We can now reveal the winners of the 2021 Ward Hadaway North West Fastest 50 Awards.
Congratulations to ME Group who were crowned the North West’s fasting growing company overall, as well as taking the fastest growing large business (turnover £30m+) title.
Property Alliance Group won the award for the fastest growing medium-sized business (turnover £10-£30m), whilst Ice Communications were named fastest growing small business (turnover under £10m)
The Fastest 50 list is ordered by average turnover growth, which has been assessed on a percentage increase based on the difference between turnover figures filed for the last three years.
See the list below to find out more about the Fastest 50 companies and how they have ranked.
The ME Group facilitates resolution for consumers facing complex legal problems. Through the provision of litigation funding and using revolutionary proprietary technology, it enables fast and efficient dispute resolution for the benefit of all stakeholders.
R&G Fluid Power Group is a 21 company group operating in the UK with branches from Aberdeen in the north to Rudruth in Cornwall in the south and serving every industrial sector in the UK supplying fluid power components, designing and installing fluid power systems.
K&G Distribution Ltd is a specialist stockist and distributor of thermal, fire, acoustic insulation and associated products for use in HVAC, Marine/Offshore, Petrochem, Powergen and Industrials applications.
Cambi is the global leading provider of thermal hydrolysis, advanced anaerobic digestion and biogas solutions for sewage sludge and organic waste management.
Royal Sanders (UK) Limited is a high volume full service customer brand manufacturer of personal care products, with development and production expertise from concept to consumer.
CMAC provide a managed ground transport and accommodation solution to a wide variety of organisations, including clients in the travel, airline, rail, business continuity and events and conference sectors.
Euro Recycling Brokers are a waste transfer station service provider, providing services such as Bulk Load Collections, Insurances, Staff Training, Software and many more.
Oscar are a specialist recruitment agency that sources talent for technology, digital marketing, energy, construction, life sciences, and technical sales teams.
Federal-Mogul Powertrain is a supplier of engine components to manufacturers of vehicles and equipment in the automotive, light, medium and heavy-duty commercial, marine, rail, power generation and industrial markets.
Provision of manpower, on both a temporary and permanent basis, to companies operating in the Oil and Gas, Chemical, Power, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, ICT and Rail Industries.
Sapphire Utility Solutions is a service provider to Utility and Local Government organisations, maintaining critical infrastructure across their networks, throughout the UK.
Pilot Group's businesses cover energy management, LED Lighting, data storage and connectivity, EV charging and traffic control systems, working across a wide range of commercial and industrial applications.
Vermont are a property and construction business providing clients and partners with comprehensive in house management resource to ensure successful delivery of construction projects from inception and design development through to completion of the project.
Edge Worldwide Logistics Limited are an independent freight forwarder, specialises in arranging sea, air and road movements for its customers, providing impartial expert advice helping customers to maximise supply chain efficiency.
D-ENERGi is a business to business gas and electricity supplier, which offers many additional energy services ranging from installing the latest AMR meters to offering cutting edge renewable solutions such as biomass.
Warrant Group is one of the UK's largest, privately owned supply chain and logistics companies that designs, implements and delivers exact fit solutions on a global scale.
M&P Survey is a specialist survey and safety equipment supplier providing tailored hire, purchase, servicing and technical support services to a broad range of customers over a variety of industries.
Reverse Engineering Limited provide pipeline leak detection, theft detection and simulation technology to the oil, gas, aviation, chemical, water and mining & slurry industries.
Lakeland Leisure Estates Ltd is a family owned company with over 20 years’ experience of developing and operating holiday and leisure parks with caravans, lodges and park homes for sale.
Distant Journeys are experts in leisurely and flexible touring holidays to Australia and New Zealand, China, India, South Africa, Vietnam, Cambodia and Japan.
Neuven Solutions is a market leading neutral vendor, combining the use of technology with great customer service to reduce the cost of procuring direct and agency labour, whilst offering compliance services and improving the quality of supply.
SPORTFIVE UK is part of the global SPORTFIVE sports marketing agency, working with brands and rights holders to create long term and innovative advertising, sponsorship and marketing solutions within the world of sport.
Toughsheet Limited recycle waste plastic, reducing what is sent to landfill. The business turns packaging waste into a damp proof membrane and damp proof course, the product being made from 100% recycled plastic waste.
Interact is a global software company that serves intranet software, designed for larger medium and enterprise-sized organizations, to over 1.7m users across more than 1000 customers.
Speedy Freight collect items of any size. Supplying a wide range of vehicles from vans to 7.5 tonne, articulated trucks, Hi-ab’s and flat-beds, anywhere across the UK and mainland Europe.
The companies in this list have been selected as the fastest growing profit-making, private, regional companies, based on turnover growth.
Information has been compiled using data which is publicly available at Companies House of UK listed companies.
The average turnover growth has been assessed on a percentage increase based on the difference between turnover figures filed for the last three years.
To qualify, companies must be trading entities and have turnover in excess of £1m in the last three years of filed accounts, which are up to date as at 31st January 2021. Companies must also have made profits in each of the past three years’ accounts. Companies must have filed new accounts since the deadline for last years awards.
Private limited companies which are subsidiaries of listed companies do not qualify.
Subsidiaries of foreign-controlled companies have been accepted if they have headquarters or a decision-making function in the region.
Ward Hadaway and The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce do not accept responsibility for any errors or omissions.
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