Support showcase
Urban Union is a joint venture company specialising in regenerating urban areas across Scotland. We revitalise communities through building new, high quality, affordable homes in close proximity to transport links, shops, schools and providing improved services and amenities. We are delighted to support the awards as it’s so important businesses operating in Perth and Kinross are recognised for their outstanding work and contribution to the local community. We are proud to sponsor the Commitment to the Community category - supporting local communities is a guiding principle of our business and we wanted to celebrate like-minded businesses that demonstrate the same ethos. The Enchanted Forest – Excellence in Tourism and Leisure Award
The Enchanted Forest is Scotland’s multi-award-winning sound and light show and the UK’s best cultural event. As a previous winner of a Business Star Award, the Enchanted Forest is delighted to support and encourage other businesses who excel in the tourism and leisure industry. Tourism and leisure is a vital part of the Perthshire economy and we are delighted to work with Perthshire Chamber of Commerce to shine a light on its stars. Stagecoach Group – Contribution to Sustainability Award
Stagecoach Group is a major international public transport group, providing journeys for more than three million customers a day by bus, coach, train and tram in the UK, United States and Canada. We are proud to have our international headquarters in Perth. The transport services we provide locally are also critical in connecting people with jobs, bringing customers to businesses and helping our regional economy to grow. We want to work with our people and our partners locally to help make our region a prosperous and sustainable place to live, work and invest. DWK Office Solutions – Beyond Scotland Award
DWK is a local company, employing local people, meeting local business needs. We have supported the Business Star Awards for a number of years now as we feel it is a great way of recognising a varied range of excellent talent, within a hugely varied market. Beyond Scotland is a very important category, the applicants are all passionately local, however they have a national/international arena in which to promote Perthshire. Johnston Carmichael Chartered Accountants – Business Growth Award
Johnston Carmichael is Scotland’s largest independent firm of chartered accountants and business advisers. We support these awards because they recognise businesses and individuals putting Perthshire on the map, opening doors to a wealth of opportunities for the area. As trusted advisers to some of Scotland’s fastest growing businesses, we know that achieving sustained business growth isn’t easy, and are delighted to support
Vicki Unite, chief executive of the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce, with Louise MacGregor of the Binn Group – who are the main sponsors of 2017 Business Star Awards. Photos: Graeme Hart/PPA local businesses making their mark. Perthshire Advertiser – Independent Retailer of the Year Award
At the heart of the Perthshire community for 188 years, the PA (and sister titles Strathearn Herald and Blairgowrie Advertiser) reaches an unrivalled print audience comprising tens of thousands of local readers. Our digital platform is accessed by more than 100,000 unique visitors every month, complemented by a growing social media audience in excess of 20,000. The PA is proud to support the Business Star Awards and welcomes the chance to champion the cause of the region’s impressive independent retail sector. CastleWater – Excellence in Food and Drink Produce Award
Castle Water is the leading independent water retailer in the UK, supplying hundreds of thousands of businesses, charities, and public bodies throughout England and Scotland. Castle Water is pleased to support the Business Star Awards and the wide range of local businesses with the potential to grow and the ability to boost our local economy. Castle Water serves many customers in the food and drink sector across the UK, and we are very keen to recognise those hard working companies who demonstrate a passion for their produce, dedication to customer satisfaction and the hunger to achieve greater market success. Thorntons – Most Inspirational Business Leader
Thorntons is one of the few remaining full service legal firms in Scotland and a leading legal and estate agency firm in Perth. It’s specialist teams offer innovative and commercially aware solutions for SMEs, large corporate clients, public authorities as well as private individuals. We operate in Edinburgh, Dundee, Fife, Perth and Angus with 54 partners and over 400 staff. We’re proud to support the Business Star Awards that recognise business excellence across Perthshire.