VoIPGRID wins FD Gazellen award

VoIPGRID fastest-growing Dutch company at FD Gazellen awards

VoIPGRID, a telcom firm, was crowned the quickest-growing company in the Netherlands at the FD Gazellen Awards. The firm saw turnover surge 1,673% over the past three years. At the awards ceremony, the company said 200 ‘partners’ were now using its telcom platforms, providing 15,000 businesses with voice over IP services. Mark Vletter, the company’s founder, sounds the gong to open trading at the Amsterdam exchange.

It was the 13th edition of The FD Gazellen, an annual competition to find the quickest-growing companies in a number of different categories. Some 617 firms participated in the FD Gazellen Awards during four regional events earlier this month. That number is a 25% increase on the previous year’s tally (490).

The FD Gazellen Awards is an initiative of Het Financieel Dagblad, Company.info,  Topicus, Payper and Businessboost. Companies have to show a minimum turnover growth of 20% over the past three years to qualify for a nomination. In addition they have to be profitable and financially sound. The companies are screened by Company.info which has a database containing the financial details of 2 million Dutch firms.

For more information: www.fd.nl

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