The Atradius Growth Strategy Award is a much sought after category withinthe prestigious European Business Awards programme, which recognise andcelebrate excellence and innovation in European enterprise. The Atradiusaward goes to the organisation that best demonstrates outstanding sales,profit and market share improvement as a result of their organic growthstrategy - i.e. growth not acquired through mergers or acquisitions.

The ten finalists in the Atradius award category receive the accolade ofthe 2009 Ruban d'Honneur, in acknowledgment of the outstanding resultsachieved through their growth strategies.

The 2009 Ruban d'Honneur winners of the 'Atradius Growth Strategy of theYear Award' are:

- Ashtead Plant Hire Company Limited (A-Plant) - United Kingdom - Bright Grey - United Kingdom - De Nederlandse Energie Maatschappij B.V. - Netherlands - GYS - France - Huxley Associates - Netherlands - Mellon Poland Sp.zo.o - Poland - Petroleum Experts Ltd - United Kingdom - TotalPDA Ltd - United Kingdom - Webhelp - France - Webmart Ltd - United Kingdom "Despite current economic conditions, the Ruban d'Honneur winners havedemonstrated that the European business scene is still very much alive. Theyare remarkable examples of exceptional organisations, whose blend ofexcellence, best practice and innovation are key to their success. We wishall the Ruban d'Honneur winners continued prosperity" said Isidoro Unda,Atradius CEO.

The 2009 Ruban d'Honneur winners in the 'Atradius Growth Strategy of theYear Award' category will now hold formal presentations and interviews with apanel of highly respected academics, heads of state, industrialists,entrepreneurs and media commentators from the 27 European Union memberStates. The presentations and interviews will take place on 28 January 2009at Atradius' offices in Rome. The final winner of the Atradius GrowthStrategy of the Year Award will be announced at the Awards ceremony in Romeon 7 April 2009, to an audience of Europe's top business leaders, politiciansand media.

About Atradius:

Atradius provides trade credit insurance, surety and collections servicesworldwide, and has a presence in 40 countries. Its products and services aimto help reduce its customers' exposure to buyers who fail to pay for theproducts and services customers purchase. With total revenues ofapproximately EUR 1.8 billion and a 31% share of the global trade creditinsurance market, its products contribute to the growth of companiesthroughout the world by protecting them from payment risks associated withselling products and services on credit. With 160 offices, it has access tocredit information on 52 million companies worldwide and makes more than22,000 trade credit decisions daily.

About the European Business Awards

The European Business Awards is a self funding venture set up and runwith the support of forward thinking organisations including: Atradius; RSMInternational, bigmouthmedia, Infosys and The Wall Street Journal Europe. Oursupporters understand the importance of promoting and endorsing businesssuccess across the European Union for our long term prosperity.

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SOURCE Atradius N.V.