WHO’S UP FOR THE PORTFOLIO AWARDS?

THE FINALISTS STILL IN THE RUNNING FOR TITLES

A top-quality line-up of Wearside and County Durham businesses is still in the running for honours in this year’s Portfolio Awards.

An unrivalled list of entries was received for this year’s competition and here is the shortlist in full.

Judges had to deliberate long and hard just to whittle down the field to this chosen few.

They agreed it was the strongest field of entries they had ever looked through.

Even reaching the shortlist is an achievement in itself.

The winners will be announced at the awards finale which will be held at the Stadium of Light on Thursday, November 1.

The Echo will be there to cover the event where more than 20 trophies will be handed out.

Watch out for full coverage online at www.sunderlandecho.com and on social media on the night, as well as in the Sunderland Echo.

There will also be a postevent supplement in the Echo, filled with interviews and photographs of all the winners.

In the meantime here is the shortlist for this year’s competition and watch out for winners of other categories being revealed on the night.

And thanks as always to our tremendous sponsors.

MAKE it Sunderland is again our headline sponsor, and is sponsoring our overall Business of the Year Award, as well as a Lifetime Achievement award, which is in the sponsor’s gift.

MAKE it Sunderland is also backing the Small Business Category of the competition. BIC is acknowledging the contribution social enterprises make to the city in the Social Enterprise Award.

Other sponsors are Northumbrian Water, Stagecoach in Sunderland, The Bid, ResQ, Maxim Brewery, Sunderland College, Creo, Northern Railway, Station Taxis, Gentoo, Bradley Hall, and PG Legal Commercial Solicitors.