Big growth for medium firms
1 Brocklesby Ltd, North Cave
£5M of investment has been poured into the business in 2020 as it saw further double digit growth in the reprocessing and recovery of food oils and fats.
Volumes were up to 41,000 tonnes, up year-on-year from 35,000 tonnes and 31,000 tonnes.
It was achieved against a backdrop of a devastating Christmas Day fire at the plant and the incredible demands placed on the food industry in lockdown.
As part of the rebuild, an additional processing capacity of 5,000sq m was added, future-proofing for further growth. A strong focus on research and development has been brought to the fore, while technological developments have seen a bespoke app and QR scanning technology introduced to aid live data and reduce paperwork.
This year has also seen the management team expanded to welcome Neil Taylor as the new managing director and Iain Jennison as finance director.
2Giacom, Hessle
CONSISTENT year-on-year revenue surges saw fast growth recognised regionally at the tech specialist that deals in cloud-based software distribution.
2019 brought a 142 per cent uplift on heady previous figures, as it now closes in on a £50m turnover.
The model, switched from early dial-up development, sees it connect IT providers to world-class vendors such as Microsoft, helping them deliver the best solutions for small and medium-sized businesses.
Giacom prides itself on taking a complex industry and making it clear for partners.
During lockdown it offered free cloud servers and back-up to clients to help save their businesses, widening its technical support to take into account remote working. g.
Lifeskills and technical development come e hand-in-hand and while pool tables and games consoles had been relaxation tools pre-covid at Bridge Haven One, activity moved online with virtual quizzes and beer tasting for the 70-strong team.
3 Heald Ltd, Hornsea
THE hostile vehicle mitigation system manufacturer protects high-profile targets from terrorist attacks with a range of patented products.
Proudly manufactured in Britain, 70 per cent of the £4.3m annual sales are exports.
Particular success has come in the US, where such products historically had to be domestically sourced.
Beale Street, Memphis and the French Quarter in New Orleans have been wins in the past 12 months.
The 50-strong team looks to be one step ahead of both competition and terror threats, and has been consistently ranked in the top 10 of Metis Partners’ IP100 League.
This year’s Bridge Bollard solution is tipped to follow Matador, where deep foundations are not a possibility, requiring a surface-mount with the same integrity.
It is now in place at Wembley Stadium, Leicester Square and Sheffield’s The Crucible, with sales increasing 20, 30 and
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