Finalists Announced for 2012 National Business Awards

Finalists Announced for 2012 National Business Awards PR Newswire LONDON, August 14, 2012 LONDON, August 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Finalists collectively turnover in excess of £135 billion per year and employ over 700,000 - Today, the National Business Awards in partnership with Orange has revealed over 150 of Britain's leading businesses and business leaders as finalists in the prestigious awards programme. Organisations shortlisted include a range of private, public and third sector companies, including National Grid, Marks and Spencer and London Early Years Foundation. The finalists together represent an annual turnover in excess of £135 billion and collectively employ over 700,000. They cover activities as diverse as digital marketing, international road haulage and logistics, water engineering and life sciences: sectors that reflect key areas of UK capability with high potential for international expansion. The diverse size of the companies entering is also huge - ranging from a business with an annual turnover of less than £50k to high growth and high value companies with multi-billion pound revenues. Baroness Virginia Bottomley, Chair of Judges, said: "This year has been a challenging environment for British businesses: these finalists demonstrate how companies are succeeding in the current climate through innovation, originality and tenacity.