Companies in the engineering industry making the most of the Internet are being invited to enter the e-Commerce Awards, offering them the chance to win up to £40,000. Last year saw over 70 companies from the engineering sector enter the awards with five going on to be shortlisted in the regional finals.
These included Liverpool-based industrial maintenance specialist Rewinds and J Windsor and Sons, West Midlands tool merchant Paintain Tools and electromechanical products distributor Deltron Roxburgh in Yorkshire and Humber.
This year, the awards have been expanded to include a wider range of organisations, be it sole contractors or established companies, and are divided into four categories: micro business, e-trading, e-business and voluntary and community. The annual awards, set up by UK online for business and InterForum, offer a top prize of £30,000 for the overall winner, £8,000 for the national category winners, and £2,000 for each regional category winner.
Sponsored nationally by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group and Cisco Systems, they are open to UK-based organisations with fewer than 250 employees. The closing date for entries is 17 May 2002. An application form, dates and entry criteria can be found on www.ecommerce-awards.co.uk.