30.11.2008

A-Plant takes top award

UK rental company, A-Plant, has won the 3i Growth Strategy of the Year Award at the National Business Awards Finals 2008. Described by UK prime minister Gordon Brown as a ‘Business Oscar’ A-Plant will now represent the UK at the European Business Awards 2009.

The 3i Growth Strategy of the Year accolade is awarded to the organisation that can best demonstrate an organic growth strategy, rather than merger and acquisition activity, and that has achieved outstanding levels of sales, profit and market share improvement.
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(L-R) David Whileman, UK head of growth capital at 3i and Neil Beglin, operational director - A-Plant.

For its 2007/8 financial year, A-Plant achieved revenues of £214.8 million and increased operating profits by 46 percent to £30.2 million. A-Plant is the UK arm of the Ashtead Group, which owns Sunbelt in the USA.

A-Plant has been selected as one of 10 Ruban d’Honneur recipients for The Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award in the European Business Awards 2009. The winner will be announced at a presentation in Rome in Italy on 7th April 2009.