SMALL and medium size companies in Warrington have the chance to explore export markets in Spain through a trade mission being organised by Business Link Cheshire and Warrington and Trade Partners UK.

The mission is part of a market explorer programme set up by Trade Partners UK. It is one of 26 visits directed at firms which have limited export experience but are not yet trading with lucrative markets.

The missions will establish inside contacts for British firms seeking to develop their export capacity and link companies with potential customers in markets worth more than £90 billion to the UK.

Trade Partners, a government initiative, has helped more than 1,000 companies to find new markets.

The Spanish visit is being organised at local level by Mike Collins, based at the International Business Centre at Westbrook, and takes place in April next year.