Solicitec has reached the finals of a regional award for technology companies.The company qualified last month as a member of Deloitte & Touche’s Fast Fifty UK programme – a ranking of the fastest growing technology companies in seven regions.The ranking is based on percentage growth in turnover from 1997 to 1999.

The winner will be announced on 15 March. Deloitte’s Fast Fifty programme was started in San Jose, California in 1995. It has since expanded to about 20 regional awards worldwide.