George Mackintosh, Chief Executive Officer of TestPlant from London, gives an insight to his company’s journey into international exporting with help from the UKTI London International Trade Team: I started TestPlant in 2008 with half a dozen very clever developers. …
We recently saw the start of the Chinese New Year, a fun occasion that provides an opportunity for workers to return home to eat traditional meals with family and friends. It sees millions of people travelling from the mega cities …
Guest blogger Ben Taylor is Assistant Chief Executive at Renishaw. He is a business speaker on the masterclass panel at the Business in Asia: Meet the Ambassador event to be held on May 3rd For our financial year ending June 2011, …
The North East’s export performance saw a slight dip in Q2 of 2011 compared to the first three months of the year, but at a total of £3.112bn it was still our third highest quarterly figure. And I’m delighted to …
Newcastle City Council recently collaborated with Newcastle and Northumbria Universities and UKTI to bring a senior delegation of visitors from China (Henan) to the city. It was fascinating for me as I’d spent time in Zhengzhou and An Yang in …
I’m sure that most of you will be aware of the importance of “guanxi” or relationships when doing business with China. Taking time to understand your potential business partner will reap real rewards in the long run. Often this means …
So a Qing vase has sold for a staggering £43m. Produced in the 18th century for the Qing emperor Qianlong or Qing Gao Zong it once held pride of place in the Chinese Royal Palace and was inevitably fired in …
In this difficult environment where many investors expect the world economy to go into a double dip recession, Scottish Development International and UK Trade & Investment organised an asset management seminar in Beijing on 15 September 2010. The event was …
I’ve recently returned from the Shanghai Expo where I helped to co-host two creative workshops. They were part of UKTI’s ‘Sowing the Seeds of Creative Partnership’ programme of business events for the creative industries. Shanghai is truly is an Expo …
Driving to an appointment recently I stumbled on a wonderful little programme on Radio 4 called A History of the World in 100 Objects . Last week it focused daily on five objects which gave an insight into the Silk …
