UK Export Projects
As a UKTI North East of England approved consultant highly successful export project work has been undertaken, using the Virtual Export Manager Programme, on behalf of the following private clients:-
Brush Technology Limited
- Identification of business opportunities in Europe for the leading UK-based manufacturer of commercial and industrial brushes for floor cleaning machines and municipal pavement and road sweepers;
- Enquiries and orders were received from the Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Korea, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
Brush Technology Limited
- Identification of new business opportunities, including business development in the US market and in non-core business sectors globally e.g. agriculture / food preparation;
- 27 US-based companies were originally identified and contacted. A market visit was made to a final list of 10 US target companies;
- Business is now ongoing with some of these companies and their European subsidiary companies.
Citrox Limited
- Market research to identify potential new export business accounts in the fresh-cut fruit and vegetable and poultry sectors throughout Europe;
- Over 800 target companies were identified in the Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland and the Ukraine.
Ecopanel Systems Limited
- Research into the particle board market and the identification of business opportunities in 11 Central and Eastern Europe countries – Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia;
- Over 100 million Euros of enquiries were generated.
The following project work was undertaken using the UKTI North East Market Accelerator Programme:-
Brush Technology Limited
- Market research to identify key manufacturers of vegetable polishing machines;
- Analysis and contact work in the US market;
- Initial investigation of brushware manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand.
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Identifying and contacting key, global manufacturers of dental and orthopaedic medical implants with regard to manufacturing under licence agreements in France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the USA;
- This work is currently ongoing, on behalf of a spin-out company from the university, and it is not possible to quantify outcomes.