Quartix included on LSE Group “1000 Companies to Inspire” for the third consecutive year

Quartix has been identified as one of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain. The report is a celebration of the UK’s fastest-growing and most dynamic small and medium sized businesses across the UK.

To be included in the list, companies needed to show consistent revenue growth over a minimum of three years, significantly outperforming their industry peers.

Quartix was founded in 2001 and is an award-winning vehicle tracking company operating in the UK, France and the USA. Over 9 500 fleet customers and 12 major insurance programmes use Quartix’s telematics technology which was designed and developed in house. The system is easy to use, internet based and offers various features to cater for fleet management or individual needs. Quartix floated on the AIM in 2014 and has made substantial and significant progress from day one.

Commenting on the award Andy Kirk, company director and one of the founding members said:

“It was a great achievement to have been recognised as one of the 1,000 companies to inspire Britain for the third consecutive year. It is testament to the hard work and dedication of our teams at every level. At Quartix, we are all about creating robust innovative products, supporting our customers and looking after our staff, everything else flows from that.”

Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange Group said: “Four years on, LSEG’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ report continues to highlight the dynamic, entrepreneurial and ambitious businesses across the country that are boosting UK productivity, driving economic growth and creating jobs…. We must ensure we continue doing all we can to support high growth potential businesses like these.

“London Stock Exchange Group is fully committed to supporting and implementing initiatives which improve access to and cut the cost of finance for growing companies. We welcome the Government’s focus on supporting SMEs as part of its Industrial Strategy and await the outcome of its review into long-term patient capital.”

Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange Group said: “Four years on, LSEG’s ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ report continues to highlight the dynamic, entrepreneurial and ambitious businesses across the country that are boosting UK productivity, driving economic growth and creating jobs…. We must ensure we continue doing all we can to support high growth potential businesses like these.

The Rt Hon Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy added:

“I want to congratulate the 1000 companies from across the UK featured in London Stock Exchange Group’s pioneering 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report. Championing high growth innovative SMEs is crucial for the continued success of the UK economy and a country that works for everyone. We are committed to ensuring that companies of all sizes can access finance to grow, scale-up and create high quality well-paid jobs across the country.”

A full searchable database of all the companies along with a downloadable pdf of the publication can be found online at www.1000companies.com

Quartix now installs a vehicle tracking unit every one minute and thirty seconds of the working day with over 300 000 units installed to date. For more information please see www.quartix.com/en-gb/ or contact [email protected].