{"id":3904,"date":"2021-12-12T11:07:39","date_gmt":"2021-12-12T11:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/?p=3904"},"modified":"2025-04-09T14:42:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:42:36","slug":"direct-access-wins-two-export-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/news\/direct-access-wins-two-export-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Access wins two export awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3904\" class=\"elementor elementor-3904\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb4f78c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"fb4f78c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-element-70163c5\" data-id=\"70163c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f1fde elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3f1fde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Direct Access has won two prestigious export awards for exporting British expertise in accessibility: the Franco British &amp; Trade Investment Awards and the Insider North West International Trade Award.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Both awards were won on the same night in different countries and followed on from our founder Steven Mifsud\u2019s MBE in the Queen\u2019s birthday honours last June. For our team, this is an incredibly encouraging way to cap off what was another challenging year, as the instability and uncertainty presented by the Pandemic has forced much of our operations to adapt in ways we previously had not considered.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That is to <span class=\"simplyweb-checked\">say <\/span>that, although we recently employed two new consultants to meet the growing demand for our services, we remain a team operating in different countries and time zones much of the time. Certainly, we have found it a huge challenge to keep up with each other in the past year, but being pulled in all directions is a typical result of rapid company growth, and for this reason, we have embraced it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In fact, it is precisely due to this commitment that we believe we won in the Insider Northwest International Trade Award \u2013 Team of the Year category for companies achieving something exceptional in the international trade field. Likewise, the Franco-British Trade &amp; Investment Awards 2021, where we won the Jury award for contribution to trade and investment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9e6cb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9e6cb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b7b458\" data-id=\"2b7b458\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-834b18d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"834b18d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Speaking with our firm\u2019s local news directory Nantwich News, Steven commented \u201cThe irony is such is the level of our international success meant I was not able to attend either award event,\u201d who is currently in the Middle East working on accessibility programmes for the world exposition Expo 2020 Dubai.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal simplyweb-checked\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Instead, our Chief Operations Officer; Steve Dering flew out to France to pick up the award, where we received praise for our role in identifying and working with new French partners to develop and deliver transport accessibility programmes in regional cities in France and create opportunities with the next Olympic games, Paris 2024. We were honoured to have received these awards from (L-R) Menna Rawlings, Her Majesty\u2019s Ambassador to France and Chris Barton, Her Majesty\u2019s Trade Commissioner for Europe.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The awards board comments: \u201cThe Awards focused on key commercial priorities for both France and the UK across our four categories: Clean Growth, Technology &amp; Innovation, SME of the Year, and the Jury Award. Congratulations once again must go to our winners JCB, Connecting Food, CX Brokers Ltd and Direct Access\u201d.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We do not take the praise we have so kindly received lightly. In 2022 and beyond, Direct Access will continue to innovate ways for disabled people to receive agency, respect, and equal opportunities on a global scale. We have many exciting projects ahead both at home and internationally, with some huge developments in the Middle Eastern region, Europe, and North America to come, even stretching as far as Oceania!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Are you looking to make your site accessible to thousands of disabled people? Feel free to contact us and lay out your specific needs so that we can find improvements to suit your needs or budget. Or alternatively, have a look at our Access Consultancy options.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc1fab0\" data-id=\"fc1fab0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156f7c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"156f7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/51728244721_6942900a72_c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2300\" alt=\"Steve Dering at Franco British Chamber Awards surrounded by a mixed group of other recipients, all well dressed in suits and dresses.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/51728244721_6942900a72_c.jpg 799w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/51728244721_6942900a72_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/directaccessgp.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/51728244721_6942900a72_c-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Direct Access has won two prestigious export awards for exporting British expertise in accessibility: the Franco British &amp; Trade Investment Awards and the Insider North West International Trade Award. 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