A Glossop engineering firm is going from strength to strength thanks to increased export sales - boosted by support from UK Trade & Investment.

Pressure Tech, which produces stainless steel pressure regulators for oil rigs and gas lines, has recently secured contracts in Korea and Singapore with plans to spread their net further afield to the Far East and Middle East.

The firm, of Rossington Place, Hadfield, has now set ambitious targets to reach a turnover of £1 million in 2010 - a figure only to be reached through their increasing export sales.

Pressure Tech Managing Director Steve Yorke-Robinson said: "Predominantly it will be the additional business from export that will help us achieve that target."

Pressure Tech joined UKTI's Passport to Export scheme in 2006 and as a result of a trip to Korea match funded by the scheme a deal was struck which has since led to further orders.

Said Steve: "This is a good example of where support from UKTI has helped us generate extra business. From an initial inquiry for an application, I was able to go over and meet the customer. We got a couple of orders as a result of that visit and have recently had a couple more. Outside of Europe, South Korea was the first international country we targeted.

"Passport to Export made us more aware of the opportunities and what strategies were needed for exporting. It really focused us on our marketing activities and different supply routes to market."

Pressure Tech has also joined UKTI's recently launched Gateway to Global Growth scheme, which saw Steve fly to Brazil on a complimentary British Airways flight to attend a trade exhibition Offshore Brazil in Rio.

Said Steve: "The new scheme is like the next step from Passport, more of a mentoring scheme. It gave me the chance to visit a new distributor in Brazil - a country which has the potential for off shore oil over the next 20 years."

Pressure Tech's longer term strategy also includes targeting the Far East and the Middle East, including countries such as Dubai, which have a huge oil market.

John Wilson, International Trade Adviser, said:

"Pressure Tech is only a small company but has an impressive turnover. They are a great example of how boosting export sales can make a significant difference.

"UKTI has a number of schemes designed to help firms which want to reap the rewards associated with looking overseas to market their product."

Any company wanting to increase their export sales should contact the UKTI  International Trade Team on 0845 052 4001.