The Steering Committee for the East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire Business Awards are delighted to announce the Finalists for each of the categories.
We had a record number of entries this year, which clearly reflects the buoyant nature of business across our regions. The quality of entries was also exceptional and selecting shortlisted finalists for each category was incredibly difficult.
However, we are delighted to announce that the finalists for 2022 are:
MOST PROMISING NEW START-UP BUSINESS
Potters Snooker & Pool Club (Swadlincote)
The Sweat Bank (Needwood)
Virtual Clinical Trials Centre (Hartshorne)
Wild Minds (Swadlincote)
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (less than 20 FTE’s)
ASBC Heritage & Conservation Specialists (Melbourne)
MIH Solutions (Bretby)
Progressive Sports in the East Midlands (Willington)
MEDIUM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (21-100 FTE’s)
Malone Group (Burton)
Security Kings (Bretby)
Solutions for Accounting and CRM (Willington)
EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Bri-Stor Systems (Hixon)
Playtonic (Bretby)
Security Kings (Bretby)
MANUFACTURER or RE-MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR
IVC Brunel (Swadlincote)
Roger Bullivant (Swadlincote)
BEST USE OF INNOVATION OR TECHNOLOGY
Anoki Restaurant (Eggington).
JB Kind (Swadlincote)
Willshee’s Waste & Recycling (Burton)
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE PERFORMANCE
Angus MacKinnon (Uttoxeter)
Claire Reeves Coaching and Counselling (Swadlincote)
MIH Solutions (Bretby)
The Colvile Arms (Lullington).
LEISURE, HOSPITALITY & RETAIL AWARD
Anoki Restaurant (Eggington)
Potters Snooker & Pool Club (Swadlincote)
Progressive Sports in the East Midlands (Willington)
The Swan Inn (Milton)
YOUNG EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Aimee Thatcher, Ground Solutions (Swadlincote)
Charlie Hayes, MIH Solutions (Bretby)
Jordan Lees, JB Kind (Swadlincote)
Millie Crosbie, Ground Solutions (Swadlincote)
Ryan Clemson, Roger Bullivant (Swadlincote)
RISING STAR AWARD
Joe Paton, Solutions for Accounting and CRM (Willington)
Louise Blanchard-Knight, Acorn Training (Burton)
Samanta Jegorove, QT Products (Hilton)
Judging Panels will now go out and visit each finalist to further understand their business and entry. All finalists have been invited to the Gala Awards Evening on 10th November at Pirelli Stadium, where the Winners will be announced in front of a sell-out audience.