Essex Business Awards 2004 - Wallis Shipping - Highly Commended - 16th May 2004

Following the success at the Colchester Business Awards 2003 - Technology Award, Wallis have been Highly Commended in the finals of the Essex Business Awards 2004. The presentation took place on 14th May 2004 at The Cliffs Pavillion.

A director of Wallis, Paul Lasky, said "It is a real achievement for us to have won this award in the very competitive technology category. We were up against companies ten times our size. It shows the commitment of our IT division, Dominion, has made to develop technology using the Internet through web design and application development with Exportease."

Exportease, the innovative software system, allows freight forwarders the ability to handle up to 50 per cent more business with no increase in labour, and a cut from two hours to 30 minutes for some typical shipping-based functions. The software accomplishes this by linking all elements of the supply chain together, thus maximising efficiency throughout the entire process. To find out more about Exportease visit www.exportease.com or contact paul@exportease.com

This was the fifth successful year of the Essex Countywide Business Awards, the aim being to recognise business excellence in the county and to raise the profile of the regional economy. Newsquest Essex has been organising business awards across the county for the past nine years. Sponsors of the award were French and Associates.

For more information please visit the Newsquest Essex Business Awards website at http://www.essexbusinessawards.co.uk

Wallis Shipping Services Ltd