A BUSINESS has received a prestigious award for its work in international trade.

Braintree based, Global Resale has been recognised with the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category.

General manager, Chris Farrell said winning is a "huge accomplishment" after only four years of trading.

In that short time, Global Resale has become an internationally leading business focused on providing technology recycling and refurbishment services to its customers.

Mr Farrell added: "We have our dedicated team to thank for our success.

"Even in this unprecedented situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, they persisted, working safely at full capacity to ensure our customers can continue to rely on us for their high-quality, refurbished technology product needs."

CEO, Jeff Zeigler added: "We are incredibly honoured Global Resale has received this distinguished award and couldn’t be happier with the growth of our European business.

"I am extremely proud that the refurbished technology products we provide are used all over the world and have a positive role to play in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

"We have continued to deliver strong growth to our European customers whilst responding to the complexities arising out of Brexit."