'National Winners' Awarded by the European Business Awards Sponsored by RSM, at the British Residence in Brussels
BRUSSELS, March 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
The best businesses from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg were honoured at an exclusive event last night at the British Residence, Brussels, for The European Business Awards sponsored by RSM.
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The 25 businesses were chosen by a panel of independent judges, including senior businesses and academic leaders as the best in the Awards' 12 categories for their regions, and they will now go on to represent their country in the final stage of the competition.
At the event, business leaders came together to celebrate and network with their peers after being successfully named as 'Ones to Watch' in a list of business excellence published in December, all hoping to be named National Winners.
The National Winners are:
Country Company Category
Belgium Intys hr The RSM Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Belgium REALCO The Award for Innovation
Belgium beMatrix The Business of the Year Award with
Turnover of EUR0-25m
Belgium BELCAR The Business of the Year Award with
Turnover of EUR26-150m
Belgium AZ Maria Middelares The Customer and Market Engagement Award
Belgium NGDATA The Digital Technology Award
Belgium iText Group The ELITE Award for Growth Strategy of
the Year
Belgium AR Metallizing The Social Responsibility and
Environmental Awareness Award
Belgium MAXUS BELGIUM The Workplace and People Development
Award
The Netherlands AFWEU The RSM Entrepreneur of the Year Award
The Netherlands Batavia Biosciences The Award for Innovation
The Netherlands Lightweight Containers B.V. The Business of the Year Award with
Turnover of EUR0-25m
The Netherlands CAMPOSOL EU The Business of the Year Award with
Turnover of EUR26-150m
The Netherlands Infotheek Group The Business of the Year Award with
Turnover of EUR150m or higher
The Netherlands Riwal The Customer and Market Engagement Award
The Netherlands Ultimaker The Digital Technology Award
The Netherlands HR2day The ELITE Award for Growth Strategy
of the Year
The Netherlands de Jong DUKE The Germany Trade & Invest Award for
International Expansion
The Netherlands ZDHC Foundation The Social Responsibility and
Environmental Awareness Award
The Netherlands Incentro The Workplace and People Development
Award
Luxembourg Flash The Award for Innovation
Luxembourg Grand City Properties The Business of the Year Award with
Turnover of EUR150m or higher
Luxembourg INTRASOFT International The Germany Trade & Invest Award for
International Expansion
Luxembourg Solutions 30 The ELITE Award for Growth Strategy
of the Year
Luxembourg CTG Luxembourg PSF SA The Workplace and People Development
Award
British Ambassador, Alison Rose said "It is with great pleasure that I am hosting the European Business Awards here at the British Residence in Brussels for the third time. This is an invaluable opportunity to celebrate the success of companies from Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg and to recognise their contribution to creating jobs and opportunities in the Benelux and for driving prosperity both in the region and internationally. Britain is committed to remaining open to companies looking to invest in and trade with the UK and we will always welcome the new ideas, innovation and progress brought to our economy by companies such as those selected this evening as National Winners. The British Embassy and the UK Department for International Trade look forward to supporting all companies on the Ones to Watch List with their UK growth plans as they continue to expand."
RSM firms provide audit, tax and consulting services to clients across the globe. Within Europe, RSM firms have experts in 43 countries who work as an integrated team, sharing skills, insight and resources, as well as a client-centric approach that's based on a deep understanding of clients' businesses.
Luc Toelen, Managing Partner RSM Belgium said: "RSM Belgium would like to congratulate the businesses that have been named 'Ones to Watch' and 'National Winners' for Belgium. It is highly encouraging to have such a high calibre of businesses in our country and to see them recognized for their excellence and success."
Jan Kees van der Leek, Partner RSM Netherlands said: "The exceptional Dutch business leaders that we celebrated with last night have demonstrated strong leadership and commercial excellence, backed by entrepreneurialism and innovation. We are continually impressed with the standard and diversity of the businesses operating in the Netherlands and, through the global RSM network, we are very well positioned to support and drive their international growth plans. Furthermore, we are proud to be partner of the European Business Awards and we wish the Dutch National Winners continued success and the best of luck in the final stage."
Stéphanie Grisius, Partner, RSM Luxembourg said: "The European Business Awards event is very important for us as it does not only reward the commitment and excellence of the participating companies in their activity sector but it also provides an opportunity to celebrate great entrepreneurial experiences by sharing them with a wide stakeholders' audience. Congratulations to the National Winners!"
The National Winners will face further judging in their chosen category, and the final category winners will be announced at the European Business Awards Gala Final in Warsaw, Poland 23 May 2018.
Separately companies in the competition are also competing in a public vote to be named 'European Public Champion' at the Gala Final. The public vote is open and reaches people from across the globe. Last year the public vote generated almost 250,000 votes. To view the videos and vote for your favourite company please go to: http://www.businessawardseurope.com
The European Business Awards is now in its 11th year and its primary purpose is to support the development of a stronger and more successful business community throughout Europe. Last year it engaged with over 33,000 businesses from 34 countries. Sponsors and partners include RSM, ELITE, Germany Trade & Invest and PR Newswire.
About the European Business Awards:
The European Business Awards' primary purpose is to support the development of a stronger and more successful business community throughout Europe.
The European Business Awards programme serves the European business community in three ways:
• It celebrates and endorses individuals' and organisations' success
• It provides and promotes examples of excellence for the business community to aspire to
• It engages with the European business community to create debate on key issues
The European Business Awards is now in its 11th year. Last year it engaged with over 33,000 businesses from 34 countries. Sponsors and partners include RSM, ELITE, Germany Trade & Invest, PR Newswire, Bureau Van Dijk, SDL Managed Translation. http://www.businessawardseurope.com.
Twitter: @rsmEBA
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/businessawardseurope
LinkedIn: the company page "The European Business Awards"
About RSM:
RSM is the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms, encompassing over 120 countries, 800 offices and more than 43,000 people internationally. The network's total fee income is US$5.1 billion.
As an integrated team, we share skills, insight and resources, as well as a client-centric approach that's based on a deep understanding of our clients' businesses. This is how we empower them to move forward with confidence and realise their full potential.
RSM is a member of the Forum of Firms, with the shared objective to promote consistent and high quality standards of financial and auditing practices worldwide.
RSM is the brand used by a network of independent accounting and advisory firms each of which practices in its own right. RSM International Limited does not itself provide any accounting and advisory services. Member firms are driven by a common vision of providing high quality professional services, both in their domestic markets and in serving the international professional service needs of their client base. http://www.rsm.global
About ELITE:
ELITE is a full-service programme designed to share best practice and increase growth opportunities for fast growing companies, with a focus on understanding the capital markets. ELITE is an innovative programme based on exclusive training and a tutorship model, supported by access to the business and financial community. Its aim is to prepare companies for their next stage of growth and investment.
For further information on the programme, companies and the full list of partners, please go to:http://www.elite-growth.com
About PR Newswire:
PR Newswire is the leading global provider of PR and corporate communications tools that enable clients to distribute news and rich content. We distribute our client's content across traditional, digital and social media channels in real time with fully actionable reporting and monitoring.
Combining the world's largest multi-channel, multi-cultural content distribution and optimisation network with comprehensive workflow tools and platforms, PR Newswire enables the world's enterprises to engage opportunity everywhere it exists. PR Newswire serves tens of thousands of clients from offices in Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region.
For more information on PR Newswire please visit http://www.prnewswire.co.uk
About Germany Trade & Invest:
Germany Trade & Invest is the economic development agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. The company helps create and secure extra employment opportunities, strengthening Germany as a business location. With more than 50 offices in Germany and abroad and its network of partners throughout the world, Germany Trade & Invest supports German companies setting up in foreign markets, promotes Germany as a business location and assists foreign companies setting up in Germany.
Other partners and sponsors:
Bureau Van Dijk:
Bureau Van Dijk is a Moody's Analytics company which captures and treats private company information for better decision-making and increased efficiency. With information on over 275 million companies in all countries worldwide it is the resource for private company data. Certainty is a highly-prized commodity in business and BVD provides its customers with the best quality data available. Register for a free trial at http://www.bvdinfo.com
SDL Managed Translation:
SDL is the global innovator in language translation technology, services and content management. For the past 25 years, SDL has created transformative business results through nuanced digital experiences with customers around the world. For more information about language services and technology, or with help going global quickly and efficiently, please email mantra@sdl.com or visit http://www.sdl.com/managed-translation
Founder Patrons:
The four Founder Patrons are AirX, Megazyme, Alpha Trains Group and Remedica; all members of the European Business Awards community. These successful businesses are gleaming examples of the Awards' core values: Success, Innovation and Ethics. Through patronage, they help to foster and create more successful companies and business communities in Europe. For more information about the founder patrons please visit https://www.businessawardseurope.com/patrons
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