Our Director General, Lesley Batchelor, is calling on the UK’s vibrant creative industries to enter the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise which launch on 21 April. Continue reading
Presenting the findings: from left - Simon Davies, international trade finance director at Bibby Financial Services Lesley Batchelor, director general of the Institute of Export, Margot James MP, chair of the all party parliamentary group and aide to Lord Green, Minister of Trade and Investment and Mark Runiewicz, CEO of Trade and Export Finance Limited (TAEFL).
This year’s International Trade Survey of UK Exporters – spearheaded by Trade & Export Finance Ltd (TAEFL), in conjunction with the Institute of Export - is underway.
The latest in a series of 16 surveys that commenced in 1996, the 2013 survey provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive insight into the performance of UK exporters, the challenges they face and the real successes achieved.
Providing critical understanding for policy-makers, analysts and practitioners, last year’s survey highlighted that that demand for UK products was fuelling export growth with over 70% of businesses boosting their export drive and posting increased turnovers across 2012.
Businesses and organisations across the UK are invited to attend The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise prestigious Gala Dinner on 12 June 2012.
Specialist in developing high risk ventures, Richard Noble will talk about his newest and most ambitious project yet – to break the 1000 mph barrier using only British engineering and manufacturing. He will also explain how he is harnessing the programme to enthuse young engineers. Continue reading
Like the Queen’s Award for Enterprise winners, you are amongst the best in your field. Celebrate the most prestigious and coveted awards in UK business, with the 2012 winners, at the Institute of Export Gala Dinner on Tuesday 12th
Meet at the Radisson Blu Portman Hotel at 22 Portman Square, London W1H 7BG at 6.00pm for 6.30pm for a drinks reception with the Duke of Kent, followed by dinner with a top minister.
The 4 star Radisson Blue Portman Hotel is renowned for fine dining, and as a Business Member of the Institute of Export we would like to
invite you to join us on this special occasion and perhaps sponsor a
table of 10 guests. We have various packages available to you and I
have linked the details here for you to have a look through. We do
have individual tickets available too should you need them.
The Cambridge Manufacturing Company team celebrates its award
In our last blog we applauded the innovative success of the winners of the prestigious The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. Now we are taking a closer look at some of these remarkable businesses – spanning the length and breadth of the British Isles and across a range of industries – to see how they have successfully developed an exporting market.
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd, based in Sunderland (pictured), is one of this year’s winners in the International Trade category of The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.
It’s tremendous to be applauding the recently announced vibrant and innovative winners of the prestigious The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise – hailed as “The highest accolade a business can receive” by Business and Enterprise Minister, Mark Prisk. Continue reading
Each year the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise – hailed as the most prestigious awards for business performance – celebrates and rewards outstanding achievement by UK businesses of all sizes and from all sectors.
In this Diamond Jubilee Year, the winners of the UK’s highest accolades for business success are uniquely placed to encourage the further development of British companies by inspiring others to reach for this gold standard recognition and the prestige it brings. Continue reading
