REDDITCH-based company Surgicraft has been handed the Medilink West Midlands UK Trade and Investment Over-seas Achievement Award for success in the American market.

The company has established an overseas team of 150 specialists and achieved sales of £500,000 per month for its StalifTM product. The firm's application stood out from a number of impressive submissions which were assessed blindly by a group of judges from commerce and the public sector.The award was presented by Helen Foxley, international business adviser, UK Trade & Investment.