Call for entries for 2010 Deloitte Fast 50 awards

Nominations close: 17 September 2010
Winners announcement: W/C 19 October 2010

Entries have now opened for the 2010 Deloitte Fast 50 Technology awards. The awards, now in their 13th year, recognises and ranks technology companies with an exceptional growth in turnover over the last five years.

The Technology Fast 50 awards are an opportunity for businesses to gain recognition for their successes and achievements over the previous 12 months. The technology industry has turned a corner recently and confidence is returning to the market. We look forward to seeing how technology companies have fared in this year’s ranking.

For full details and award entry forms please visit: www.fast50.co.uk

Technology Fast 50 Eligibility criteria

• The company must have been in business for a minimum of five years;
• The company must be considered a technology company, which is defined as:
  • o producing technology
  • o manufacturing technology-related products
  • o be technology intensive, or use unique technology to solve problems
  • o devoting a high percentage of effort to technology R&D;
• The parent company must be UK-owned and have its headquarters in UK (subsidiaries of UK or multinational organisations do not qualify);
• Operating revenues must be at least £34,000 (50,000 Euros) for the first financial year of the 5 year period and £540,000 (800,000 Euros) for most recent financial year;
• All submissions must be accompanied by signed accounts for the first and last financial year being measured in the competition. Unless a statutory exemption is being taken, these accounts should be unabbreviated and audited.