Three North East companies have been named among the UK's top 100 small and medium-sized businesses.
Product sampling specialist SoPost, cancer treatment and research conduit Rarecan and insurance brokers Talbot Jones Ltd all rank in Elite Business 100's list which identifies firms with resilience, longevity in the market and year-on-year growth. The group is chosen by a judging panel made up of businesspeople and including Charlie Mullins , founder and former CEO of Pimlico Plumbers and former Dragons' Den investor Piers Linney.
Newcastle-based tech firm SoPost, which runs product sampling campaigns for major brands such as L’Oreal, Estee Lauder and Coty, was placed at number five overall - a ranking which will see it join the four other top names at an awards evening in London next month. Speaking to BusinessLive from California while on business, SoPost founder Jonny Grubin said: "To be so high up on this list is a strong endorsement of the whole team. Like any business featured its a recognition of what we have done together.
