Greater Manchester Business Week – August 04, 2019

T

he award for Best
E-Commerce
Business went to
Manchester-based
Sorted, which
provides agile and
data-driven delivery
software for retailers.
The online delivery platform is now
live in 12 countries and, by the end of
this year, Sorted will be operational
across Asia, US and Australia.
The company started life in 2014
with six employees in a serviced
Manchester office. They now boast a
headcount of over 100 in an award-
winning 16,000 sq ft city centre HQ

• The Sorted Tech House.
  They count ASOS, Missguided and
  LUSH among their clients, and have
  been hailed as one of the fastest-
  growing tech companies in the UK.
  Sorted continues to develop its
  existing software while also growing
  its services, too.
  They recently launched a elivery
  tracking solution, SortedREACT. This
  joins additional intelligent services in
  the firm’s product suite, SortedHERO,
  which displays personalised delivery
  options to the customer, and
  SortedPRO software for warehouse
  delivery management.

Year on year, the business has seen

customer numbers grow by 271%,

along with a 400% increase in

recurring revenues.

CEO David Grimes said: “It’s

amazing to win and great for the team

that has helped us to get this far.

“We have real global ambitions and

are excited about plans for the Asia

market.

“We’re going to continue to develop

our offering, and we’re excited to be

building a great product and a global

tech company right here in

Manchester.”

Best E-Commerce Business Sorted

Best E-Commerce

Business, sponsored by

Business Live, Sorted

Best Female in Tech Anna Dick

C

hief technology
officer of Hiring Hub,
Anna Dick, was
named Best Female
in Tech.
Anna has been at
the forefront of the
innovation curve since her days as
technical project manager at
Moneysupermarket.com
She has also held roles at On the
Beach, the BBC, and the Co-op
before joining Hiring Hub, a
Manchester-based online
recruitment marketplace used by
over 500 employers.
Anna’s first task after joining the
firm was to bring its tech and
development in-house from third-
party suppliers, build a product and
engineering team and own the
product roadmap.
She is now taking the desktop
model to a mobile first platform.
Her technical excellence has
transformed the company driving a
better customer experience and user
engagement.
Anna is also keen to support more
people from a diverse background into
a career in tech and often talks at local

community events and supports local

code clubs.

She said: “It’s great to be able to

represent females in tech and to win, I

feel like there’s a real future for females

in tech.

“I feel like I’ve worked really hard

and Hiring Hub gave me a great

opportunity to join their team as CTO.

“It’s been a massive learning curve

for me, so I think this award reflects

that I’ve been doing a good job.

“Being in the role of CTO as a female

is a real career achievement and I

never thought I’d be able to make that.

I definitely thought there was a glass

ceiling that I wouldn’t be able to get

through.”

Best Female in Tech, sponsored by

Amazon, Anna Dick, CTO of Hiring Hub

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