Nearly all companies that have been assessed and ranked for their growth achievements by organisations such as Fast Track, Deloitte 500, Queen’s Award for Enterprise, Telegraph 1000 and others would be categorised as GRID companies by Directorzone.

Fast Track covers a very broad selection of UK companies, offers excellent market analysis and creates first class networking opportunities. Many of the Fast Track companies are listed on Directorzone in a basic format (name, activity, location) as a way of identifying their Fast Track pedigree and market status.

The Fast Track web site offers complete company profiles, research, analysis and video interviews. For full company listings, sponsorship opportunities, how to nominate a company for future listings and entry criteria, please see: http://www.fasttrack.co.uk/

FAST TRACK - fastest-growing sales

“The Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s 100 private companies with the fastest-growing sales over their latest three years. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each December, with an awards event the following May, and alumni dinners during the year.”

ENTRY CRITERIA include: Non-tech companies / UK registered, unquoted, and not subsidiaries / £250k+ sales in base year and £5m+ in the latest year / 10+ employees / excluded companies include technology (which appear on Tech Track 100), LLPs, pure property and financial trading companies, and companies with sales of over £500m.

Fast Track 100 company league tables 1997 - 2018

TECH TRACK - fastest-growing TMT sales

“The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 league table ranks Britain’s 100 private tech (TMT) companies with the fastest-growing sales over their latest three years. It is compiled by Fast Track and published in The Sunday Times each September, with an awards dinner in November, and alumni dinners during the year.”

ENTRY CRITERIA include: Independent tech company based on the London Stock Exchange’s techMARK definition, i.e. “a company that shows a commitment to innovation, research and product development, and operates in sectors including software, internet, telecoms and biotech.” / UK registered, unquoted, and not subsidiaries / £250k+ sales in base year and £5m+ in the latest year / Excluded companies include payday lenders and computer resellers.

Tech Track 100 company league tables 2001 - 2018