The Lighting Industry Association (LIA) has become aUKTrade & Investment (UKTI)Trade Challenge Partner.

The LIA will work in partnership with the UKTI to get more SMEs exporting. Ninety nine, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Trade Challenge Partners were selected from Trade Associations and other membership organisations that had extensive knowledge of their industry and were focused on overseas trade.

The collective membership of these Partners is around 70,000, and on average they estimate that 40% of their Members are already doing business internationally and a further 20% have the potential to do so; equivalent to 14,500 more UK exporters.

The LIA have committed to support the drive for increased UK lighting exports.

“We are delighted to have been selected and this is the first of a number of initiatives in the LIA’s drive to promote its Members overseas capabilities.”Peter Hunt Joint CEO, LIA Said.