Lancashire businesses have made it through to the finals in this year’s Be Inspired Business Awards, the BIBAs, and must now wait until September to find out if they’ve won.
Organised by the North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce, and referred to as ‘the one they all want to win’ the BIBAs have been putting businesses through their paces since the competition opened in January.
498 applications were submitted by 271 businesses, with 108 entrants making it through to the interview stage. They have been facing the judges in all 20 categories since early June, with the interviews concluding yesterday.
Babs Murphy, chief executive at the Chamber, said: “The number and quality of entries this year has been stunning.
“Competition has been fierce in every category, and there are some very deserving winners among the finalists that we’re announcing today.
“Our specially trained judges have had a really tough job on their hands, clocking-up around 800 judging hours between them, and I’d like to thank them for the dedication and professionalism they’ve all shown throughout the process.
“All that’s left for the finalists to do now is savour the anticipation of a win as they wait until we reveal the victors at the BIBAs awards ceremony on Friday 16th of September.”
The finalists in each category are:
Business of the Year
Booths
Danbro
Forest Group
Hays Specialist Recruitment – Lancashire
Plumbs
Senator Group
Service Care Solutions
Standfast & Barracks
Medium Business of the Year
Ascentis
Barron Wood Distribution Limited
ICT Reverse Asset Management
Mersey Eco Grants
Multi-ply
ROCCIA
Service Care Solutions
Standfast & Barracks
Small Business of the Year
Elektec
Evolution Solutions
Freedom Heat Pumps UK Ltd
Mitigate Cyber
Redmoor Health Ltd
Serconnect Ltd
Spencer Clarke Group
Suresite Group
Micro Business of the Year
AGT Computer Services Ltd
Catering Elite
Dot Recruit Limited
Sandgrown Spirits
Security Home & Garden Ltd
Specialist Taxation Services (Europe) Limited
Staywarm Energy
The Mina Group
Start Up Business of the Year
Alexander Matthews Property Ltd
Enexus Energy Ltd
Fly Anyway Foundation (CIC)
Fresh Money
Panache Cruises
Security Home & Garden Ltd
Six Connections
The Secret Garden Glamping
Employer Business of the Year
Booths
Burnley College
Danbro
PM+M Solutions for Business LLP
ROQ Limited
Service Care Solutions
Spencer Clarke Group
Suresite Group
Global Business of the Year
Airship Interative
Chocolat Madagascar
Kerax Limited
Melling Performance Springs Limited
Simply Doughnuts
Sovereign Beverage Company
Standfast & Barracks
Service Business of the Year
Assured Cleaning Services Ltd
CUBE HR
Danbro
Orca
Seriun
Suresite Group Limited
Trident Utilities
True Bearing Chartered Financial Planners
Manufacturer of the Year
Decca Plastics Ltd
Kerax
Melling Performance Springs Limited
Multi-Ply Components Ltd.
Plumbs
Standfast & Barracks
The Senator Group
Kerax
Green Business of the Year
ICT Reverse Asset Management
Industry Lighting
NanoSUN Ltd
RecycleIT
Simply Doughnuts
The Wellbeing Farm
Trutex Ltd
Watts-ON Consultants
Construction Business of the Year
Elektec
Fox Brothers Group Ltd
HPA Chartered Architects
iHeat
JCS Interiors Ltd
Joseph Boniface Architects Ltd
Pinington Limited
Ram Services Ltd
Leisure & Tourism Business of the Year
James’ Places
Lancashire Outdoor Activities Initiative – Anderton Centre
Mrs Dowsons
Pop Up Entertainment Ltd
The Flower Bowl Entertainment Centre
The Secret Garden Glamping
Thornton Hall Country Park
Wellbeing Farm
Digital & Marketing Business of the Year
21Digital
CheckedSafe
Code Galaxy
Complete Online
Root Fifty-Two
SQ Digital
Think!Creative UK Ltd
Community Business of the Year
Jobs, Friends & Houses CIC
RJ8 – With The Children’s Charity
Rosemere Cancer Foundation
Six Connections
The Boathouse Youth
The JJeffect CIC
YouMeToo
Together Partnership
Family Business of the Year
Becketts FS Ltd
Elektec
Forest Group
Pinington Limited
Plumbs
Redmoor Health Ltd
ROCCIA
The Senator Group
Scale Up Business of the Year
Evolution Solutions (NW) Limited
Freedom Heat Pumps UK Ltd
iHeat
Mersey Eco Grants
RecycleIT
Spencer Clarke Group
Suresite Group
True Bearing Chartered Financial Planners
Innovative Business of the Year
Business Insight 3 Ltd.
CheckedSafe
Learn Live
Mitigate Cyber
Redmoor Health Ltd
Suresite Group
White Hose Tech
KCT
Apprentice of the Year
Business Insight 3 Ltd.
Leyland Trucks
NanoSUN Ltd
Root Fifty-Two
Service Care Solutions
Standfast & Barracks
The Senator Group
Trident Utilities
Education Business of the Year
Burnley College
Lancashire Outdoor Activities Initiative – Anderton Centre
Myerscough College & University Centre
New Start (NW) Ltd
Progressive Minds Associates
Runshaw College
Safer Handling
The JJeffect CIC
Most Resilent Business of the Year
Carnforth Pharmacy
Fresh Perspective Resourcing
Garstang Physiotherapy Clinic
James’ Places
Luxus Design
Paisley Training and Consultancy
Ram Services Ltd
SQ Digital
Finalists are advised to secure their tickets for the ceremony or risk missing out. These can be purchased securely online here https://www.thebibas.co.uk/attend-the-bibas
Note:
800 judging hours calculated as follows:
20 categories, average of eight entrants in each that are each given a 1 hour presentation and interview slot, attended by an average of 5 judges per category.
20 multiplied by 8 hours per category, multiplied by 5 judges = 800 judging hours.