The Awards and Winners
This year's winners and runners-up were as follows:
HBP Systems Small Business Award
This Award recognises the progress in terms of business growth and development made by a small business over three years old in the Northern Lincolnshire area which has less than 25 employees and a turnover of less than £1.5m. Applicants need to demonstrate through their application how they have made significant progress as a small business.
Winner: San Pietro
Runners-up: Eye Watch Security, Anderby Driving
ABP Business Growth Award
This award recognises the Northern Lincolnshire based business which has significantly grown its workforce, turnover or profit since last year. Applicants need to demonstrate through their application how their business has experienced positive business growth.
Winner: Nisa Today
Runners-up: HBP Systems, Pattesons Glass
North East Lincolnshire Enterprise Award for New Business
This award recognises the development made by a North East Lincolnshire based new business which is less than three years old at the time of application. Applicants needed to demonstrate through their application how they have made significant progress as a new business.
Winner: Exceed Logistics Ltd
Runners-up: Carpet Chris Ltd, Grimsby Cars Ltd, Port Shipping & Chartering
North Lincolnshire Enterprise Award for New Business
This award recognises the development made by a North Lincolnshire based new business which is less than three years old at the time of application. Applicants needed to demonstrate through their application how they had made significant progress as a new business.
Winner: Qube Solutions
Runners-up: TurnerWarran Henson Ltd, Joanna Leigh
North East Lincolnshire Economic Investment Award
This award recognises the contribution a business has made to the local economy. Open to any business that has relocated to or significantly expanded in North East Lincolnshire in the past five years. Applicants needed to demonstrate how they had contributed to the economic success of the area.
Winner: Humber Royal Hotel
Runners-up: Contract Lincs, Cosalt
North Lincolnshire Economic Investment Award
This award recognises the contribution a business has made to the local economy. Open to any business that has relocated to or significantly expanded in North Lincolnshire in the past five years. Applicants needed to demonstrate how they had contributed to the economic success of the area.
Winner: Nisa Today
Runners-up: San Pietro, HBP Systems Ltd
Natwest International Trade Award
This award recognises a Northern Lincolnshire based business which has significantly grown its international trade in the past year. Applicants need to demonstrate through their application how they had experienced significant growth in international trade either through imports or exports.
Winner: Tri-pack
Runners-up: Shand Engineering Ltd, Shield Technology
Grimsby Institute Training Excellence Award
This awards recognises organisations within the private or public sector. Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate, through their entry, how implementing training and staff development brings measurable productivity benefits which creates real business impact for the organisation.
Winner: BJB Lift Trucks Ltd
Runners-up: HBP Systems Ltd, Education Resourcing Ltd
ConocoPhillips Excellence in Community Relations Award
This award recognises a successful Northern Lincolnshire company whose approach to corporate and social responsibilities demonstrates a positive impact on the community.
Winner: Freshney Place
Runners-up: Education Resourcing Ltd, Contract Lincs
Kimberly-Clark Innovation Award
This award provides recognition to those businesses that have found and developed new solutions to business growth or competitiveness. Innovation is not just about new inventions. Innovation is “fresh thinking that adds value to a business”. That thinking is normally based on great vision, good consumer or customer understanding, and new processes or systems. The innovation can be both internal and external to the business as long as it has driven real financial benefit.
This award is open to all Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire, whether you are self-employed, a social enterprise or employ up to 250 people.
Winner: HiTek Electronics
Runners-up: Warm Flooring Ltd UK, C Spencer Ltd
Wilkin Chapman Grange Business Person of the Year Award
This award recognises the Northern Lincolnshire Business Person of the Year who can be nominated by themselves or by a third party.
Winner: Steve Clarke – Tri-pack
Runner-up: Neil Turton – Nisa Todays
Forrester Boyd Business Excellence Award
This award recognises the Northern Lincolnshire based business which has stood out as a shining beacon of excellence. Applicants will have shown how their business has attained growth, sustainability or its position in the local economy through the use of excellent management practices.
This Award cannot be applied for – it is chosen by the judges and given to a company that has stood out amongst all the nominations for all categories and deserves a special mention.
Winner: Hitek Electronic Materials Ltd
More information
For more information on individual Awards, for their criteria and for ‘What the Judges Want’ please view the Awards brochure.