Amsterdam, 4 December 2008 – Atradius, leading global credit insurer and a main sponsor of the 2009 European Business Awards, has announced the ten finalists of the ‘Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award’.
The Atradius Growth Strategy Award is a much sought after category within the prestigious European Business Awards programme, which recognise and celebrate excellence and innovation in European enterprise. The Atradius award goes to the organisation that best demonstrates outstanding sales, profit and market share improvement as a result of their organic growth strategy – i.e. growth not acquired through mergers or acquisitions.
The ten finalists in the Atradius award category receive the accolade of the 2009 Ruban d’Honneur, in acknowledgment of the outstanding results achieved through their growth strategies.
The 2009 Ruban d’Honneur winners of the ‘Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award’ are:
- Ashtead Plant Hire Company Limited (A-Plant) –
- Bright Grey –
- De Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij B.V. – Netherlands
- GYS – France
- Huxley Associates - Netherlands
- Mellon Poland Sp.zo.o – Poland
- Petroleum Experts Ltd - United Kingdom
- TotalPDA Ltd - United Kingdom
- Webhelp – France
- Webmart Ltd –
“Despite current economic conditions, the Ruban d’Honneur winners have demonstrated that the European business scene is still very much alive. They are remarkable examples of exceptional organisations, whose blend of excellence, best practice and innovation are key to their success. We wish all the Ruban d’Honneur winners continued prosperity” said Isidoro Unda, Atradius CEO.
The 2009 Ruban d’Honneur winners in the ‘Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award’ category will now hold formal presentations and interviews with a panel of highly respected academics, heads of state, industrialists, entrepreneurs and media commentators from the 27 European Union member States. The presentations and interviews will take place on 28 January 2009 at Atradius’ offices in
About Atradius:
Atradius provides trade credit insurance, surety and collections services worldwide, and has a presence in 40 countries. Its products and services aim to help reduce its customers’ exposure to buyers who can not pay for the products and services customers purchase. With total revenues of approximately EUR 1.8 billion and a 31% share of the global trade credit insurance market, its products contribute to the growth of companies throughout the world by protecting them from payment risks associated with selling products and services on credit. With 160 offices, it has access to credit information on 52 million companies worldwide and makes more than 22,000 trade credit decisions daily.
About the European Business Awards
The European Business Awards is a self funding venture set up and run with the support of forward thinking organisations including: Atradius; RSM International, bigmouthmedia, Infosys and The Wall Street Journal Europe. Our supporters understand the importance of promoting and endorsing business success across the European Union for our long term prosperity.
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Atradius Corporate Communications and Marketing
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