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London<br />

International Trade<br />

JAC Travel Limited<br />

62-64 Chancellor’s Road<br />

London<br />

W6 9RS<br />

Website: www.jactravel.co.uk<br />

Employees: 242<br />

Immediate Parent: N/A<br />

CEO: Mr Terry Williamson<br />

<strong>Press</strong> Contact: David Tarsh<br />

Tel: +44(0)7770 816070<br />

Email: David@Tarsh.com<br />

In 1975 JACTravel Limited was launched to bring students into the UK and gained a name as a key provider of tourism services. In 1980 it<br />

expanded into outbound travel from the UK and long haul markets into Europe. With overseas earnings growing by 300%, which counts as<br />

85% of turnover over the last six years, the company wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade. The business operates a global B2B<br />

distributor of directly contracted and aggregated hotels for worldwide flexible independent travel and an inbound tour operator of groups to<br />

the UK and Ireland and key European destinations. It covers 92 countries and directly contracts 12,500 hotels covering about 2,000 cities.<br />

Over 80% of its customers are based outside the UK and it handles about 1m individual and group <strong>book</strong>ings per year. Management is<br />

controlled from the London head office with daily operations decentralised into 15 local offices around the time zones to deal with language<br />

and cultural differences.<br />

Lifescience Dynamics Limited<br />

23 Hanover Square<br />

London<br />

W1S 1JB<br />

Website: www.lifesciencedynamics.com<br />

Employees: 11<br />

Immediate Parent: N/A<br />

President: Mr Rafaat Rahmani BBA, MBA<br />

<strong>Press</strong> Contact: Rafaat Rahmani<br />

Tel: +44(0)7887 547150<br />

Email: rrahmani@lifesciencedynamics.com<br />

Lifescience Dynamics Limited was founded in 2004 as a privately owned management consulting firm. They provide support to global<br />

pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and diagnostic companies in three practise areas: 1. Market research 2. Competitive<br />

intelligence 3. Market Access, Pricing & Reimbursements. The base in London was a strategic decision to access talent from the top<br />

international universities in the city, with employees from 15 nationalities, speaking 20 different languages. Offices are also in San Francisco<br />

and New York. A strategic decision to work exclusively on overseas projects increased profits in 2014. The main export markets are USA,<br />

Europe and Japan. Overseas sales have grown by 200% over the last three years with an increase in UK employees, overall sales and<br />

profitability. The proportion of sales exported has increased to 95% of total sales. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for<br />

outstanding growth in overseas sales over the last three years.<br />

Nasco (UK) Ltd<br />

Unit K<br />

Dean Way<br />

Great Western Industrial Estate<br />

Southall<br />

UB2 4SB<br />

Website: www.nasco-uk.com<br />

Employees: 37<br />

Immediate Parent: N/A<br />

Director: Mr Suresh Vidani<br />

<strong>Press</strong> Contact: Nisha Vidani<br />

Tel: +44(0)20 8571 2333<br />

Email: management@nasco-uk.com<br />

Nasco (UK) Ltd was established in 2004 as a wholesale company that supplies British and European food, drink, toiletries and household<br />

items to 50 countries. The company exports mainly to developing markets within Asia, Africa and the Middle East, with the United Arab<br />

Emirates and Nigeria being the current main countries served. The company’s strategy is to focus on individual market requirements and<br />

preferences, exhibiting at international trade fairs. The company has won the Queen’s Award for International Trade in 2013, 2014 and<br />

2015. Overseas sales have grown by 70% over the last three years with an increase in UK employees, profitability and overall sales. The<br />

proportion of sales exported is 86% of total sales. It wins the Queen’s Award for International Trade for outstanding growth in overseas sales<br />

over the last three years.<br />

In strict confidence 21 April 2016<br />

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