RKW Limited is included in the E2E International 100 list in association with, The Independent

RKW Limited is delighted to announce its inclusion in the 2023 E2E International 100 list in association with The Independent and in partnership with IWG plc as the strategic founding partner. The list, which was independently verified by data from Experian and Go Live Data, celebrates the UK's fastest-growing international companies according to their export turnover over the past two years along with a minimum annual turnover of £10 million.

Celebrating international entrepreneurs and founders across a host of sectors, the E2E International 100 is a significant initiative designed to showcase the very best UK companies that are excelling, experiencing consistent growth and presenting disruptive business strategies, creating an impact not just in their own sector, but also on a nationwide and in some cases a global scale.

E2E will be hosting a celebratory dinner at The House of Commons on the 25th of May hosted by Shalini Khemka CBE, kindly supported by Lord Bilimoria CBE, DL, Founding Board Director, E2E, and Richard Morris, CEO of IWGplc UK.

RKW Limited, the trading division of family-owned Sutton Venture Group (SVG), is Europe’s leading manufacturer and distributor of small domestic appliances (SDA) and housewares products for its owned and licensed portfolio of brands, including Tower, Black + Decker, Morphy Richards, Akai and Carmen. RKW also distributes for leading brands such as Breville, Russell Hobbs, Swan, Vax, Smeg, and Lavazza. The company has a 30-plus year pedigree in successfully developing and distributing top brands and products with a group turnover of £250m+. From its 750,000 sq. ft. distribution centre based in Staffordshire, products are sold to major UK retailers which include Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Argos, B&M, Currys, Very and Amazon.

Speaking about the list, Shalini Khemka CBE, founder of E2E says: “It is incredible to see so many companies in the top 100 operating within such a diverse range of industries. It is reflective of how successful UK companies are and of the expansion and growth taking place here and internationally. We should be extremely proud of the entrepreneurship and innovation in business that we are witnessing.”

RKW’s Managing Director and Co-founder Rob Sutton commented on their inclusion within the list, adding, “we are delighted to have been acknowledged within the E2E International 100 List, which is a testament to our catalogue of high-quality and best in class products. At RKW we have a talented team with a proven track record of brand building and their incredible work has been instrumental in supporting the company's continued growth in the retail industry.”.

Lord Bilimoria CBE, DL said: “I have been a founding Board Member of E2E and under the leadership of Shalini Khemka CBE, seen it flourish into the go to ecosystem to support Founders, Business Leaders, and Investors. We have worked on several initiatives together to highlight the issues faced by business founders within the UK and to provide services that address the core challenges. Since the launch of E2E in 2011, Shalini and her team have built an exceptional platform for entrepreneurs to meet, learn, raise investment, and access corporate support.

Richard Morris, UK Chief Executive of IWG plc, observed: "IWG has been a partner of E2E for over 7 years and has experienced the outstanding support and platform they provide to the UK SME sector. The quality of their community, from their Members to speakers is unparalleled in my view. During our longstanding partnership, we have expanded the flexible working and service office packages offered to their members on preferred rates and we are proud of the value that we are bringing together to UK entrepreneurship."

The full list can be viewed, here

The tracks are independently compiled by Go Live Data and Experian according to specific criteria and official data. Each track is supported by our strategic founding partner, IWG plc and our partners Adia PR, Go Live Data, Virtuoso Legal Lioncroft, Experian

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Editors notes

About E2E:

E2E

Founded in 2011, by Shalini Khemka CBE, E2E is an exciting and thriving powerhouse of ground-breaking entrepreneurs, investors, non-execs and SME focussed corporate organisations. 

Its entrepreneurial ecosystem provides access to finance, non-execs and high-quality corporate services.

E2E’s current community consists of 24,000 SMEs who contribute £230bn in turnover to the UK economy and employ 1.15 million people. 

About Shalini Khemka:

As former Chair of the Business Action Council’s Job Retention Scheme Committee, Shalini led the recommendation of policy changes to No.10 Downing Street and the Government. Her work during COVID-19 played a major role in the introduction of the UK Bounce Back Loans scheme, the introduction of Flexi-Furlough and Short Time Working Directive introduced in 2020. Shalini was an Investment Director at LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyd's Banking. In 1999, Shalini co-founded the world's first online 'bank to bank' trade finance company. She was a Management Accountant at Deutsche Bank and worked in various finance related roles for Bankers Trust, NatWest Bank and Coopers & Lybrand. In 2022, Shalini was awarded a The Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for her services to entrepreneurship.

About RKW Limited:

RKW Limited, the trading division of family-owned Sutton Venture Group (SVG), is Europe’s leading manufacturer and distributor of small domestic appliances (SDA) and housewares products for its owned and licensed portfolio of brands, including Tower, Black + Decker, Morphy Richards, Akai and Carmen. RKW also distributes for leading brands such as Breville, Russell Hobbs, Swan, Vax, Smeg, and Lavazza. The company has a 30-plus year pedigree in successfully developing and distributing top brands and products with a group turnover of £250m+. From its 750,000 sq. ft. distribution centre based in Staffordshire, products are sold to major UK retailers which include Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Argos, B&M, Currys, Very and Amazon.