TWO Winchester businesses have been listed as some of the fastest-growing exporting enterprises in the UK.

The Sunday Times BT Business SME Export Track 100 league table analysed small and medium-sized companies up and down the country, assessing international sales over the last two years.

Those that made the cut of the top 21 companies in the South East were Stagetruck, a music tour haulier, and Crondall Energy Consultants.

Stagetruck, based in Micheldever, was ranked 48 overall, showing a 59 per cent annual international sales growth, and sales of £3,838,000 internationally and £10,660,000 in total.

The company, which employs 90 members of staff, has been used by Russian TV networks to transport broadcast equipment for the Sochi Winter Olympics.

Jewry Street-based Crondall were ranked 52 overall, boasting international sales of £5,753,000. Their reported annual international sales growth, over the last two years, was 54 per cent, with an employee base of 45, and a total of £7,161,000 in sales.

Danny Longbottom, managing director UK SME at BT Business, said: “I would like to congratulate the businesses recognised in the inaugural Export Track 100, who are proving that it’s not necessarily size that determines international success.

"These businesses have used a combination of self-starting ambition, smart use of technology, and sheer hard work to punch well above their weight in the global market. The fruits of their labour are contributing to a strong and diverse UK economy, which we can all be thankful for.”

The 21 companies have proved to contribute significantly to the regional economy. Together their international sales have grown by an average 93 per cent a year over the last two years to a total of £124m, employing a total of 1,508 people.