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Celebrating business success across Nottinghamshire

The Business Awards are designed to reflect the incredible diversity and talent across our region.
With categories that highlight everything from innovation and leadership to digital development and customer service excellence, there’s space for every kind of success story. These awards are here to recognise the difference you make every day.

A huge thank you goes out to our sponsors whose support helps us shine a light on these achievements and bring the awards to life.

Our Awards

Digital Transformation Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: Blue Stamp Travel

Intelligent Decisioning

Champions Speakers

 

This award recognises a business that has successfully implemented a specific technology project which has significantly contributed to measurable business growth, operational improvements, or return on investment (ROI).
The judges will be looking for organisations who can demonstrate the use of technology to improve processes, efficiencies or improve customer experience.

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CSR Leadership Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: Cartwright

Portland Charity

Champions Speakers

Klir Online

Duncan & Toplis

 

This award recognises a business that is able to demonstrate how activities have made a positive impact on specific social issues affecting their local community.
Judges are looking for organisations which have a process of identifying issues in communities and how these have been addressed.

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Collaboration of the year Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: Gene Haas Centre for Advanced Manufacturing, West Nottinghamshire College

Murphy and Son

Charlie and Jane

Inspiring Leaders

Collaboration is what drives success. In this category we want to hear about where two or more separate organisations have collaborated on a project with successful outcomes for those involved.
Entrants must demonstrate the specific benefits and improvements that the collaboration has provided.

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Green business of the year Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: Baxter Freight

Buckles Law

Tithe Green Natural Burial

CM Ward

Eastwood Hall

This award is open to organisations who can demonstrate their commitment to making a positive impact on the environment through greener ways of working.
The judges are looking for organisations to be able to demonstrate their thought process of their environmental impact.

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Commitment to People Development Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: Vaughandale Construction

Your IT Department

West Nottinghamshire College

Wonderpack Eco

Duncan & Toplis

This award recognises organisations which demonstrate a firm commitment to people development and the implementation and promotion of a learning and development culture, as well as how employee wellbeing is supported.
The judges are looking for entrants that can demonstrate how their approach to people has had an impact on their organisation.

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Apprentice of the Year Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: Oliver Whitehouse – Murphy and Son

Leon Clark – Your IT Department

Jak Bailey – Express Recruitment

Ben King – Portland College

This award recognises the rising stars who will become the business leaders of tomorrow.

The award is open to all current or past apprentices of any age who can demonstrate they have made an exceptional contribution to their workplace.
The judges are looking for a leader of tomorrow, who has taken on responsibility to shine within their organisation.
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Excellence in International Growth Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: BatFast

Skins Sexual Health

Badgemaster

PAB Languages Centre

This award recognises the strength of local businesses which trade internationally and demonstrate strategies for growth and increases in their international activity.
The judges are looking for entrants who have a plan for international markets can alter their tactics to new markets.

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Education & Business Award Partnership of the Year

Award Shortlist

Winner: West Nottinghamshire College

South Nottinghamshire Academy

Access Training (East Midlands)

 

This award is aimed at schools, colleges, further and higher education and training providers.

Entrants must demonstrate examples of partnership working with local businesses and how they help pupils develop crucial employability skills.
Entrants must demonstrate examples of partnership working with local businesses and how they help pupils develop crucial employability skills.

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Excellence in Customer Service Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: Copley Scientific

Champions Speakers

Blue Stamp Travel

Lion Secure Despatch

Anoki Nottingham

This award is open to businesses who can demonstrate they deliver industry-leading standards of service.

Entrants should provide evidence on how they exceed customer expectations.
The judges are looking for entrants who can showcase their process for customer service and how they identify areas for improvement.

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Micro Business of the year Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: Cosy Garden Rooms

Tithe Green Natural Burial

Step Recruitment

Sherwood Observatory Planetarium & Science Centre

Intelligent Decisioning

Applicants must be able to demonstrate current activity to grow market share and the positive effect this is having on business performance.

This award is fully inclusive for all sectors, including charities, social enterprises, and community interest companies who employ 1-10 employees and have a
turnover of up to £1m
The judges are looking for entrants who want to shout about their successes. They can showcase how the organisation is growing.
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Small Business of the year Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: First Enterprise

Arctic Cabins

Children’s Sensory Therapy

Lion Secure Despatch

Applicants must be able to demonstrate current activity to grow market share and the positive effect this is having on business performance.

This award is fully inclusive for all sectors, including charities, social enterprises, and community interest companies who employ 11 – 50 employees and have a turnover of above £1m.
The judges are looking for entrants who want to shout about their successes. They can showcase how the organisation is growing.

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Innovation of the year Award

Award Shortlist

Winner: BatFast

Air IT

Booth Station

This award is open to businesses who have introduced innovative new ideas, methods, products, services, or processes that have added value to its business and given it a competitive edge.

We want to hear about your businesses innovative aims to solve problems, meet customer needs more effectively, or capitalise on new opportunities to drive growth and profitability.
We want to hear about your businesses innovative aims to solve problems, meet customer needs more effectively, or capitalise on new opportunities to drive growth and profitability.

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