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18 March 2015
TWI wins Cambridge 'Business Weekly' Award for International Trade
Christoph Wiesner (left) and Catherine Condie of TWI collect the International Trade Champion accolade from UKTI's Alan Pain (right) and guest speaker Tony Purnell

Business Weekly's 25 Year Celebration at Queens' College, Cambridge culminated in an awards ceremony to recognise those individuals and businesses that have over the past year made a significant contribution to the region's success. TWI is proud to have been named International Trade Champion, and received the award from the new Head of UKTI East, Alan Pain.

Introduced by British Cycling's Tony Purnell, a former Cambridge award winner, and presided over by the mastermind of Business Weekly, Tony Quested, the evening also saw the introduction of the Kate Gross Award for Social Enterprise, and its presentation to Ann Cotton, founder of Camfed.

On receiving the International Trade Award, Christoph Wiesner, TWI Chief Executive said:

'It is great to be recognised by industry peers in this way and a fitting reward for TWI staff all over the world who have worked so hard to ensure our success in the last few years.'

The Business Weekly Awards were judged by a selection panel of 24 led by Mills & Reeve's Ian Mather. This year's winners were:

Startup of the Year: SimPrints
Cambridge Graduate Business of the Year: GeoSpock
Disruptive Technology: Undosoft
Wireless Innovation: CCS
Engineering Excellence: Hexcel
International Trade Champion: TWI
Life Science Innovation: Mission Therapeutics
Cambridge Torchbearer Award: Sepura plc
Business of the Year: Horizon Discovery

TWI's vision is to maximise opportunity for its Industrial Members through successful technology development and in delivering world-class advice and advances in materials engineering and joining technologies. Its international member companies make up over 50% of its membership base, and the company operates from five UK and twelve international offices.

TWI experts are responsible for establishing world Standards, developing new techniques, applying skill in test technologies to discover why joints and structures fail, and optimising conditions for continued safe operation.

Demand is increasing, widening TWI operations - taking knowledge to regions and ensuring greater competency through training and professional qualification. The company's expansion includes the completion of new facilities in Malaysia, and for the National Structural Integrity Research Centre - a pioneering industry-led postgraduate education base for research and innovation, developing the next generation of industry specialists.

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