East Midlands Development Agency (emda) have announced the names
of the 27 ambitious high growth companies who have been accepted to
take part in the agency's flagship High Growth programme, part of
HighGrowth East Midlands in 2009.
Funded by East Midlands Development Agency (emda) and the
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), HighGrowth East Midlands
provides intensive, tailored and rigorous support to help
businesses prepare for and sustain high growth.
This is the second year of the £4.3 million HighGrowth
East Midlands programme, which provides 18 days of intensive
coaching and includes specialist support such as a three-day
residential masterclass for Managing Directors and Chief
Executives, which has been designed by the Nottingham Business
School. This support is provided over a 12 month period, helping
businesses to address and exploit areas of their business to
maximise and sustain their existing growth.
HighGrowth East Midlands is part of emda's long-term strategy to
stimulate high quality innovation and accelerate regional economic
growth. Targeted towards ambitious and forward thinking businesses,
the scheme aims to help growing businesses achieve their full
potential through increasing profits, enhancing competitive edge
and creating the ideal conditions for long term success.
Speaking about the HighGrowth East Midlands programme, Michael
Carr, emda's Executive Director of Business Services said: "I am
delighted that we have been able to recruit another class of
ambitious businesses for this year's HighGrowth programme. Despite
the challenging global economic climate, it proves that
opportunities for growth do remain for businesses with the right
vision and that the East Midlands is well poised to benefit when
the up turn comes".
He added: "The diverse range of sectors represented on the 2009
programme reflects the strong diversity of the regional
economy.
Businesses from sectors as diverse as cooling systems to digital
communications and producers of specialist cleaning products for
the healthcare sector are represented in this year's programme. I
wish the businesses every success and look forward to seeing the
results of their engagement in the coming months".
Speaking about why they joined the 2009 programme Julian Hucker,
CEO of Nottingham based Esendex Limited said "The business has
achieved very rapid growth over recent years. However we
recognised that we'd benefit from support from the High Growth
programme to challenge the management team to think differently
about our growth and help us drive the company forward in a
structured way so that we can maintain our growth over the next 5
years. We look forward to working with our Growth Coach over the
next 12 months".
Esendex is an international provider of Business Communications.
They deliver Web SMS, Email SMS, PC SMS, SMS API and a range of
other communication services to over 7,000 businesses large and
small across the world. The business was founded in 2001 and now
has offices in Spain, France, Ireland, Australia and Germany and
employs 35 people worldwide. Their customers range from large
corporations to SMEs, in sectors as diverse as financial services,
local government and public sector, travel and transport and
retail.
Alongside the High Growth programme, High Growth East Midlands
also includes the Growth Readiness programme which helps businesses
to prepare for and unlock their growth potential. This programme
provides 10 days of support over a 12 month period and is designed
for businesses that are poised and ready for high growth.
Places remain available on this scheme in 2009, with the
deadline fast approaching on 30th June businesses are urged to
apply now.Online applications can be made at www.hgeastmidlands.com
The full list of companies on the 2009 High Growth Programme
are:
Derbyshire
Calibrand Limited
George UTZ Limited
Heat Transfer Systems Limited
Owen Taylor & Sons Limited
Quadralene Limited
Quantum Training
Syntax Consultancy Limited
Derwent Water Systems Limited
Leicestershire
International Tools Co Limited
NEBOSH (The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety
and Health)
Stride
Rieke Packaging Systems Limited
Lestercast Limited
Danaher & Walsh Group Limited
Flex Recruitment Limited
Lincolnshire
Shelton Sportsturf Drainage Solutions LLP
Wright Vigar Limited
Roleplay UK Limited
Nottinghamshire
4energy Limited
Kingfisher Lighting Limited
Mason Information Technologies Limited
Esendex Limited
Encompass Group Limited
Northamptonshire
ExtremeGB Limited
Collingwood Group Limited
Savience Limited