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The International Trade Awards, held for the first time in 2007,[1] are the UK's premier awards devoted exclusively to recognising excellence in import, export and international trade achievement.
This is a series of twelve regional International Trade Awards. Winners from each region are announced at presentation ceremonies held from February through to December with the winners automatically progressing as national finalists.
Objectivesedit
The objectives of the awards are to:
Identify and reward the UK's most successful and innovative exporters
Promote the UK's top exporters as corporate role models in order to stimulate greater involvement in international trade amongst UK businesses
Promote the leading exporters of local and regional areas to encourage international trade by all companies irrespective of size and location
Further develop community awareness of the importance of exporting to the UK's economic future[2]
Sponsoredit
The International Trade Awards are sponsored by HSBC.
^"Call for London entries – International Trade Awards". North Dorset District Council. Archived from the original on 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
^"About the Awards". Internationaltradeawards.co.uk.