Real Life Case Studies

There are hundreds of examples of companies claiming phenomenal success in overseas markets following the conduct of export marketing research to gain an in-depth understanding of how best to export their product or service.

Over the past 15 years, The British Chambers of Commerce has through this scheme supported over 5000 projects, involving the export of products and services to over 120 countries in the world. Here are a few examples:

Please click on the link below for country specific success stories:

Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Africa (North Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa & Southern Africa)

• Building a future in Ethiopia - Alligan Ltd
  
  Sector: Education & Training
  
  Market: Ethiopia (North Africa), Date: November 05
  
  
• £0 to £1 Million in Three Years - G Corner Electrical (Region: North West)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical & Process Engineering
  
  Market: Zambia (East Africa), Date: June 2004
  
  
• Do you have what it takes to export? - Quindici (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Giftware, Jewellery & Tableware
  
  Market: South Africa (Southern Africa), Date: September 2003
  
  
• The Beauty of Research - Sleek Cosmetics International (Region: London)
  
  Sector: Chemicals
  
  Market: South Africa (Southern Africa), Date: October 2001
  

Americas (Carribean, Central America, North America & South America)

• Extracting the Right Information - Whitefox Technologies Ltd (Region: London)
  
  

        Sector: Oil & Gas

        Market: Brazil (South America), Date: March 2008

• Bagging a Bit of the Luxury Leather Market - Piatonna (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Clothing, Footwear & Fashion
  
  Market: USA (West Coast), Date: October 2006

• Sigmala's Stunning Conversion... - Sigmala Limited (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical and Process Engineering
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: January 2007 
  
  

• Americans set to Go Loco for Lobo - Lobo Systems Ltd (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Construction
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: April 2005
  
   

• Getting Down to Nuts and Bolts in Brazil - Tentec (Region: West Midlands)
  
  Sector: Oil & Gas
  
  Market: Brazil (South America), Date: February 2005
  
  

• Selling the Scottish Experience... - Loyd & Townsend-Rose (Region: Scotland)
  
  Sector: Leisure & Tourism
  
  Market: USA, Date: November 2004
  
  
• Potions and Possibilities in the US - Potions & Possiblities Ltd (Region: East)
  
  Sector: Leisure & Tourism
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: August 2004
  
   
• In Search of Canadian Arctophiles - Christine Pike Bears (Region: South East) 
  
  Sector: Giftware, Jewellery & Tableware
  
  Market: Canada (North America), Date: February 2004
  
    
• Making a splash in the USA - Aquapac International (Region: London)
  
  Sector: Leisure & Tourism
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: January 2004
  
  
• A Global Perspective - Brightwake (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Healthcare & Medical
  
  Market: Brazil (South America), Date: October 2003
  
  
• Opening Routes to Exporting - Rondol Technology (Region: West Midlands)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical & Process Engineering
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: September 2003
  
   
• Edu-Fun Toys hit the USA  Edu-Fun (Region: Scotland)
  
  Sector: Education & Training, Giftware, Jewellery & Tableware
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: June 2003
  
  
• Focus on USA... - The Keyskill Co (Region: South West)
  
  Sector: Education & Training
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: May 2003
  
  
• Focus on USA... - Metflex (Region: North West)
  
  Sector: Electronics & IT Hardware
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: May 2003
  
  
• Focus on USA... - Stayclean Beerpipe Systems (Region: West Midlands)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical & Process Engineering
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date:April 2003
  
  
• Hole in One - IBT Golf Tours (Region: Scotland)
  
  Sector: Leisure & Tourism
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: January 2002
  
  
• Protecting your Investment - Cleaning Research International (Region: Yorkshire & Humberside)
  
  Sector: Textiles, Interior Textiles & Carpets 
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: November 2000
  
  
• Head to Head... with Curtis Fine Papers Ltd (Region: Scotland)
  
  Sector: Business (& Consumer) Services
  
  Market: Brazil (South America), Date: October 2000
  
  
• Lights, Camera, Action... - Central Film Facilities (Region: West Midlands)
  
  Sector: Electronics & IT Hardware
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: March 2000
  
  
• Building an Export Business on Firm Foundations - Images & Editions (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Giftware, Jewellery & Tableware
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: January 2000
  
  
• Cashing in on Counterfeits - Panoptic (Region: North West)
  
  Sector: Fire, Police & Security
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: February 1999
  
  
• Metering Demand in South America - Protimeter (Region: South East)
  
  Sector: Electronics & IT Hardware
  
  Markets: Argentina, Brazil, Chile (South America), Date: January 1999
  
  
• Designs on Boston for Strawberry Fields - Strawberry Fields (Region: West Midlands)
  
  Sector: Creative & Media
  
  Market: USA (North America), Date: October 1997
  
  
• Agrimin Discovers Secrets of Success Down-Under - Agrimin (Region: Yorkshire & Humberside)
  
  Sector: Agriculture
  
  Markets: USA (North America), Australia, New Zealand (Australia/New Zealand), Date: February 1994

• Tavcom Training - Tavcom Training (Region: South East)
  
  Sector: Education & Training
  
  Market: UAE (Middle East), Date: January 2007
  
  
• Dr Evil Heads to Singapore - Science & Humanities Education (Region: London)
  
  Sector: Education & Training
  
  Market: Singapore, Date: March 2007
  

• Scan Japan - Colortrac Ltd (Region: East)
  
  Sector: Creative & Media Industries
  
  Market: Japan (Far East), Date: February 2006

• Navigating an Ocean of Export - Laurel International Wine Company (Region: East)
  
  Sector: Food & Drink
  
  Market: China, Date: April 2006
  
  

• A Deeper Understanding - P M A C Ltd (Region: Scotland)
  
  Sector: Oil & Gas         
  
  Market: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia (Asia Pacific) Date: October 2006
  
  
• Train to China - PMA Training (Region: East)
  
  Sector: Creative & Media, Education & Training
  
  Market: China, Date: December 2005
  
   
• Taxi London on the Road to Japan - Taxi Cosmetics (Region: South West)
  
  Sector: Chemicals
  
  Market: Japan (Far East), Date:August 2005
  
   
• Searching for a Needle in a Clothes Stack - York Detection Systems (Region: North West)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical & Process Engineering
  
  Market: India (South Asia), Date: July 2005
  
  
• A Methodical Approach to Malaysia - Institute of Motor Industry (IMI) (Region: East)
  
  Sector: Business (& Consumer) Services, Automotive
  
  Market: Malaysia, Date: April 2005
  
  
• Torque China - Norbar Torque Tools (Region: South East)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical & Process Engineering
  
  Market: China, Date: April 2005
  
  
• At The Coal Face - Hydra Mining Tools International Ltd (Region: Yorkshire & Humberside)
  
  Sector: Mining 
  
  Market: China (Far East), Date: March 2005
  
  
• In it for the Long term - Shuttleworth Business Systems (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Software & Computer Services 
  
  Market: India (South Asia), Date: November 2004
  
  
• China China - Hygan Products Ltd (Region: West Midlands)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical & Process Engineering
  
  Market: China (East), Date: July 2004
  
  
• Japan without Jitters - Mediwrap (Region: East)
  
  Sector: Healthcare & Medical
  
  Market: Japan (Far East), Date: October 2003
  
  
• Research Sounds a Note of Warning - EMU Ltd (Region: South East)
  
  Sector: Environment
  
  Market: Hong Kong (Far East), Date: May 2003
  
   
• Japan without Jitters - G Ettinger (Region: London)
  
  Sector: Clothing, Footwear & Fashion
  
  Market: Japan (Far East), Date: March 2003
  
  
• Tearing up the Business Plan - CLR Global (Region: East)
  
  Sector: Leisure & Tourism 
  
  Market: Qatar (Middle East), Date: July 2002
  
  
• Focus on China - Carlson Filtration (Region: North West)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical & Process Engineering
  
  Market: China (Far East), Date: May 2002
  
  
• Export Sales up - Coats Holdings (Region: North West)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical & Process Engineering
  
  Markets: China (Far East), Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam (South East Asia), Date: December 2001
  
  
• Spiralling Export Sales on the Stairway to Success - Cornish Stairways (Region: South West)
  
  Sector: Construction
  
  Market: Dubai (Middle East), Date: April 1999
  
  
• Slow Boat to China - Soundalive (Region: South East)
  
  Sector: Leisure & Tourism
  
  Market: China (Far East), Date: November 1998
  
  
• Simba Reaps Benefits of Saudi Agriculture Research - Simba (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Agriculture, Horticulture & Fisheries 
  
  Market: Saudi Arabia (Middle East), Date: March 1998

Europe (Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe & Western Europe)

• Brave Decision - Indigo Brave Limited (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Education & training
  
  Market: Romania (Eastern Europe), Date: November 2006
  
  
• United in One Purpose - Clean Modules (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Construction
  
  Market: Germany (Western Europe), Date: February 2005
  
   
• Down to a Tee in Spain - Tacit (Region: West Midlands)
  
  Sector: Leisure & Tourism
  
  Market: Spain (Southern Europe), Date: November 2004
  
  
• Total Postweigh reaps benefits of EU accession - Total Postweigh International Ltd (Region: North West)
  
  Sector: Mechanical, Electrical & Process Engineering
  
  Market: Austria, Germany (Western Europe), Hungary & Poland (Eastern Europe), Date: October 2004
  
  
• 5000th application - Spraylat International (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Marine
  
  Market: Finland (Northern Europe), Date: October 2004

Oceania (Australia/New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia & Polynesia) 

• K2 Down Under - K2 Medical Systems (Region: South West)
  
  Sector: Healthcare & Medical Equipment
  
  Market: Australia (Australia/New Zealand), Date: December 2006
  
  
• Termite Terminator - P A Geotechnical Ltd (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Environmental Industries
  
  Market: Australia (Australia/New Zealand), Date: October 2005
  
  
• Research Reveals the Truth Behind the Golden Opportunity - Original Health Soap (Region: North East)
  
  Sector: Healthcare & Medical Equipment
  
  Market: Australia (Australia/New Zealand), Date: April 2005
  
  
• The Tractor Factor Down Under - HST Developments (Region: North West)
  
  Sector: Agriculture, Horticulture & Fisheries
  
  Market: Australia (Australia/New Zealand), Date: June 2002
  
  
• Shining Example Sheds Light on Australian Market - Trend 2000 (Region: East Midlands)
  
  Sector: Construction
  
  Markets: Australia (Australia/New Zealand), Singapore (South East Asia), Date: March 1998
  
  
• On the Up Down Under - Lubrication Services (UK) Ltd (Region: West Midlands)
  
  Sector: Chemicals, Food & Drink 
  
  Markets: Australia, New Zealand (Australia/New Zealand), Date: July 1997