The Darling Downs business stood alongside 43 of the of the state’s leading exporters to be named finalists in 2023, across 15 categories. Mort & Co CEO, Stephen O’Brien, says the achievement is an immense honour and a testament to the quality of exporting businesses emerging from regional areas.

...With so many great businesses in our regions, tonight’s achievement is a phenomenal success for our team and for our region.”

Mr O’Brien congratulated the businesses who joined Mort & Co at the prestigious awards ceremony and thanked the State Government for its acknowledgement of their hard work and continuing innovation. “These awards are a mechanism for benchmarking our business against an array of exporting peers and in only a few short years, we’ve seen the program grow from 36 finalists to 43. For Mort & Co, operating internationally has meant a new level of innovation and its astounding to see so many fellow exporters raising the bar in this space. With the calibre of nominees growing, Mort & Co faces an exceptionally challenging level of competition, making these achievements all the more significant for our business.” Mort & Co Executive Chairman, Charlie Mort, says the award is a reflection of the hard work and dedication applied by everyone in the company.

Tonight’s achievement not only reflects positively on Mort & Co, but also our complementary services, valued supply partners and globally positioned customers, right down to our local communities and economies.” Queensland’s successful businesses will now compete as finalists at a national level, taking on the Australian Export Awards to be held later in the year.