Mort and Co is Queensland Regional Exporter of the Year

The homegrown Darling Downs business stood alongside 36 of the state's leading export businesses to be named finalists in 2021, across 13 categories.

Mort & Co CEO Stephen O'Brien says this year's awards acknowledged the tumultuous year Queensland export businesses had faced.

"This award proves that Mort & Co has the strength to grow in the most difficult of climates. We stand alongside the export businesses here this evening, stronger, more ambitious and braver than the pre COVID business world," he said.

Mr O'Brien congratulated the businesses who joined Mort & Co at the prestigious awards, 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," Mr O'Brien said.

"The calibre of Queensland businesses here tonight, each deliver an exceptionally challenging level of competition, making these achievements all the more significant for our business.

"Every exporter in the country has had to rethink the way they do business internationally, and for Mort & Co, it has meant a new level of innovation."

Mort & Co Executive Chairman, Charlie Mort, says the award is a reflection of the hard work and dedication applied by everyone in the company.

"This award is not only ours. It is an award that should be celebrated by our communities - particularly the Darling Downs and Western Downs regions and our producers which are based all over Australia.

Our people have not only ensured that Mort & Co has survived a global pandemic, they've worked to ensure we are thriving, with the addition of several complimentary businesses.

This award not only reflects positively on Mort & Co, but also our complimentary services, valued supply partners and globally positioned customers, right down to our local communities and economies."