London’s tech industry was declared omnipotent during London Technology Week. But for all of the headline-snatching statistics that show the sector’s success, Britain’s retail industry is the fastest growing, which makes it the one to watch.
The Real Business Hot 100 2015 list, showcasing Britain’s brightest businesses, suggested that we might be seeing a move away from London and the South East as the dominant forces of the UK economy.
Looking back throughout the history of The Hot 100, it has been made undeniably clear that the mid-market sector, Britain’s version of Germany’s “Mittelstand”, has always played a critical role in driving economic growth.
It’s that time of year again, when the team at Real Business brings you the 100 businesses in the UK which are not only showing innovation and dedication to customers, but have the profits and revenues to back it up.
Since being established in 1980 by John Hays, Hays Travel has gone on to open 100 branches nationwide. Its late 2013 acquisition of Bath Travel – the south’s largest independent travel agent – reinforced the company’s position as the leading independent travel agent in the UK.
Off-Piste Wines owners Ant Fairbank and Paul Letheren said they’d rather meet over “a glass of Belmont or The Garden Route” than describe Off-Piste Wines over the internet, but such has been the growth of the business that they’ve had to up their online creds to facilitate the demand.
Since its launch in 1999, Danbro has continued to grow at an impressive rate, currently employing just under 200 members of staff. The company, which offers specialist accountancy and payroll services to thousands of contractors, credits its development to its “dedicated, professional and hardworking team”.
Yorkshire-based civil engineering, utility and construction company Peter Duffy has maintained and built on its values of great service and reliability, making the cut at 96.
Quanta prides itself on having a multilingual team that can speak 12 languages between them – enabling the recruitment company to provide contract resource services to clients across 20 countries.
Ikon Science has dubbed itself the “present and future of geoprediction”. The company, which was found in 2001, develops innovative technologies in collaboration with its clients – as well as leading global universities and research centres.
