Trade Mark Direct were runners up in the Nominet awards category for Innovative Business. For a full list of those highlighted by the judges  click here

  We came second in the Innovative Internet Business category in the Nominet Internet Awards 2013.  “William C Bryant had it right when he observed "winning isn't everything but it beats anything in second place". So gutted not to have won, but congratulations to the firm that beat us,” said Mark Kingsley-Williams, Trade Mark Direct, founder and director. "To be publicly recognised for our work in making trade marks accessible to all businesses is satisfying and I also want to thank our great team who strive every day to make our company the best in the business'. The Nominet Internet Awards  celebrate the achievements and innovation of UK internet initiatives. The awards aim to showcase projects from UK businesses, charities, individuals and public and private sector organisations which help to make the internet a more secure, open, accessible and diverse experience for all. The full list of winners can be seen  here. *****

  Trade Mark Direct has been chosen by Microsoft to be profiled on its   website   as an earlier adopter of its cloud solution, Windows Azure. Founded five years ago and firmly established as the market leader in the UK, Trade Mark Direct is expanding rapidly in the UK and internationally.  Windows Azure offered an easy to scale, highly reliable platform on which to build cost-effectively, from our current visitor levels of 250,000 a year, while at the same time maintaining an excellent client experience. With our US launch last month, we're now offering our unique money back guarantee and excellent service to a market ten times the size of the UK.  Partnering with Microsoft provides us with a firm bedrock for future expansion.  Read the case study in full  here.