2015 Be Inspired Business Awards finalists named
Today we can reveal the finalists for the 2015 Be Inspired Business Awards run by the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce.
The awards, known as The BIBAs, has unveiled its shortlists in 18 categories which will be decided at a major awards ceremony at the Blackpool Tower in September.
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Bamber Bridge-based Conlon Construction and Chemical Innovations, Cleanall Services of Leyland, Preston’s Gold Medal Travel Group and Scorpion Automotive of Chorley are all among the nominees for the prestigious Business of the Year category.
They are joined on the shortlist by Fylde-based accountants Danbro and Warden Construction as well as Springhill Care which is based in Accrington.
Peter Kiely of property investment firm Harewood Associates which is sponsoring the ceremony’s reception, said the calibre of finalists highlighted the wealth of talent in Lancashire’s business community.
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Hide AdHe said: “The quality of businesses and individuals which make up the shortlists for the BIBAs categories speaks volumes for the talent we have in Lancashire.
“The BIBAs has long been known as ‘the one they all want to win’ and the finalists bidding to win up trophies in 2015 only serves to raise the bar even higher.”
Scorpion Automotive has made the shortlists for four categories with nominations for Exporter of the Year, Medium Business of the Year and Manufacturer of the Year along with the top prize.
In one of the BIBAs’ new categories for 2015, The Best Use of IT, the shortlist includes former winners The Ink Squid and Bi3 and BIBAs’ newcomers ROQ IT of Chorley and Mend IT of Burnley.
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Hide AdSteven Lancaster, executive director at The Grand Venue in Clitheroe, will be among the judges visiting for the Most Inspiring Business of the Year category.
He said: “I am expecting the second round of interviews to give judges the opportunity to see what really makes a business tick.”
This is the full round-up of all finalists vying for honours at the Be Inspired Business Awards at Blackpool Tower in September.
Most Inspiring Business of the Year:
Build Up, Blackpool
Conlon Construction, South Ribble
Jobs, Friends & Houses Community Interest Company, Blackpool
Fylde Executive Cars, Fylde
KTG Social Care, Preston
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston
Our Local Heros Foundation, South Ribble
Windrush Initiatives CIC, Preston
Exporter of the Year:
Chemical Innovations,South Ribble
Colossal Group, Blackpool
Evans Vanodine, South Ribble
Excel Cheer Centre, Chorley
GA Petfood, South Ribble
Pakawaste, Preston
Scorpion Automotive, Chorley
Synergy Health (UK), Chorley
Small Business of the Year:
Business Insight 3 (Bi3), Chorley
Building Careers, West Lancashire
Excel Fostering, Fylde
Forepoint, Preston
Innova Solutions, Pendle
MendIT, Burnley
Power Efficient Systems (EnergyAce), West Lancashire
Vedas Group, Burnley
Medium Business of the Year:
MAC Clinical Research, Blackpool
Direct 365, West Lancashire
Lakeview Rest homes, Fylde
ROQ IT, Chorley
Scorpion Automotive, Chorley
Service Care Solutions, Preston
Star Tissue UK , Blackburn
The Cartford Inn, Wyre
Service Business of the Year:
Cleanall Services, South Ribble
Colossal Group, Blackpool
Excel Fostering, Fylde
Lakeview Rest Homes, Fylde
Our Local Heroes Foundation, South Ribble
Pakawaste, Preston
ROQ IT, Chorley
Springhill Care, Hyndburn
Professional Services Business of the Year:
Barcadia Media, Blackpool
Bespoke Internet, Preston
Farleys Solicitors LLP, Blackburn
FTS Merit, Blackpool
Home Angels, Chorley
MJH Accountants , Preston
Physiofusion Ltd, Burnley
TUTIS Concepts, Blackpool
Micro Business of the Year:
Bizzi Growin, Chorley
Blackburn Distributions, Pendle
Gconnect, Lancaster
GROUP55, Ribble Valley
Love Displays, Blackpool
QiSOFT, South Ribble
The Ink Squid, Blackpool
The Little Big Voice, Preston
Entrepreneur of the Year:
Lee Kirton, Collosal Group, Blackpool
Nicolla Moran, Home Angels, Chorley
Anthony Payne, Love My Gifts, Blackburn
Hannah Warren, Oxygen Personnel, Preston
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Hide AdGary Vizard, Power Efficient Systems Ltd (EnergyAce), West Lancashire
Steve Pearson, Our Local Heroes Foundation, South Ribble
Adrian Meakin, The Ink Squid, Blackpool
Phil Lawson, Virtue Technologies, West Lancashire
Business of the Year:
Chemical Innovations, South Ribble
Cleanall Services, South Ribble
Conlon Construction, South
Ribble
Danbro, Fylde
Gold Medal Travel Group,
Preston
Scorpion Automotive, Chorley
Springhill Care, Hyndburn
Warden Construction, Fylde
New Business of the Year:
Astute Motoring, Wyre
JCK Professional Building Services, Blackburn
KaBo, Chorley
Love My Gifts, Blackburn
Rope Access Inspection - North West, Blackpool
The Property Family, South Ribble
TUTIS Concepts, Blackpool
World Travel Lounge, Blackpool
Best Use of Information Technology:
Virtue Technologies, West Lancashire
Direct 365, West Lancashire
ROQ IT , Chorley
MendIT, Burnley
The Ink Squid, Blackpool
Business Insight 3 (Bi3), Chorley
Blackburn Distribution, Pendle
Love My Gifts, Blackburn
Employer of the Year:
Gold Medal Travel Group,
Preston
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston
Danbro, Fylde
Service Care Solutions, Preston
Cleanall Services, South Ribble
Direct 365, West Lancashire
Cummins Mellor, Hyndburn
Innova Solutions, Pendle
Best Use of Creativity in a Business:
Business Insight 3 (Bi3), Chorley
Bizzi Growin, Chorley
G A Petfoods. South Ribble
Inside Studio, Preston
Knightime Creations, Lancaster
Little Gargoyle, Lancaster
The Little Big Voice, Preston
WUK Media, Lancaster
Excellence In Customer service:
AM Support Services, Morecambe
Cleanall Services, South Ribble
Direct 365, West Lancashire
Innova Solutions, Pendle
Springhill Care, Hyndburn
TVS, Chorley
Wyrebank, Wyre
EQ Woman, Ribble Valley
BusinessWoman of the Year:
Hannah Warren, Oxygen Personnel
Helen Harker, Simon Jersey, Hyndburn
Lisa Brady-Munro, Perfect Recruitment, Chorley
Louise Wilkinson, Lomeshaye Village Day Nursery / Carousel, Pendle
Niccolla Moran, Home Angels, Chorley
Rose Watkins, Centaur Training, South Ribble
Ruth Quaglieri, North of England Training, Chorley
Tamsin Marlowe, Building
Careers, West Lancashire
Leisure Business of the Year:
Blackpool Zoo Blackpool
Catering Elite Blackpool
Fylde Executive Cars Fylde
Little Gargoyle Lancaster
The Cartford Inn Fylde
Preston Marriott Preston
Wyrebank Wyre
Manufactuer of the year:
Chemical Innovations, South Ribble
GA Petfoods, South Ribble
Pakawaste, Preston
Power Efficient Systems, West Lancashire
Scorpion Automotive, Chorley
Star Tissue UK, Blackburn
Tetrad, Preston
Construction Business of the Year:
Approved Inspectors, Lancaster
Build Up, Blackpool
Building Careers, West
Lancashire
Conlon Construction, South Ribble
FTS Merit, Blackpool
JCK Professional Building Services, Blackburn
Pinington, Lancaster
Warden Construction, Fylde