The Lead Agency has been named as one of the UKs fastest-growing tech companies in the 2018 Deloitte Technology Fast 50.

The automotive customer acquisition specialist, which builds technology, brands and partnerships that aim to take the stress and confusion out of buying a car, was ranked 39th in the prestigious annual listing.

TLA's proprietary customer acquisition platform accelerates the consumer journey to generate qualified, in-market, sales leads for clients such as BMW, VW Group, Hyundai and Mercedes.

Anton Hanley, founder and chief executive of TLA, said: “As a business that helps clients to grow, we’re naturally thrilled that our success and expansion over the last four years has earned us a place in the highly-regarded Deloitte Fast 50.

"Alongside our other 2018 placings in the Tech Track 100, Northern Tech 100 and FT 1000, this recognition is a great credit to the continuous improvement, innovation and dedication demonstrated by the TLA team."

The Deloitte ranking is TLA’s fourth of the year, having also featured in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100, Northern Tech 100 and the FT 1000.

Now in its 21st year, the Fast 50 celebrates growth driven by leading intellectual property. Rankings are based on revenue growth from the previous four years, with companies such as Just Eat, Sky Scanner and Notonthehighstreet.com among the previous winners.

Retaining the top spot was food delivery service Deliveroo, followed by Checkout.com in second place.