News & Press


2013

2013-03-04 100% Renewal and Improved
Reinforcing the success of 2012, Trade Extensions announces that all of its customers with long term subscriptions renewed their agreements with many moving to multi-year deals.
2013-02-22 Play 'The Beer Game' at Multimodal
Trade Extensions is offering visitors to Multimodal 2013 the opportunity to participate in the classic supply chain challenge – The Beer Game.
2013-01-29 19% growth for Trade Extensions in 2012
2012 was a record year for Trade Extensions as it recorded a 19% growth in revenue and generated increased profits.

2012

2012-12-17 Trade Extensions officially recognized as a top supplier for the grocery sector
Trade Extensions has been selected as one of top 100 software and technology providers for the food and grocery industries by leading business magazine Food Logistics.
2012-03-27 Trade Extensions Launches True Cloud Optimisation
Trade Extensions is moving its optimisation solver into the cloud to provide dynamic solver capacity with unlimited restrictions. The new functionality, going live in the second quarter of 2012, will mean limitless optimisation problems can be solved simultaneously.
2012-02-06 Trade Extensions Continues to Grow
Trade Extensions grew its business during 2011 as it won significant new customers and increased sales from software licences.

2011

2011-12-15 Trade Extensions recognized as a top supplier for the grocery sector
Trade Extensions has been selected as one of top 100 software and technology providers for the food and grocery industries. Leading business magazine Food Logistics revealed the FL100 for 2011 recognizing 100 software and technology providers that better enable grocery and foodservice distributors and manufacturers to realize their business goals.
2011-08-31 LLamasoft and Trade Extensions partnership offers complementary supply chain design and strategic sourcing solutions
Trade Extensions and LLamasoft, a proven leader in supply chain modeling and analytics software, have signed an agreement that enables each to offer the other's solutions to its customers.
2011-05-26 Drewry and Trade Extensions alliance provides strategic sea freight procurement
Drewry Supply Chain Advisors and Trade Extensions have announced a strategic alliance to bring leading edge sourcing technology and unprecedented market expertise to companies buying international sea freight from multiple carriers. The alliance will see Trade Extensions and Drewry support shippers in sea freight procurement and any associated rail, road and barge inland transport in a maritime-intensive supply chain. 
2011-05-04 Mars use Trade Extensions for ‘Green Tender’
Mars – the global confectionery, petcare and food company – has recently completed its latest European Full Vehicle tender using the Trade Extensions e-sourcing platform. The tender adheres to the Green Tender principles Mars has developed and takes into account the impact on People, Planet and Performance.
2011-04-14 Trade Extensions – better and easier to use
Trade Extensions' new release of its sourcing and optimisation platform – version 5.6 – makes it more powerful and intuitive for simple and complex projects alike.
2011-04-08 Download presentations from Multimodal 2011
Trade Extensions Briefing Theatre at Multimodal was a resounding succcess and the presentations from Cabot, Drewery, INEOS, Mars, Aricia Consulting and Trade Extensions are now available.
2011-03-03 Briefings announced for Multimodal 2011, 5 - 7 April
The Trade Extensions Briefing Theatre is open everyday of the exibition and features presentations from Cabot, Drewery, INEOS, Mars and Aricia Consulting.
2011-02-08 "Trade Extensions Keeps Extending the Platform"
Read about our latest developments from the "Sourcing Doctor" at the Sourcing Innovation blog.
2011-02-08 New logistics analytics service from Trade Extensions
Trade Extensions has launched a new data analytics service initially concentrating on logistics and providing organisations with practical research that will allow businesses to grow and develop.
2011-02-01 Trade Extensions' Pros to Know
Leading business magazine Supply & Demand Chain Executive has identified three Trade Extensions employees as ‘Pros to Know in the Supply Chain Industry 2011’.

2010

2010-10-29 Trade Extensions named one of Sweden’s fastest growing companies
Trade Extensions has been recognised as one of the fastest growing companies in Sweden and has been awarded ‘Gasell’ (Gazelle) status by leading Swedish business newspaper Dagens Industri.
2010-08-27 Trade Extensions grows by 25%
Trade Extensions has recorded growth in revenue of 25% in the twelve months up to the end of July 2010.
2010-08-27 Optimisation with Trade Extensions just got easier
Trade Extensions' new software – release 5.5 – features ‘one page’ optimisation and intuitive reporting.
2010-05-01 Multimodal Industry Briefings
Download the presentations given at Multimodal 2010.
2010-04-01 Trade Extensions announce Industry Briefings for Multimodal 2010 - NEC, Birmingham (27 - 30 April 2010)
Trade Extensions has confirmed an exceptional programme of briefings for Multimodal 2010.
2010-01-12 13% growth as strategic sourcing helps companies harvest green shoots
During 2009, Trade Extensions was used to secure over 13 billion of goods and services and recorded a 13% growth in revenue. Growth in the last six months of 2009 was even more impressive and increased by 35%.

2009

2009-11-25 A.T. Kearney case study - sourcing temporary labour
Listen how 'Collaborative Optimization' was used in a complex sourcing event for a global Fortune 500 company.
2009-11-09 Trade Extensions makes it easier to e-source
Trade Extensions has launched a new risk sharing initiative to help buyers assess the benefits of optimised sourcing without long term financial commitment.
2009-10-08 BidSmart™ a winner for Schneider Logistics and Trade Extensions
Schneider Logistics, Inc. and Trade Extensions have been selected by APICS – The Association for Operations Management, as a 2009 Corporate Awards of Excellence winner for the development of BidSmart™ – a bid management and analysis tool for transportation tenders.
2009-07-09 Trade Extensions Expands in US
Trade Extensions continues its US expansion and has appointed its first Business Development Manager to be based permanently in the region.
2009-06-18 Trade Extensions Unveils Integrated Spend Analysis
Trade Extensions, the e-sourcing and optimisation platform, has brought a new level of sophistication and simplicity to spend management by launching spend analysis and contract management functionality that is fully integrated with its e-sourcing and optimisation components. Spend analysis is available immediately and contract management will be launched later in the year.

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2009-04-28 Trade Extensions enjoys view from Google Earth
Trade Extensions, the e-sourcing and optimisation specialists has unveiled a new interface for its platform that includes integration with Google Earth and makes managing sourcing projects even easier.
2009-04-01 Trade Extensions Briefings, Multimodal 2009 (NEC, Birmingham), 28 – 30 April 2009, Stand 284
Trade Extensions – the online sourcing and optimisation specialists – has arranged a series of briefings for Multimodal 2009 to provide delegates with insights into the key challenges facing the industry today. There is no charge to attend the briefings and they will take place on the Trade Extensions stand (No. 284).  Click for the full programme of briefings.
2009-03-23 Trade Extensions Records 50% Growth
Trade Extensions is predicting a year of growth as businesses see on-line sourcing and optimisation as tangible steps they can take to cut costs and beat the recession.
2009-03-12 Calculating Strategic Benefits
Applied mathematics is no longer the sole preserve of the boffin, with managers, planners and even politicians getting in on the act.

Read the full article at Times Online
2009-02-24 Game Theory Keeps Serious Company in the Real World
The top players need both the will to win and the wit to cooperate.

Read the full article at Times Online
2009-01-21 Trade Extensions Awarded ‘Bona Postulata 2009’
A bright future has been predicted for Trade Extensions by Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers and Swedish legal firm Lindahl who have awarded the company the prestigious ‘Bona Postulata 2009’ prize.