48 Finalists Announced – E3 Business Awards 2014
1 Events Media, the host of the 2014 E3 Business Awards has announced the 48 finalists that have been shortlisted for the twelve award categories. They comprise a mix of businesses, social enterprises and high-achieving individuals and they will all be attending the E3 Business Awards Dinner, which will take place on Thursday 18th September 2014 at the Reebok Stadium in Bolton.
(The full list of nominees is listed below.)
“Last year marked the launch of the E3 Awards,” notes 1EM managing director Mubarak Chati. “We were really impressed by the number and calibre of the nominees but this year, we’ve seen even more. Perhaps it’s testament to a recovering economy or just to the relentless ‘can do’ spirit that characterises the North West, but whatever the reason, the quality of entrants has been superb.
“We’ve had hundreds of nominations, and they’ve come from right across the region: Manchester to Merseyside, Cumbria to Cheshire. When you read all these success stories – all these examples of entrepreneurs putting in enormous amounts of work and ingenuity – you can’t help wanting to find some way of recognising everyone’s efforts because so much commendable work has clearly been done. In compiling the shortlist, the Nominations Panel certainly had a very difficult and unenviable task.”
The E3 Awards are designed to recognise successful and innovative businesses from all sections of the North West community. They focus on enterprise, education and employment – the three Es that are so crucial to the growth and stability of the region’s economy.
THE FINALISTS, 2014
New Business Start-Up of the Year:
Airborn Academy, Liverpool
Degree 53, Manchester
MWL Events, Stalybridge
Simply Doughnuts, Blackburn
Corporate Social Responsibility Award:
Junior Chef’s Academy, Birkenhead
net*, Kendal
The Well Being Farm, Bolton
UK Container Maintenance, Northwich
Social Enterprise of the Year:
Certain Curtain Theatre Company, Preston
Bolton FM, Bolton
National Forum for Health & Wellbeing, Preston
The Blair Project, Manchester
Skills, Education & Training Award:
Dee Mac Childcare, Stalybridge
Lance Mason Solicitors, Blackburn
Magma Digital, Preston
NCC Resources, St Helens
Employer of the Year:
Bank View Smile Studios, Blackburn
KTG Social Care, Preston
NoChintz, Manchester
NuBlue, Lancaster
Creative, Digital & Media Award:
Chief Online Business Solutions Group, Manchester
CV VID, Blackburn
Footsqueek, Chester
VB Creative Photography, Preston
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award:
Hannah Warren of Oxygen Personnel, Preston
Kasim Javed of Money For Your Phone.com.com, Rochdale
Michael Tunstall of Cloud4 Computers, Leigh
Saira Hussain of Hussain Architectural Design, Burnley
Outstanding Woman in Business:
Liz Clarke of Bike Right, Manchester
Tracy Mort of Grace Cole, Cheadle
Coral Horn of Pink Link Ladies, Blackpool
Maggie O’Carroll of The Women’s Organisation, Liverpool
Manufacturing Business of the Year:
Editors Keys, Manchester
FumeCare Ltd, Formby
Powder Systems, Liverpool
RemVox Ltd, Preston
High Growth Business of the Year:
Asons Solicitors, Bolton
Lovania Nurseries Ltd, Preston
New Call Telecom, Nelson
R-com Consulting, Manchester
International Business of the Year:
Advanced Food Safety, Wigan
Designer Sofas UK, Blackburn
Ronhill/Hilly, Hyde
FumeCare Ltd, Formby
Business of the Year:
Auction Finance, Cheadle
KQF Foods, Blackburn
OneFile, Manchester
Text Styles UK Ltd, Colne