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UK to showcase expertise at Australia's largest ICT business event
 More than 50 Australian companies expand their presence in the UK each year and at CeBIT our UKTI Inward Investment team will be showing Aussie ICT companies why Britain is Australia's second most popular destination for overseas expansion.
UKTI ICT specialist Will Morey will speak each day at the online marketer theatre, on the latest developments from the UK and Europe. Read more |
 
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'Zero-waste' bottling plant to open in the UK
 One of Europe's most innovative and efficient bottling facilities is to open in the UK after a £35 million investment in the new state-of-the-art plant by Nestlé Waters.
The bottling plant is the culmination of many years of research and development and is based in the English Midlands at Buxton, a spa town, renowned for the quality of its natural water for hundreds of years. Full article by Ray Cooling, London Press Service |
Business benefits of London 2012 construction project
 A major construction for the London 2012 Olympic Games & Paralympic Games has been described as a template for delivering large-scale building projects to the UK, helping to 'secure a long-term economic legacy for UK plc'.
Furthermore, Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that sharing the lessons of the success of the Olympic Park would help businesses in the United Kingdom win important contracts right across the world. Full article by Richard Maino, London Press Service |
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Hamish and Andy
Posted 23 April 2012 by HE Paul Madden, British High Commissioner to Australia
 A quintessentially Australian experience: an invitation to appear on the Hamish and Andy radio show. Somehow this impressed my local staff more than when I go on the ABC to talk about foreign policy.
Hamish Blake has just won the Gold 'Logie' as this year's most popular TV personality in Australia. He and comedic partner Andy Lee are ubiquitous across TV, radio and the new media here with their irrepressible, irreverent sense of humour. I was invited on because they're just about to go to the UK and broadcast their show from a pub in East London for a few weeks. They're going to make a lot of new friends there.
I realised what I had let myself in for, when the first question was "Do you have Low Commissioners as well as High Commissioners". Read more |
Success story: Australian company Ramler furnishes London 2012 Olympics |
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 In February 2009, the opportunity arose for Australian furniture company Ramler to bid for a tender to supply furniture to The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited (LOCOG).
This would be a major project, involving over 800,000 items, ranging from coat hangers to office furniture. Paul Ramler, now Managing Director of Ramler Furniture (UK) Limited, decided to relocate to London so that he could directly manage the project if the company was successful. He contacted the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) team in Melbourne who advised on a range of issues, and put him in touch with London & Partners, (formerly Think London) for on-the-ground information about local conditions.
"Our experience of doing business in the UK was limited, so UKTI's support was much appreciated," says Paul.
"Between the UKTI team and London & Partners, we found out about how business operates in the UK, local regulations about taxation, immigration and National Insurance, which legal and financial specialists could help get us up and running, and what other commercial opportunities we might find in the UK. UKTI also helped us with little things that I might not otherwise have thought about, for example telling me about a commercial pass I could get in my passport to ease my entry into the UK." Read the full case study here (727kb PDF) |
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Meet our Australia and New Zealand market experts in Guildford UK on 8 May 2012
 Specialists in Education, Renewable Energy, ICT and Life Sciences
Our Trade Development Managers are a valuable part of UKTI's overseas network. With sound current knowledge and experience of their local markets, they have access to up-to-date business opportunities and can provide tailored advice for you and your business.
You could benefit from a free 45-minute one-to-one meeting with our market experts: Jim Thompson, from Australia, and Paul Tuckley, from New Zealand. Register here |
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Significant events in the next few months include:
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Australian British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) events |
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