A Warrington-based medical device manufacturer and an online pharmacy in Skelmersdale are among ten North West-headquartered companies to make a countdown of the 100 small- and medium-sized British companies with the fastest-growing international sales.

The 2nd annual Sunday Times Heathrow Export Track 100 league table includes Wythenshawe-based IT security developer Avecto (36th with annual international sales growth of 82 per cent), Skelmersdale-based online pharmacy Chemist 4 U (47th with 66 per cent), Manchester-based food packaging consultancy Equator Design (52nd with 61 per cent), Manchester-based vehicle brakes wholesaler European Braking Systems (57th with 57 per cent), and Manchester-based car dealership consultancy A&E Global (78th with 42 per cent).

Also making the cut are Sandbach-based payroll services provider Safeguard World International (81st with 41 per cent), Blackpool-based toymaker Casdon (86th with 40 per cent), Farmworth-based pushchair manufacturer Cosatto (91st with 36 per cent), Stockport-based laser technology developer Laser Quantum (97th with 34 per cent), and Warrington-based medical device manufacturer Micro Systems (100th with 33 per cent).

The league table is sponsored by Heathrow Airport and supported by the government's Exporting is GREAT campaign. It is compiled by research and networking events firm Fast Track.

The full league table will be published as a four-page broadsheet supplement in the business section of The Sunday Times on 15 May 2016, both in print and in the digital edition, and on the Fast Track website.