The list, which ranks Britain’s SMEs with fastest growing international sales, contains 64th placed Marlin Green, which has opened a Dusseldorf office as part of expansion plans in Germany, and 88th placed Cobalt Recruitment, whose customers include Italian insurance giant Generali – one of the world's largest insurance companies.

Also making the list were careers site Adzuna and psychometric assessment developer Thomas International, who placed 21st and 55th respectively.

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