HEREFORDSHIRE and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce has revealed the shortlisted firms in its 2018 business awards.
This year’s awards sees a total of 13 categories – with three brand new awards including Best Use of Social Media, Micro Business of the Year and Health & Wellbeing in the Workplace Award.
The awards ceremony will take place at the Worcester Arena on June 7 and will welcome well over 600 guests to congratulate the award winners and runner-ups.
The finalists for each of the categories are as follows:
n Best Use of Social Media
All About Magazines; FIT3SIXTY Ltd; Fresh Nous; OLPRO and SW&A Accountants
n Best Use of Technology
AKW; Kinetic 6 Ltd; Kingspan Insulation; One Creative Environments Ltd; SimpliWiFi; The Site Doctor
n Employer of the Year
drp; Gemporia; GTAccess Ltd; ISO Quality Services and Midlands Air Ambulance
n Excellence in Customer Service
Bright Lights; ISO Quality Services; Landrover Experience; Print Strategy Europe and The Evesham Hotel & Spa
n Excellence in Innovation
Air Products PLC; Amplitude Clinical Services; Indra Renewable Technologies Ltd; Kingspan Insulation; REHAU Limited and The Smart Actuator Company Limited
n Excellence in Professional Services
Bishop Fleming LLP; Focus Ecology; ISO Quality Services; Phipps & Pritchard; Place Partnership Limited and Thursfields Solicitors
n Exporter of the Year
Egbert Taylor; ETL Systems Limited; Level Peaks Associates Limited; Pyon Products and Shires Equestrian
n Health & Wellbeing in the Workplace Award
Malvern Hills District Council; Phoenix Group; Pracctice Ltd; REHAU Limited and Worcester Bosch
n High Growth Business of the Year
DRG Interior & Building Solutions; drp; Greensafe IT; Indra Renewable Technologies Ltd; Level Peaks Associates Limited; One Creative Environments Ltd and Rock Power Connections Ltd
n Manufacturer of the Year
AKW; Bee Lighting Ltd; Kingspan Insulation and Vision Labs
n Micro Business of the Year
EasyRead Time Teacher Ltd; Pyon Products; Swan Brewery; Ubi-Tech (3R) Ltd and Wright Staff Recruitment Ltd
n Most Promising New Business
Episteme; Fancy Dress Worldwide; Make More Noise; NMiTE and Surf Tech IT Ltd
n Small Business of the Year
8D-Closures Ltd; Bee Lighting Ltd; Clesse UK; Greensafe IT; Pharma Packaging Systems Ltd and Rock Power Connections Ltd
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