GROWTH creates wealth and jobs and this year’s South Coast Business Awards celebrate some of the region’s fastest growing companies.

Here we bring you the four companies shortlisted in the Growth Business of the Year Award sponsored by Lakesmere.

Mark Davey of category sponsors Lakesmere said: “The quality and standard of entries this year was exceptional, with some very impressive all round performances and growth figures, making our judging process even more difficult this time round.

"Our finalists come from a diverse range of industries but they all share one thing; a robust strategy for continued growth and a passion to succeed which is fantastic! I’m very proud to be part of their onward journey”

The four in contention are:

  • STR Group

The STR Group is comprised of a portfolio of niche recruitment companies that specialise in the technical and professional recruitment sectors.

They understand that each industry sector has its own demands, culture and skills base and reflect this by having specialist, knowledgeable consultants immersed in their particular markets, who receive ongoing training to remain ahead of their field.

Established in September 2000, the group has 16 years of experience in recruiting on both a national and international scale.

STR create bespoke recruitment solutions for permanent, temporary or fixed-term contracts, whether as a Master Vendor, as part of a PSL, or as a second tier supplier.

  • Just Develop It

Just Develop It build, develop and invest in a range of industries. All with the aim of providing a professional and valuable service to their customers.

Today, Just Develop It includes over 125 staff working across many established market-leading companies, investments and partnerships. But it all started in 2008, with three employees and a single company.

In the last four years, Just Develop It has diversified to include a property and investment portfolio that spans a wide range of industries.

In the past year, Just Develop It has seen extraordinary growth across all its ventures, both internally and across its investments and partnerships.

  • Trimline

Trimline is a leading specialist in marine interior refurbishment, creating world class interiors for cruise, ferry, defence, river cruise and superyacht customers globally.

They deliver value to all their customers through an evolution of understanding, drawn from our experience of over 50 years in the marine refurbishment industry, which means they can find innovative solutions for every project.

Trimline deliver on time and on budget. By continually evolving processes and technology the company can always find the right solutions to give added value.

For further information, please visit trimline.co.uk

  • Clearvision

Clearvision is a ground breaking software development company, specialising in agile working and collaborative tooling and processes.

As a world leading software expert, the Clearvision team provides some of the biggest enterprise businesses around the world with professional services centred around the Atlassian stack, Git, and Open Source tools, including training, support, hosting, consultancy and procured Atlassian licensing.

In 2014 Clearvision launched Spectrum, a flexible collaborative solution designed to make tools, teams and projects work better.

Spectrum brings together best practice workflows and best of breed software, into one centralised, scalable platform.

Clearvision have offices in the UK, USA, Ireland and India.