LANDSCAPING SERVICES
BRITAIN’S PRIVATE
MID-MARKET GROWTH
COMPANIES
ACHIEVE BIGGEST SALES
The 15th annual Sunday Times Grant
Thornton Top Track 250 league table
ranks Britain’s private mid-market
growth companies with the biggest
sales.
The 250 companies achieved
combined sales of £63.3bn, a 16%
increase year-on-year, profits of
£5.9bn, up 20%, and they employ
a total of 373,000 people, up
11%. Almost half the table, 122
companies, were not on the league
table in 2018, including Gymshark,
Five Guys and TransferWise, and
fifty-seven firms feature for the first
time.
These companies appear alongside
other established brands including
Dr Martens, Travelodge and Virgin
Active, and fast-growing brands such
as Princess Yachts, Busy Bees and
Medivet.
Contributing to the top Track 250
is Ground Control, which ranks
14
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at Number 238. Along with 40
other companies headquartered
in the southeast (compared to 38
in 2018) they have made a strong
contribution to the regional
economy. These companies
increased combined sales 15% to
£9.1bn and operating profits 39%
to £769m, and employ more than
58,000 people.
The Top Track 250 is sponsored by
Grant Thornton and Lloyds Banking
Group, and compiled by Fast Track,
the Oxford-based research and
networking events firm.
“It is an honour for Ground Control
to receive such a prestigious award
from The Sunday Times and be
recognised amongst 250 of the most
distinguished and fastest growing
companies in the UK. Caring for
our Environment is why we are
in business. We put people at the
centre of everything we do and we
embrace innovation and technology
to be sustainable leaders in our
chosen fields. I would like to thank
all the people at Ground Control
who made this possible: you’re
awesome!” says Marcus Watson,
Managing Director of Ground
Control.
Jim Rogers, Partner at Grant
Thornton UK LLP, the title sponsor
of the league table, praised the
companies for their performance:
“Whilst the headwinds of political
and economic uncertainty have
been a consistent feature of the
UK economy over the past year,
mid-market firms have continued
to prove their resilience. They’ve
demonstrated their adaptability
to uncertain times and found
opportunities for growth, both at
home and abroad.”
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