Mark Needham, founder Widget UK, wins British Chambers of Commerce's Entrepreneur of the Year Award

• Wednesday, 02 December 2009

Mark Needham of Widget UK Ltd has been named as the Entrepreneur of the Year in British Chambers of Commerce Awards 2009, sponsored by Staples.

The company, which employs 20 staff at its base in Stevenage spotted the sat nav trend and became the first company in the UK to distribute Tom Tom products. In 2009 it became the UK distributor for the Flip Video range of handheld camcorders, now part of Cisco.

Its customers include all the big names in electronics retailing such as DSGi, Staples, Amazon, Ebuyer, Comet and Maplin as well as TV shopping channels.

Staples Head of Marketing Yetunde Ige said: “Mark Needham is a real entrepreneur. He has successfully demonstrated his ability to spot trends and build a successful business on the back of his insights and innovative thinking.

“His passion shone through not least because he recognises his business is not just about him. He believes much of his success is down to the fact he’s employed great people, who work together as a cohesive team.”

ENDS

About Widget UK Ltd

Widget UK Ltd distributes a tightly focussed range of satellite navigation, networking and video products. The company is a member of the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce.

Widget UK Ltd sells only to trade, and not directly to the public. Its customers are UK retailers and resellers including Staples, DSGi, Maplin, Comet, Amazon.co.uk, Dabs.com, Play.com, QVC, Ideal Shopping Direct, Computacenter and SCC.

Contact: Sales line 01438 842362 or www.widget.co.uk

About Staples

With 2008 sales of $23 billion and 91,000 associates worldwide, Staples serves businesses of all sizes and consumers in 27 countries throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. More information about Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) is available at www.staples.com.

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