Reading Room acknowledged as one of the UK's best businesses

01/02/2007 - London

Reading Room acknowledged as one of the UK's best businesses

Reading Room has been shortlisted for the 'VC backed Business of the Year' in a search to find the very best of the UK's best performing and most dynamic mid market companies by the Fast Growth Business Awards - judged by a panel of some of the UK's best-known business leaders.

The company has grown at a phenomenal rate over the past 10 years as staff numbers have grown by 124% from 46 to 103. Its organic growth - due mainly to its strong management team and fundamental business principles of leading thinking and challenging convention - attracted £1million financial backing from Octopus VCT Investments in 2005.

The Fast Growth Business Awards - run by Growing Business magazine in association with T-Mobile - boasts an impressive judging panel of top entrepreneurs and business leaders including Lord Karan Bilimoria, founder of Cobra Beer and Tim How, chief executive of Majestic Wines.

Founded in 1996, the multi award winning consultancy [Reading Room] has completed digital projects for prestigious clients including HRH The Prince of Wales, Cancer Research UK, The Home Office and Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club.

Margaret Manning, CEO Reading Room
"We are preparing some major growth in the coming year and we are delighted to be recognised for our achievements and shows how the business has progressed in the past twelve months. Reading Room celebrated its 10th year anniversary this year and our venture capital investment has enabled us to embrace and fulfil our potential"