Cameron hails export deals at Commonwealth Games event

REGIONAL exporters ICC Solutions and Precision Technologies have been praised by Prime Minister David Cameron as he launched a Commonwealth Games trade event in Glasgow.

The two companies have picked up orders jointly worth £24m from overseas customers, which were announced by Mr Cameron when he addressed business and Commonwealth leaders in Glasgow on Wednesday.

Warrington software company ICC Solutions has won a £20m contract to provide chip and pin test tools and certification services to the US. The contract will create up to 50 jobs.

Meanwhile Rochdale-based Precision Technologies Group has also received export orders worth £3.85m for one of China’s leading specialists in ice systems and industrial cooling technologies, and Taiwan’s premier air and refrigeration compressor specialists.

Mr Cameron said: “Part of our long-term economic plan is about promoting every part of our country to the world and Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games will give us another fantastic platform to do this.

“It follows on from London 2012, which was not just an amazing sporting event, but also a great opportunity to secure a lasting economic and sporting legacy for the whole UK.  This government will continue to work on behalf of every hardworking business in the UK to drum up trade, encourage investment and pave the way for growth.”

The Commonwealth Games Business Conference is the first of two events dedicated to promoting UK businesses during the event.

The British Business House, run by UK Trade and Investment, is a three-day conference dedicated to showcasing the ‘Best of British’ to business and political leaders.

In the North West UKTI has already helped many companies take advantage of opportunities in the Commonwealth market, including ambitious vegetarian sweets firm Goody Good Stuff.

The Lancashire company joined UKTI’s Passport to Export which helped it to export abroad to Commonwealth countries including Malta, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Canada. The award-winning company now attributes 70% of its business to exports.

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