Last week we congratulated the latest recipients from our region of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. Yet again we saw a healthy number of local businesses winning in the International Trade category demonstrating how much the goods and services, and …
Many exporters across London will have had an extra spring in their step this Easter after achieving the Queen’s Awards for International Trade. Winning this prestigious award is a fantastic achievement and one which recognises firms who demonstrate long term, …
Geoff Turnbull makes things. The company he runs, GT Group, is a fantastically successful business in Peterlee and I was delighted to be able to launch Export Week (left) in the North East from his premises - with Geoff leading …
Today in celebration of the 53 nation Commonwealth membership and to mark Commonwealth day, hundreds of flags will be flown across the country. This celebration is particularly significant as we look forward to hosting the Commonwealth Games in the UK …
I was delighted to read the recent BCC/DHL Express report stating that UK Exporting Confidence was at an all-time high. It backs up some of the trends we have seen recently in the North East region; for example the growth …
2014 is getting off to a good start as business optimism is on the upturn. The CBI recently produced data showing that profitability has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter, employment is growing at its fastest pace since 2007 and …
Ronald Reagan once joked that the ten most frightening words in the English language were: "Hello, I’m from the Government and I’m here to help!" Although coming from the Government myself, I have had a long career in the private …
For those of you who have visited Teesside, you will have seen the Blue Dragonfly on the river. Or perhaps you'd recognise it as the large metal item that was exported to the USA by the lads from 'Auf Wiedersehen …
Jim Pickles, UKTI’s newest adviser, shares his experiences of the industry and his hopes for London’s overseas fashion sales September’s London Fashion Week is nearly upon us and will provide those in the fashion industry with an ideal opportunity to …
The East of England is a diverse region, rich in innovation and bursting with products, services and ideas that are in demand across the world. That means we need to get more of our companies exporting. If your company does …
