 61
Whisky distillery bottle of its 50 year-old single malt for £50,000
42 Click Netherfield Partners with a network of distributors to sell
Livingston Jul 15 76.61% 8,819 11,634 125
[17] Display case manufacturer display cases to museum galleries worldwide
Seven Technologies Group Has developed surveillance technology to help
43 County Antrim Sep 15 75.06% 12,460 15,377 143
Security technology developer prevent poaching in Kenya’s national parks
Blackrock PM Last year's investment from Dunedin will be used
44 Central London Oct 15 71.06% *12,795 *16,133 72
Dispute resolution consultancy to open offices in Paris and Singapore
Agilitas New contracts will help it expand into Norway,
45 Nottingham Mar 15 69.39% †1,848 †6,993 75
IT services provider Sweden and Ireland this year
46 Coryton Advanced Fuels Provides specialist high-performance fuels to
Essex Jun 15 67.23% 6,600 11,722 25
[66] Specialist fuel manufacturer global clients such as Ford, BMW and Airbus
Chemist 4 U Treatments for hair loss and bad breath are among
47 Lancashire Sep 15 66.22% *4,133 *16,940 48
Online pharmacy the 16,000 parcels this firm dispatches each day
UK Gas Technologies Has installed purified water generation systems
48 Redhill Mar 15 65.31% 3,260 8,447 30
Specialist engineering contractor as far afield as the Faroe Islands and Bangladesh
Simworx Its 4D cinema at New Zealand’s Antarctic Centre
49 West Midlands Dec 15 62.02% *4,780 *9,622 27
Special effects developer includes wind, snow and water spray effects
Grenade
50 Coventry Dec 15 61.49% *4,356 *8,550 16 Exports to markets as diverse as Brazil and Iraq
Sports nutrition developer
* Supplied by company † Annualised figure
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2-year av Int'l Total
Rank Company int'l sales sales sales
[2015] Activity HQ location FYE growth pa £000 £000 Staff Comment
NMS International Group Last year it won a £166m contract for up to
51 Northamptonshire Apr 15 61.31% 17,219 17,219 20
Construction consultancy & contractor 10,000 affordable housing units in Cameroon
Equator Design Designed own-label packaging for Aldi US and
52 Manchester Dec 15 60.87% *8,966 *16,023 242
Food packaging consultancy Ireland
53 Séraphine Princess Sofia is the second Swedish royal to
Central London Mar 15 60.81% 6,990 11,170 67
[79] Maternity clothing retailer wear a Séraphine maternity dress
Search Laboratory Runs "cultural days" for staff, where foreign
54 Leeds Oct 15 60.66% 2,054 9,084 128
Online marketing agency employees give a talk and bring local foods to work
Red Paddle Co Says it has an 18% share of the global market for
55 Devon Feb 15 58.37% *4,344 *7,543 14
Watersports equipment designer inflatable paddleboards
Xceed Specialises in integrating IT systems for Wall
56 Central London Nov 14 57.00% 3,202 15,870 99
IT management consultancy Street clients undergoing a merger
57 European Braking Systems
Manchester Mar 15 56.93% 9,095 18,162 61 Has a truckparts subsidiary in Wuhan, China
[59] Vehicle brakes wholesaler
58 Stateside Skates Its action sports equipment is made in China and
Amersham Jan 15 56.84% 4,200 9,140 21
[47] Sports goods distributor Taiwan, and sold across Europe
TestPlant Last October it opened its 5th overseas outpost
59 Central London Dec 14 56.76% 5,848 7,403 55
Software testing tools developer in Philadelphia to be near East Coast tech firms
REPL Group Has offices in the US, Canada, Australia and
60 Warwickshire Mar 15 56.57% 2,565 9,331 123
IT consultancy Singapore
Webster + Horsfall Made the first transatlantic telegraph cable in
61 Birmingham Jun 15 56.08% 2,352 8,803 114
Wire & cable manufacturer 1866, which used 30,000 miles of wire
Helipebs Controls A Chinese language website has helped this
62 Gloucester Mar 15 55.93% 2,814 7,292 76
Hydraulic cylinder manufacturer manufacturer win customers in the Far East
Sladmore Gallery Has sold work by French artists Rodin and Degas,
63 Central London May 15 54.96% 10,832 13,891 7
Art gallery and customers include Arnold Schwarzenegger
Sabichi Bright colours and low prices help it sell to West
64 Middlesex Oct 14 54.28% 2,532 11,836 67
Homeware designer & retailer Africa, Dubai and Australia
65 Sygnature Discovery Will move into £30m purpose-built labs in
Nottingham Mar 15 53.83% 5,310 11,407 113
[50] New drug researcher Nottingham's bioscience incubator, BioCity, in 2017
Tomorrow Promotes new fashion brands at its 20,000 sq ft
66 East London Dec 15 51.82% *14,975 *17,155 46
Designer brands wholesaler showroom in Paris during the city's fashion weeks
Forest Boards
67 Guildford Mar 15 50.55% 2,237 6,612 4 Sources its wood from Chile
Timber exporter
68 Flixmedia Helps global brands, including Microsoft, Google
North London Mar 15 50.15% 6,897 6,967 85
[80] Digital marketing platform and Samsung, manage digital content
69 Parallel Consulting Plans to expand in the US next year by opening
Central London Dec 14 49.65% 7,637 24,396 81
[15] Recruitment consultancy offices on the East Coast
Global Infusion Group Provided catering for Lenny Kravitz in Los
70 Buckinghamshire Dec 15 48.27% *9,059 *17,675 130
Events caterer Angeles, and Lady Gaga on tour in Hong Kong
Wool Overs Its knitwear has been popular in France,
71 West Sussex Mar 15 45.61% 10,536 24,299 107
Knitwear retailer Germany and Russia
Plextek In January it spun-out its subsidiary, Telensa, which
72 Cambridgeshire Mar 15 45.11% 7,911 21,679 123
Electronics design consultancy has sold its street lights to more than 8 countries
Oxford Plastics 75% of its products are made from recycled
73 Oxfordshire Mar 15 43.89% 3,589 16,866 92
Safety barrier manufacturer materials
74 Open Destinations
North London Dec 14 43.16% 4,038 7,147 35 Has a research and development team in Goa
[54] Travel software developer
Vermilion This January it won a deal to sell its Japanese
75 Central London Mar 15 42.31% *3,652 *6,983 50
Financial software developer language software to an asset manager in Tokyo
* Supplied by company † Annualised figure
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2-year av Int'l Total
Rank Company int'l sales sales sales
[2015] Activity HQ location FYE growth pa £000 £000 Staff Comment
Desco Helped refurbish the Bank of Qatar’s retail
76 Sunderland Mar 15 42.31% 2,428 7,007 66
Engineering consultancy branches
77 Mind Gym Uses psychological techniques to help staff at
West London Mar 15 42.30% 11,468 19,834 141
[16] Corporate learning provider Starbucks and Versace improve their performance
ASE Global Exports will be boosted by last August's
78 Manchester Dec 14 42.12% 10,832 16,984 196
Car dealership consultancy acquisition of Austrian software firm E-Dentity
79 Apical Its microchip technology is used in more than
Central London Mar 15 41.56% 16,615 16,615 64
[38] Imaging technology developer one billion mobile devices
Group IMD Last July it bought a Shanghai-based video
80 Central London Dec 14 41.09% 8,022 17,025 152
Video advertising software developer advertising firm
81 Safeguard World International It opened an office in Budapest in August to
Cheshire Dec 14 40.95% 5,781 19,641 242
[12] Payroll services provider service its customers in Europe
82 British Corner Shop Exports baked beans and other British foods to
Bristol Mar 15 40.91% *7,055 *7,616 45
[91] British food exporter expats in 138 countries
bluesource Manages the IT infrastructure for the WWF,
83 Central London Sep 15 40.76% 7,204 20,270 103
IT consultancy which has 100 offices in more than 80 countries
84 Brian James Trailers Its trailers are used by World Rally teams and
Daventry Jul 15 40.62% 6,437 13,696 96
[64] Trailer manufacturer high-end car marques, such as Mercedes-Benz
McGavigan Investment from Maven Capital Partners in 2011
85 Glasgow Dec 15 40.45% 18,776 19,332 324
Decorative plastics manufacturer funded a new factory in China
Casdon Replica vacuum cleaners helped this toy-maker
86 Blackpool Apr 15 40.45% 3,146 7,725 16
Toy maker grow sales in Japan
SFD Opened an office in New York after winning a
87 Watford Sep 15 39.45% *8,214 *23,336 80
Retail interior designer contract to fit-out Gap's US stores
88 A-Safe Is installing its barriers at Volkswagen’s new
Halifax Dec 15 37.94% *12,536 *19,680 154
[33] Safety barrier manufacturer logistics centres in Ohio and Germany
Mofilm Its filmmakers’ work has been shown during US
89 Central London Dec 14 36.62% *8,528 *10,667 58
Crowdsourcing advertising agency Super Bowl ad breaks
Weatherbys Is investing in developing its DNA and genomic
90 Wellingborough Dec 14 36.56% 6,331 21,721 281
Horse racing testing laboratory in County Kildare, Ireland
Cosatto Its colourful pushchairs, highchairs and car seats
91 Bolton Aug 15 36.30% 4,293 14,886 55
Pushchair manufacturer have been popular in Europe and China
Kent Brushes Hemel Has been exporting its handmade clothes and
92 Dec 14 36.03% 1,968 5,767 40
Brush manufacturer Hempstead hair brushes to Asia since 1903
93 Sanglier The company's name 'Sanglier' means 'wild boar'
Nottinghamshire Apr 15 35.14% 2,694 11,413 45
[37] Chemicals packaging manufacturer in French
94 SCM World Condolezza Rice was the keynote speaker at its
Central London Dec 15 35.00% *7,667 *7,888 50
[75] Specialist training provider Leaders Forum in California last year
95 Potters Poultry Sells chicken breeding equipment to the supplier
Rugby Mar 15 34.94% 2,467 10,864 44
[65] Poultry equipment supplier of all KFC outlets in the Philippines
Kit for Kids Its educational and babycare products are sold
96 Kent Feb 16 34.76% *2,306 *7,800 130
Children's products manufacturer in more than 220 stores in the Middle East
Laser Quantum Its €500,000 lasers are used by scientists
97 Stockport Sep 14 34.31% 12,615 12,985 97
Laser technology developer globally, from Silicon Valley to Japan
Synectics Solutions Employs more than 45 software developers at its
98 Staffordshire Aug 15 34.26% 3,856 13,139 290
Specialist software developer Staffordshire headquarters
Heatherwick Studio Is designing Google's new headquarters in
99 Central London Mar 15 33.64% 11,468 14,359 152
Architect & designer Mountain View, California
Micro Systems Has manufacturing plants in Vienna and
100 Warrington Dec 14 33.20% 5,764 9,823 56
Medical device manufacturer Singapore
* Supplied by company † Annualised figure
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METHODOLOGY
Qualification criteria
Companies were ranked on their compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) in international sales over their latest two years of available
accounts, from 2012 to 2014, 2013 to 2015 or 2014 to 2016.
International sales were defined as declared non-UK revenue.
Of the 100 companies on the league table, 21 had financial years
ending in 2014, 77 had financial years ending in 2015 and two had a
financial year ending in 2016.
Limitations: The research is based on the limited available data
on international sales. Many firms file abbreviated accounts, and
some firms that file full accounts do not disclose a geographical
breakdown of sales on the grounds that it will be prejudicial to their
interests.
Qualification criteria also included:
• UK-registered, independent, unquoted and ultimate holding
companies
• Base year international sales greater than £150,000
• Total sales of £5m to £25m in latest year
• International sales greater than 20% of total sales in latest year
i.e. greater than £1m international sales
• No drop in international sales from penultimate to latest year
• At least 25 trading weeks in latest and base year (trading on
periods different from 52 weeks were annualised on a simple
straight pro-rata basis)
Research approach
The main research was conducted by Fast Track primarily between
November 2015 and April 2016. Companies were selected from a
database of 2m private limited UK companies after extensive desk,
telephone and case study research. The majority of the companies
were interviewed.
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SPONSOR & MEDIA PARTNER
Fast Track would like to thank our headline sponsor Heathrow
Airport and supporter Exporting is GREAT, for their support of
the league table in its second year.
The sponsors do not endorse, guarantee or recommend investment
in any of the companies.
Sponsor
Heathrow Airport is the headline sponsor of SME Export Track 100
for 2016.
John Holland-Kaye
Chief executive Heathrow, the UK’s hub airport, is home to more than 80 airlines
connecting to more than 180 destinations. Every year Heathrow
welcomes over 75 million passengers with a commitment to ‘making
every journey better’.
By providing passengers with frequent and direct connections,
millions of people rely on us every day to visit friends, take
holidays, reunite families or simply get their business done. These
connections drive the UK economy by connecting British businesses
to the world’s established and emerging markets. In today’s global
economy, our success is Britain’s success.
Heathrow is also Britain’s most important port, carrying more freight,
by value, than any other UK airport. Air Freight accounts for 40%
of the UK's imports and exports and most of that comes through
Heathrow.
Following an investment of more than £11bn over the past 10
years, passengers have voted Heathrow the ‘Best Airport in Western
Europe’ for the second year in a row, ‘Best Airport Terminal’ for
Terminal 5 for the fifth year in a row and ‘Best Airport for Shopping’
seven years in a row. With over 75,000 people working at Heathrow,
the airport is one of the UK’s largest single site employers while
also supporting the local and national economy by working with our
airlines, suppliers and other business partners throughout the UK.
your.heathrow.com/takingbritainfurther
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The ‘Exporting is GREAT’ campaign is supporting this year's
SME Export Track 100.
Launched in November last year by the Minister for Trade and
Investment, Exporting is GREAT is a five year programme to enable
100,000 additional companies to export by 2020.
The campaign presents live export opportunities to businesses and
provides advice and expertise to support them at every step of their
international journey.
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Media partner
The Sunday Times has been Fast Track's media partner for all
19 years.
The Sunday Times is Britain’s No 1 newspaper for business, and the
leading broadsheet newspaper attracting over three million readers
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ABOUT FAST TRACK
Compiler & publisher
Hamish Stevenson owns and runs Fast Track, which he founded
in 1997 after securing cornerstone sponsorship from Richard
Branson. He works closely with leading entrepreneurs, sponsors
and media partners to try to ensure their expectations are
exceeded, and that they remain engaged with the alumni network.
He is an associate fellow at Green Templeton College, Oxford
University, where he completed his masters and doctorate in
management studies and subsequently set-up and held the Virgin
research fellowship in entrepreneurship.
The authors
Richard Tyler leads Fast Track’s research and editorial, working
closely with sponsors and companies within our network.
He was the enterprise editor of The Daily and Sunday Telegraph
for nine years, covering private companies and government policy
towards business. He trained in journalism at Euromoney, part
of The Daily Mail & General Trust, after completing his degree at
Manchester University.
Claire Wheeler is responsible for managing the SME Export
Track 100 research.
She trained as a chartered accountant with Deloitte in its
financial services tax department in London. She has a degree in
geography from Durham University.
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Fast Track
SME Export Track 100 is compiled by Fast Track, the UK's leading
face-to-face networking events and research company, which ranks
top-performing private companies and entrepreneurs.
Fast Track has compiled league tables on private companies in
partnership with The Sunday Times for the last 19 years.
It publishes six other annual league table awards programmes:
Tech Track 100 ranks Britain's private TMT companies with the
fastest-growing sales
Fast Track 100 ranks Britain’s private companies with the
fastest-growing sales (excluding tech companies)
International Track 200 ranks Britain's mid-market private
companies with the fastest-growing international sales (total
sales over £25m)
Profit Track 100 ranks Britain's private companies with the
fastest-growing profits
Top Track 250 ranks Britain’s leading mid-market private
growth companies with the biggest sales (£140m to £650m)
Top Track 100 ranks Britain’s private companies with the
biggest sales (£650m to £20bn)
Fast Track is based in Oxford with 23 staff, and a network of
freelance researchers.
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