THAMES 250 VALLEY ® FAST RISER AWARD Judges’ shortlist
Chevron Traffic Management: from its head office in Thame, the company operates a regional network of 10 depots to o er tra c management services across England and Wales. Chevron provides everything from large-scale high-speed works to smaller street works, offerering consultation and traffic management design services. It has over 450 trained traffic management operatives and a fleet of more than 375 specialist traffic management vehicles.
Alex Tatham, MD, Westcoast with Christopher Avery, head of Thames Valley office, Gateley plc
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GreenTech Distribution: this ‘smart’ device distributor is one of the UK’s fastest-growing private companies and topped the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 ranking in 2015. High Wycombe- based GreenTech operates a full-circle distribution service from product delivery to recycling electrical electronic equipment. Its global purchase and supply solutions are relied on by original equipment manufacturers and product partners, including Apple, Google, HTC, LG and Samsung.
Thames Materials: provides waste
collection, transportation, processing and disposal services effectively, safely and in an environmentally responsible way. Its core business is removing and recycling construction waste materials and supplying primary and recycled aggregates. The Uxbridge-based company runs a fleet of modern tipper and grab lorries that serve London and the home counties, and operates recycling facilities at three locations.
Westcoast: in the past 10 years Westcoast has expanded rapidly to become the UK’s leading distributor for technology vendors, including HP, Apple and Microsoft. The company’s revenues have risen sharply in that period to more than £1.6 billion a year. Westcoast’s rapid rise is based on partnering with vendors using a ‘narrow and deep’ philosophy of specialising in a full range of products and services.
Our winner...
... a fast riser that has had phenomenal growth this year and dramatically increased revenue by over £300 million. Celebrating this award is Westcoast.
INNOVATION AWARD Judges’ shortlist
DAR Lighting: recognised as a leading supplier of innovative, quality domestic and commercial lighting products. DAR Lighting’s designs range from traditional chandeliers to table and floor lamps, wall and outdoor lights, as well as lampshades. The company uses the latest techniques and design ideas from around the world to ensure its products push the boundaries in a quickly evolving industry.
Lynn Murray, marketing director, Hatch Mansfield with Mike McAllister, partner, Moore Stephens
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Hatch Mansfield: specialises in premium, award-winning wines made by independent, family-owned wine producers and has a taste for innovation. The company works with producers from the UK, France, Spain, Chile, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and the US. Its joint venture with Champagne Taittinger to create top-quality English sparkling wine is an industry first. Innovation at the Ascot- based wine wholesaler and importer is matched by a heritage dating back to 1802.
JSP: Based in Minster Lovell,Oxfordshire, JSP is Europe’s largest independent manufacturer of personal protective
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equipment (notably industrial safety helmets), road safety and spill control products. It employs 190 people in the UK and exports to more than 100 countries. Worldwide, an estimated 40 million people are protected daily at work or home by JSP’s innovative high-standard safety products.
Surelock McGill: uses research and development, together with new technologies and materials to provide robust and sophisticated security products. The Wokingham-based company has been manufacturing and installing high- performance door locking and bolting systems for over 50 years. Its development of new products integrates testing and approvals to UK and European standards.
Our winner...
... a company that in 2015 began an innovative project that has become an industry-first and despite challenges is proving a great success, bringing top- quality English sparkling wine to our tables. The award goes to Hatch Mansfield.
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 2017
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