Mmerce awards est in business
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New business, sponsored by Widnes Vikings: Octave Design Services (Winner); while On The High Street was highly commended, and there were three further runners-up: Imagin3d, Holfords Roofing, and MAT Recruitment.
Outstanding customer service, sponsored by Liverpool John Lennon Airport: Hardman Office & Commercial Cleaning; followed by runners-up Specsavers, Sleeptight Beds, The Figure Factory, and Q Delivery Service.
Apprentice or young achiever of the year, sponsored by The Apprentice Hub: Sam Meacock, of Initial Packaging; with highly commended Jessica Gibbons, of Support At Home, and runners-up Matthew Walker, of Evolve Facility Services, Lewis Hancox, of the Science
And Technology Facilities Council, and Kane Wignall, of ICE.
Social enterprise of the year, sponsored by Wellbeing Enterprises: Stick ‘n’ Step; with runners-up Nightstop, United Giving, and Sew Halton.
Responsible business of the year, sponsored by Halton Foundation: Anthony’s Travel; and runners-up Hardman Office & Commercial Cleaning, SOG, XCellR8, and Evans Creative.
Rising star high growth, sponsored by DCBL: Millwood Manufacturing; with runners-up Support At Home, D3T, Perfectus Biomed, Polymorph and Flint Studios.
Manufacturer of the year, sponsored by ABGi UK: Sandon Global; and runners-up The TALL Group, Mersey Vent, and Alstom.
Sustainable business of
● the year, sponsored by Inovyn: Used Kitchen Exchange; with runnersup Calon Associates and Genlab.
Exporter of the year, sponsored by Halton Chamber: The TALL Security Print; and runners-up Sandon Global, Arvia Technology and ORCHA.
Employer of the year, sponsored by Halton Borough Council: D3T. Runners-up: Perfectus Biomed, Sure Safe, Evolve Facility Services, Halton Housing, Riverside College.
Family business of the year (30+ employees), sponsored by Halton Chamber: Support At Home; Hough Green Garage was highly commended; runner’s up were Anthony’s Travel, Mersey Bunkering – part of The Armitt Group, and Early Learners Nursery.
Family business of the year (under 30 employees), sponsored by Halton Chamber: Industrial Cooling Equipment. Ace Blinds was highly commended, and runners-up were Aqueous and PPS Pinnington Plumbing.
Entrepreneur of the year, sponsored by SciTech Daresbury: Terri Kearney, of Nightstop; with runners-up Jonathan Guy, of Aqueous Digital, Nick Griffiths, of Industrial Cooling Equipment, and Chris Berg, of Acorn2Oak.
Large BID business of the year, sponsored by Halton BID: Hough Green Garages. Knitwire was runner-up.
Small BID business of the year, sponsored by Halton BID: Sure Safe. The three runners-up were The Figure Factor, Courier Post and Industrial Cooling Equipment.
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