Multi million pound win for Belfast firm Selective Travel Management

Selective Travel Management, Northern Ireland's largest independent travel management company, continues to add to its business success with the announcement of a two year contract worth £6 million to provide and manage travel services for Newcastle University.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Oct 2017, 20:50 BST
Updated 12th Dec 2017, 13:12 BST
Selective Travel managing director Keith GrahamSelective Travel managing director Keith Graham
Selective Travel managing director Keith Graham

Announcing the latest win in another record-breaking year for the business, managing director Keith Graham said, “This is the second time we have held the contract and we are delighted to retain this prestigious client.

“This latest win will see our turnover for 2016/17 increase by 21.2%, taking us to just under £50 million.

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“We have long been recognised as one of this region’s largest independent travel management companies, but we are now also making our mark nationally as one of the fastest growing companies in our sector in the UK.”

Within the national marketplace Selective Travel Management is increasingly renowned and respected for its uniquely high service approach to providing managed travel to Government, B2B, Charity/NGO division and Higher Education.

“Newcastle University is a member of the elite Russell Group of Universities, the association of 24 leading research-intensive UK universities, each of which operates as a major ‘business’ as well as a centre for academic excellence,” said Keith.

“It is recognised as one of the most powerful research universities in the country, with the vast majority of its research classed as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by the Research Excellence Framework 2014.

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“Retaining this high profile contract reinforces still further our growing pre-eminence in the academic sector where we have outstanding expertise. This adds to earlier wins including Queen’s University of Belfast.”

In conclusion Keith commented: “We have an extensive and diverse client base serviced by 150 staff across four specialist divisions, covering Higher Education, B2B, Government and Charity/NGO. Each division benefits from considerable sector-specific understanding and expertise delivered by highly motivated and capable staff who have access to the very latest technology.

“Our broad-based portfolio and excellent financial results combine to illustrate the growing success of Selective Travel Management which last year we broke into Buying Business Travel’s prestigious Travel Management Companies Top 50 ranking, coming in at 32nd, 7th in New Business wins and 1st in Fast Track Growth”.

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