Business night of glamour
More than 40 top companies are to do battle for Ayrshire’s business Oscars.
Shor t l i s t s have been announced across 15 categories in the event run by the county’s Chamber of Commerce.
Former Miss Scotland Jennifer Reoch and ‘ Britain’s Got Talent’ star Edward Reid will host the glittering awards ceremony in October.
Chamber chief executive Val Russell said the tenth year of the gongs had attracted the “highest quality” of entrants sfar.
David Hughes, managing director of the awards’ principal sponsor 1825 Financial Planning, added: “As always the quality of entrants is extremely high and we wish you all the very best of luck in your respective categories.”
Winners will be announced on October 11 at Ayr Racecourse. To book visit www. ayrshirechamber. org/ events
Finalists
Developing Ayrshire’s young workforce award, sponsored by 1825 Financial Planning Egger ( UK)
James Frew McTaggart Group Shire Housing Association Ayrshire’s food and drink award, sponsored by East Ayrshire Council Brownings The Bakers Gymmies Kitchen Viking Cafe Woody’s Ice Cream Active travel at work award, sponsored by Active Travel Hub
Ayrshire College
Booth Welsh Department for Work and Pensions Kilmarnock Start- up business of the year, sponsored by Business Gateway
Assurgo Associates Donnini Apartments Scrub- A- Dug- Dug The Shore Apprentice of the year, sponsored by Woodward
Daniel Barc l ay, Brodie Engineering Limited David Brown, Lockharts Law David Dunlop, North Ayrshire Council
Lynsey Garrick, East Ayrshire Council Growth business of the year, sponsored by The Rad Group Blue Rock Insurance Brokers Cunninghame Housing Association
Pillow Property Partners Ready4retirement Excellence in customer service, sponsored by South Ayrshire Council Dillon Bookkeeping Fosters Family Funeral Directors Hireaband
Old Loans Inn Tourism award, sponsored by University West of Scotland
Brodick Castle Garden and Country Park
Heads of Ayr Farm Park Largs Yacht Haven Family business, sponsored by North Ayrshire Council Brownings the Bakers Engineering Tools & Consumables Heads of Ayr Woody’s Ice Cream Business in the community, sponsored by Ashleigh Building Scotland Ayr Gaiety Partnership Impact Arts ( Projects) Rad Hotel Group Unity Grill CIC Employer of the year, sponsored by Westfield Health
Brodie Engineering Merck
Spirit Aerosystems ( Europe) Utopia Computers Young entrepreneur of the year, sponsored by Trump Turnberry
Anthony Quinn, Silver Cloud Alice Mitchell, Papeterie Bespoke Ryan Leslie, Gymmies Kitchen Stephanie Zikmann, Scrub- ADugDug Ayrshire’s best business ( 0- 10 employees), sponsored by West Coast Accelerator Alan White Design Hireaband Impact Arts ( Projects) Renewable Oil Services Ayrshire’s best business ( 11- 50 employees), sponsored by Ayrshire Post, Irvine Herald and Kilmarnock Standard Blue Rock Insurance Brokers Golphin
Lockharts Law
Silver Cloud Ayrshire’s best business ( 51 employees or more), sponsored by GSK Cunninghame Housing James Frew
Fosters Family Funeral Merck