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CULT WINES RECOGNISED IN SUNDAY TIMES VIRGIN FAST TRACK 100 FOR SECOND TIME

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Posted on December 5, 2017

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New accolade follows winning Queen’s Award for Enterprise and placing in SME Export Track 100 for second year running Former Apprentice star Tom Gearing recognised in Spears 500  Cult Wines, the leading fine wine asset manager, has been recognised by the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, placing 40th. “We’re tremendously proud to be included […]

  • New accolade follows winning Queen’s Award for Enterprise and placing in SME Export Track 100 for second year running
  • Former Apprentice star Tom Gearing recognised in Spears 500 

Cult Wines, the leading fine wine asset manager, has been recognised by the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, placing 40th.

“We’re tremendously proud to be included in the Fast Track 100 for the second time in two years, having placed 40th in 2015.  It underlines our ability to grow the company consistently over our 10-year history.  I would like to thank our clients and staff in supporting our continued expansion,” commented Tom Gearing, Cult Wines Managing Director who was runner up in The Apprentice in2012.

Phil Gearing, Chairman of Cult Wines added, “We have continued to invest in our business and have successfully expanded into new geographies.  It marks the end of a successful 2017 for the business having also placed in the SME Export Track 100 for the second year running in February and winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in April.”

Last month, Tom Gearing was included in the prestigious Spear’s Magazine 500 for the second year in a row. “Being recognised by Spears again is testament to our business model, unique approach to this market and the expertise of our whole team – not just myself”, concluded Tom.

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. Fast Track is a leading research and events company that has created a network of the UK’s top-performing private companies through its rankings in The Sunday Times, from the fastest-growing to the biggest. The Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 ranks Britain’s 100 small and medium-sized (SME) companies with the fastest-growing international sales over the latest two years

The Spear’s magazine 500 is a who’s who of the biggest names in wealth management. The list is compiled from the highly-respected indices published by Spear’s magazine throughout the course of the year, each broken down into sections covering wealth and lifestyle.

  • New accolade follows winning Queen’s Award for Enterprise and placing in SME Export Track 100 for second year running
  • Former Apprentice star Tom Gearing recognised in Spears 500 

Cult Wines, the leading fine wine asset manager, has been recognised by the Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100, placing 40th.

“We’re tremendously proud to be included in the Fast Track 100 for the second time in two years, having placed 40th in 2015.  It underlines our ability to grow the company consistently over our 10-year history.  I would like to thank our clients and staff in supporting our continued expansion,” commented Tom Gearing, Cult Wines Managing Director who was runner up in The Apprentice in2012.

Phil Gearing, Chairman of Cult Wines added, “We have continued to invest in our business and have successfully expanded into new geographies.  It marks the end of a successful 2017 for the business having also placed in the SME Export Track 100 for the second year running in February and winning the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in April.”

Last month, Tom Gearing was included in the prestigious Spear’s Magazine 500 for the second year in a row. “Being recognised by Spears again is testament to our business model, unique approach to this market and the expertise of our whole team – not just myself”, concluded Tom.

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. Fast Track is a leading research and events company that has created a network of the UK’s top-performing private companies through its rankings in The Sunday Times, from the fastest-growing to the biggest. The Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 ranks Britain’s 100 small and medium-sized (SME) companies with the fastest-growing international sales over the latest two years

The Spear’s magazine 500 is a who’s who of the biggest names in wealth management. The list is compiled from the highly-respected indices published by Spear’s magazine throughout the course of the year, each broken down into sections covering wealth and lifestyle.

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