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Queen's Awards success for London and South East firms - here are all 67 winners

Winners range from global used book specialist to baby clothes firms

Queen Elizabeth II speaks to guests during a reception for the winners of The Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2016 at Buckingham Palace (Image: PA)

A bookseller that works in more than 175 countries is among the dozens of firms from London and the South East to be honoured with Queen's Awards for Enterprise .

Some 232 businesses from across the º£½ÇÊÓÆµ have today been named as winners of Queen's Awards, which honour excellence in business.

There are four categories - International Trade (141 winners), Innovation (51), Sustainable Development (31) and Promoting Opportunity (9).

In Greater London, 37 firms won awards - 26 for International Trade, three for Innovation, six for Sustainable Development and two for Promoting Opportunity.

REVEALED: More than 200 firms win Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

Winners in the International Trade category range from defence giant Leonardo º£½ÇÊÓÆµ to baby and clothing manufacturer Baby Mori.

In the South East, 30 firms won awards - 16 for International Trade, five for Innovation, six for Sustainable Development and three for Promoting Opportunity.

This year's success stories include double winner World of Books, an online book retailer with a focus on technology and sustainability.

The company , based in Goring By Sea, West Sussex, sells 12m used books a year to customers in more than 175 countries. It also supports 4,400 º£½ÇÊÓÆµ charity shops through its purchase of surplus stock, and donates books to literacy programmes.