LA International receives Queen's Award for International Trade

LA INTERNATIONAL RECEIVES QUEEN'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

We are proud to announce that we have won the Queen’s Award for International Trade, presented to organisations with outstanding performance in international trade, innovation and sustainable development, recognising those businesses that make a valuable contribution to the UK economy each year.

As the UK's most prestigious business award and the highest accolade any business can receive, the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are made each year by the Queen and are awarded on the recommendation and advice of the Prime Minister.

Nationally, fewer than ten recruitment organisations have been awarded the Queens Award since its inception in 1966, with LA International becoming only the sixth company in Staffordshire to ever win the award and this year, LA International is the only company in Staffordshire to be honoured with the Queens Award.

CEO Statement

Commenting on the award, our Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Paul Lukic said “I am delighted and honored that LA International has received this internationally recognised and highly sought after award in recognition of its contribution to British enterprise, especially so in this year when the Queen’s Award themselves celebrate their 50^th Anniversary. I am also privileged to accept this award on behalf of LA International and all of our staff who with sustained effort have continued to drive the business forward and achieve our targeted expansion”

Why LA International?

LA International, already a multi award-winning ICT and Engineering Recruitment organisation and listed for the third consecutive year in the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 which recognises outstanding growth within UK business, provides tailored and flexible Contract and Permanent resourcing services, to a host of customers ranging from SME’s to some of the largest and most well respected global organisations. Operating from the UK’s largest single-site and dedicated recruitment shared service centre, LA International delivers its services to Public and Private Sector organisations in 23 countries, and includes 90% of the FTSE 100 amongst its customers.  

LA International has been honoured for its continuous achievement in International Trade, demonstrating the effective implementation of a well-researched strategy which has resulted in the significant expansion of their overseas customer base and international operations over a sustained period. In particular, establishing themselves in the challenging and highly specialised international Security and Defence sector, they have delivered positive and sustained growth in overseas earnings of 149%.

LA International has developed mature customer relationships with a host of organisations across Europe in countries including Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, France and those in the Nordic Region since its inception in 1982, and on the home front, LA International is the UK’s leading supplier of Security Cleared Contract and Permanent ICT resource to Her Majesty’s Government.

As the recruitment market leader within the UK Security and Defence space, LA International’s well established International Division was able to draw on its UK capability and with an innovative and clear growth strategy, was able to apply this expertise to the international market and achieve significant results. Today, LA International is recognised as Europe’s foremost supplier of Cyber, Cloud, Software Development, IT Infrastructure, Testing and Project/Programme Management expertise to organisations where security is of paramount importance.

“For any UK organisation competing on an international level, there are additional challenges that you have to overcome which may include compliance, logistics, business culture and well established local competitors. Our strategy has enabled LA International to position itself as a recruitment leader within the European Telecommunications, Government, Defence and Technology markets. Our staff have been exceptional in delivering the very highest standards of service to our customers and candidates right across Europe” says Sales Director, Jamie Davies. 

“We have continued to grow and expand our services across the UK and internationally year on year, constantly adapting to changing markets and demands as they arise to provide diverse solutions for customers across the globe” says Managing Director, Scott Henry. 

International & Growth

“With an annualised turnover now exceeding £200 Million, we remain on course to exceed £250 Million in 2016, the growth being generated from continued expansion across our 8 diverse and scalable operating Divisions, within both the Public and Private sectors in the UK and internationally, with further investment being made into new high growth international markets” says Financial Director Paul Martin.

Targeting international growth markets had already resulted in international sales growth, securing LA International’s third appearance in The Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 league table, ranking amongst Britain’s top private companies with the fastest-growing international sales in Europe, North America and Asia.

Awards and Presentation

LA International shall receive the accolade from Her Majesty the Queen at a presentation at Buckingham Palace later this summer, followed by a presentation by the Queens representative to include the Grant of Appointment and engraved crystal bowl that shall be accepted by Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Paul Lukic on behalf of LA International’s proud staff.

The Queens Award cements LA International’s position as a multi-sector recruitment market leader both in the UK and internationally, having been consistently recognised year on year as the benchmark in the  recruitment industry, winning a number of prestigious  accolades at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, including being named Best Public Sector Recruitment Company, receiving the ‘Winner of Winners’ Gold Award and being voted UK’s Best IT Recruitment Company for the last two years and three times in total.