Establishedin 1995, Base London Ltd.

designs and manufactures men’s footwear under the brands Base London and ‘Fish n Chips’. BaseLondon was the brainchild of two footwear industry stalwartsin 1995, with the vision to bring quality, fashionable branded footwear to theBritish market.in 2008, with the UK recession and astagnant UK market, it was decided that the company should embark on an overseasexpansion strategy, creating anew brand, ‘Fish n Chips’, to cater for warmer climes and aslightly different demographic. The strategy hasbeen incrementalin Europe first through agents; then Australia through distributors; then Canada/USA followed by the Far East and morerecently the Middle East. Overseas Sales have grown by 224% across the last three years with the percentage of sales exported rising from19% to 45%. The company wins the Queens Award for International Trade for outstanding growthin overseas salesin the last three years builton innovative marketing.

British Converting Solutions Ltd

1 Youngs Industrial Estate Stanbridge Road Leighton Buzzard

LU7 4QB

http://www.**scorrugated.com

Employees***

Managing Director: Mr Barry Tabor

Press Contact: Barry Tabor

Tel: +44(0)1525 37***

Email: bt**[ta]**orrugated.com

British Converting Solutions Ltd

started tradingin 1928 designing, manufacturing, and installing short run corrugated box making andprinting machines. Originally Andrew & Suter Ltd.

the business was acquired by Autobox Machinery Ltd(AML)in 2012 with the twocompanies now merged. Its export strategy has been to concentrate on “first world/industrialised markets” with the USA, Japan andGermany being at the forefront. It now has direct sales officesin USA, France, Germany, Poland, Mexico & Australia; and sales agents inmany other markets Japan and Russia. With multi-lingual staff and its website operatingin several languages, overseas sales have grownby 324%in the last three years. Overall the proportion of its turnover as export sales has also risen from 31% to 60% during this period.

The company wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for its outstanding growthin overseas sales over the last three years.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

Burland Technology Solutions Ltd

2 Delphus

Orion Court

Great Blakenham

Ipswich Suffolk IP6 0LW

http://www.**rland.com

Employees: 6

Managing Director: Mr Richard Vass

Press Contact: Richard Vass

Tel: +44(0)7872 60***

Email: rvass**[ta]**and.com

Burland Technology Solutions Ltd

started tradingin 2008, with the aim to raise the gamein the electrical power distribution components world,through the introduction of innovative, industry leading and high quality electrical distribution boxes, electrical power units and components.

The company has built its export strategy on detailed research, originally planning to be exporting to eight or nine countries, but has far exceededthis by exporting to 17 countries with USA, Taiwan, India and China. akey achievement has been the successful patenting of two of their mostunique products (new power receptacles) which has enabled the rapid growth of its Far East markets. Overseas sales have now risen by 114%,with the percentage of their total sales exported rising to 43%. Overall the company has increased its export clients from onein 2009 to 16 in2014. The company wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for its outstanding growthin overseas sales over the last three years.

Cambridge Integrated Circuits Ltd

21 Sedley Taylor Road CB2 8PW

http://www.**mbridgeic.com

Employees: 2

Director and

Founder: Mr David Ely

Press Contact: David Ely

Tel: +44(0)1223 41***

Email: dely**[ta]**ridgeic.com

Establishedin 2007, Cambridge Integrated Circuits Ltd’s founding team has ahistory of innovationin resonant inductive position sensing,dating to apatent filedin 1994. The technology is used for detecting the precise linear or rotary position of moving parts inside machines,with today’s main applications being for industrial sensor modules, cash dispensers and surveillance cameras. With almost all of their incomefrom overseas the company has focused particularly on the USA and Europe where customers are receptive to better ways of constructingproducts using new technology. The company’s strategy combines apragmatic approach to innovation with astrong commercial sense.

Overall growthin overseas salesin the three years has been 120%. This was mainly achieved through expansion into the US market and thedevelopment of new products for the German market. New overseas markets for the period also include Portugal, India, Canada, China andSouth Korea. The company wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for its outstanding growthin international sales.

Comline Auto Parts Limited

Unit B1 Luton Enterprise ParkSundon Park Road LU3 3GU

http://www.**mline.uk.com

Employees:***

Managing Director: Mr Divyesh Kamdar

Press Contact: Divyesh Kamdar

Tel: +44(0)1582 57***

Email: divyesh**[ta]**ine.uk.com

Comline Auto Parts Ltd.

was formedin 2000 to distribute arange of imported fast moving parts for European, Japanese and Korean carsincluding filters, brake pads, discs and clutches sold under the Comline brand. It sells to over 20 countries across Europe with one or twodedicated distributors per country, supported by ateam of five UK based export managers speaking 16 European languages between

them. The company recognizes the importance of building its brand and has increased its proportion of overseas sales by identifying moredistributorsin new countries and by widening its range of competitively priced products. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade fo rgrowthin overseas earnings of 313% over the last six years, increasing its proportion of export to domestic sales from 40% to 65%.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

Esprit Digital Ltd

Unit 4

Capital Business ParkManor Way Borehamwood

WD6 1GW

http://www.**pritdigital.com

Managing Director: Mr Peter Livesey

Press Contact: Angie Clayton

Tel: +44(0)20 8731 ***

Email: angelina.clayton**[ta]**itdigital.com

Esprit Digital Ltd

began tradingin 2004 to design, manufacture and install advertising screens usedin retail outlets, airports, stadia andsimilar high footfall locations. Screens need to be highly reliable and must operatein arange of conditions with after sales support to ensurereliability. Overseas sales are achievedin Europe by approaching all the owners of subsurface metro systems and their advertising partners,which achieved salesin Oslo, Vienna and Prague. The company has also sold to shopping mall owners including to Australia through itsexisting contacts with the same companyin the UK. Overseas sales increased by 682% over three years with the proportion of export to total sales increasing from 6.9% to 28.4%.in recognition of this outstanding achievement Esprit Digital Ltd.

wins the Queen’s Award fo rInternational Trade.

Hayward Tyler Group Limited

1 Kimpton Road LU1 3LD

http://www.**ywardtyler.com

Employees:***

Immediate Parent: Hayward Tyler Group PLC

Chief Executive Officer: Mr Ewan Lloyd-Baker DBA

Press Contact: Liam O’Donoghue (One Advisory)

Tel: +44(0)20 7583 ***

Email: liam**[ta]**dvisory.london

Hayward Tyler Group Ltd

is one of the UK’s oldest engineering companies celebrating its bicentenary, having been foundedin 1815 as aplumber’s merchants and foundry. It is amajor supplier of high quality, large scale pumps for power generation, nuclear, oil and gas marketswith atailored approach to each overseas market, whether by sector, geography or customer. The company achieved outstanding increasesin revenue with the majority undertaken overseas and is awarded the Queen’s Award for International Trade. They are the worldwide leader inthe design, engineering and manufacture of boiler circulating pumps with over 2,300 units installed globally out of world production of circa 3,500 units, representing two-thirds market share. The Hayward Tyler Group Ltd

strategy is to become their customer’s number one choice fo rperformance critical motors and pumps across the global energy sector, through continuous improvement of its people, processes and products.

iCandy World Limited

Montgomery Way Biggleswade

SG18 8UB

http://www.**andyworld.com

Employees***

Joint CEO: Mr Bradley Appel

Press Contact: Lian Lynch

Tel: +44(0)1767 604400 (Option 7)

Email: lian**[ta]**dyuk.com

Since 1933 iCandy’s precision manufacturing journey has led them to crafting the definitive pushchair, creating and patenting more tha***

years ago the world’s first single to double travel system within asingle footprint. iCandy is afourth generation family business that has takenan everyday product, the pushchair; and through innovation and brand development, created ahigh end, luxury fashion product. iCandy World Ltd

wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding growthin overseas sales. Although manufacturing is now producedoverseas, the intellectual property of design is retainedin the UK together with all design, engineering, and direction. Overall growth hasincreased UK job numbers from 36 to 54 dates. The business is built on athree-fold strategy of creating aunique product, generating adesireand building adistribution network that reflects the premium brand nature of the product. Their pro-active export strategy is bolstered withfrequent visits to all 27 active international markets with an intensive schedule of new international trade.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

INTO University of East Anglia

NR4 7TJ

Http://www.**tohigher.com/uk/en-gb/our-centres/

into-university-of-east-anglia.aspx

Employees: 144Director: Mr John Sykes

Press Contact: Tim O’Brien

Tel: +44(0)7912 19***

Email: tim.obrien**[ta]**global.com

in 2006, INTO University of East Anglia was established to accelerate internationalisation of the University campus to attract more studentsand provide an environment to enable them to succeed. With 100% of earnings from overseas, growing nearly 70%; and net profits 20% at the end of the six year period:the company wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade. Its growth strategy is based on OECD figuressuggesting 4.5 million students study outside their own country and is set to double by 2025. International students are increasingly aware of the choices open to them and their power as consumers so demand services and access, which some institutions struggle to provide.

The organisation attracts and actively markets students from more than 110 countries across the world and produces marketing collateralin multiple languages. Since 2006 afurther 19 university partnerships have been created as aconsequence of the INTO UEA partnership.

Kinesis Limited

9 Orion Court

Ambuscade Road St. Neots

PE19 8YX

http://www.**nesis-group.com

Managing Director: Mr Jamie Gallifant

Press Contact: Roy Testa

Tel: +44(0)1480 21***

Tel: +44(0)771 85***

Email: roy.testa**[ta]**sis.co.uk

Kinesis Limited

was foundedin 1997 supplying and manufacturing consumables, accessories, instruments and services for analyticalapplicationsin pharmaceutical, life sciences, environmental, forensic, biotechnology and academic markets. Main current export markets areUSA, Belgium, Germany, India, Italy, Australia, France and Spain. Since 2008 the company has established subsidiariesin USA, Germany andAustralia, with partnershipsin India and Italy. Other markets are served with anetwork of locally-based distributors. The company’s strategy focuses on developing new products and services to satisfy the global market, investmentin technology to manage overseas sales andreorganisation of the sales team to include multilingual sales people. Overseas sales have grown by over 200% over the last six years with thepercentage of sales exported growing from 19% to 56% over the same period. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for continuousgrowthin overseas sales over the last six years.

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Groupt/a Marshall of Cambridge Aerospace Ltd

The Airport

CB5 8RY

http://www.**rshalladg.com

Employees: ***

Immediate Parent: Marshall of Cambridge Holdings Ltd

CEO: Mr Steve Fitz-Gerald

Press Contact: Oliver Drury

Tel: +44(0)1223 37***

Email: oliver.drury**[ta]**halladg.com

Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group started tradingin 1930 and specialisesin military and commercial aircraft, business aviation,special mission vehicles and shelters, providing modification, manufacture, support and training. The company’s key customers are majororiginal equipment manufacturers, commercial airlines, aircraft maintenance companies, and government and military organisations. Ithas local officesin Europe, Australia, North America and the Middle East, with an export strategy driven by key account directors and adedicated market research team. The company won the Queen’s Award for Innovationin 2013. Overseas sales have grown by 70% overthe last three years and the proportion of sales exported has increased to 37% of total sales. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding growthin overseas sales over the last three years.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

Mass Consultants Limited t/a MASS

Enterprise House

Great North Road Little Paxton

St Neots

PE19 6BN

http://www.**ss.co.uk

Employees:***

Immediate Parent: Cohort PLC

 United Kingdom

Managing Director: Mr Ashley Lane

Press Contact: Shaun Vickers

Tel: +44(0)1480 22***

Email: svickers**[ta]**.co.uk

Mass Consultants Limited

known as MASS to their customers, was formedin 1983 and supplies electronic warfare operational supportproducts and services for air, land and maritime military applications. The company’s export strategy is based on closely supporting defencemain contractors and their customers with design, manufacture and training. Currently the company has staffin Qatar, United Arab Emiratesand Saudi Arabia, with customersin Singapore and Thailand. Overseas sales have grown by 140% over the last three years with an increasein UK employees and overall sales. The proportion of sales exported has increased to 30% of total sales. It wins the Queen’s Award fo rInternational Trade for outstanding growthin overseas sales over the last three years.

Omobono Limited

St Giles Hall

Pound Hill

CB3 0AE

http://www.**obono.com

Employees***

CEO: Mr Ben Dansie

Press Contact: Patrick Williams

Tel: +44(0)20 3675 ***

Email: patrick**[ta]**kin.uk.com

Omobono Ltd(named after St. Omobono, the Patron Saint of Business) has won the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstandingcontinuous growthin international trade over six years. Omobono is amarketing services company that specialisesin communication work fo rblue chip corporate brands producing arange of innovative communications strategies and products including apps and website development.

The company targets external customers and the critical internal audience. Work is deliveredin Japan, China, Dubai, India, Vietnam, Europeand North America. Overseas sales now accountf or 60% of turnover and have grown over the period by 326%. With an HQin Cambridge,offices were openedin London and Chicagoin 2015.

ProSynth Limited

Unit 2

Bull Lane Industrial Estate Acton

Sudbury CO10 0BD

http://www.**osynth.com

Managing Director: Dr Donald Gilbert

Press Contact: Rebecca Payne

Tel: +44(0)1787 88***

Email: rpayne**[ta]**ynth.com

ProSynth Ltd.

foundedin 1992, has won the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding growthin overseas sales over three years.

The company produces chemical intermediates for the global R&D market, especiallyin the pharmaceutical industry, aservice known as customsynthesis. astrategy of developing products of greater complexity and moving into international markets enabled the business to survive aglobalrecessionin R&Din 2013 and international sales have grown over three years by over 90% and now accountf or over 60% of total turnover.in strict confidence 21 April 2016**

Quanta Consultancy Services Ltd

Redwood House

Berkhamsted

HP4 2DF

http://www.**anta-cs.com

Employees***

CEO and

Managing Director: Mr Stephen Trigg

Press Contact: Stephen Trigg

Tel: +44(0)1442 87***

Email: stephen.trigg**[ta]**ta-cs.com