Five East Mids companies make Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100

Five East Midlands firms will this weekend appear in a prestigious league table which ranks Britain’s biggest private companies.

Two firms from Derbyshire, two from Nottingham and one from Leicesteshire will appear in the Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 100 with ranks Britain’s 100 private companies with the biggest sales.

The companies are: Wilko (ranked 34); Bloor Investments (53); Samworth Brothers (61); Bowmer & Kirkland (63); and Langley Holdings (100).

The league table is sponsored by HSBC and Linklaters, and is compiled by Fast Track, the Oxford-based research and networking events company.

Dan Howlett, head of corporate banking in the UK at HSBC, said: “At a time of unprecedented uncertainty, we can take real comfort from the dynamic private companies across the UK as recognised by the Top Track 100 league table.

“Firms such as these are fundamental in helping to get Britain back to business during this post-Brexit period of uncertainty and the inevitable challenges ahead. These businesses are ambitious, agile and passionate about what they do and will play an important part in helping to drive the British economy forward, domestically and internationally.”