We’ve been inundated with interest this year, receiving a record number of nominations by quite a high margin, and the quality of contenders has been fantastic.
The Growing Business Awards, hosted by Real Business, supported by the CBI and in association with Lloyds Bank, have been recognising Britain’s most enterprising business leaders for more than 15 years.
The winners will be announced at a sparkling awards ceremony at the London Marriott Grosvenor Square on the 25th November. Tickets are now on sale, book your table here.
This year’s shortlists are as follows:
Retail Hero Award
Watchfinder & Co.
Hotcha Ltd
Boticca
Graze
Young Company of the Year
PROPERCORN
Anesco
Captify
Nosy Crow
LOVESPACE
Hope Construction Materials
Made in Britain Award
Orangebox
Heck Foods
Rock Chemicals
Sidhil
Meltech
Steelite
Export Champion Award
Bulldog Skincare for Men
Ramsden International
Innis & Gunn Brewing Company Limited
BBI Solutions
Alba Power
Innovator of the Year
P2i
Plumis
Crowdcube
Metro Security
Orderly Telecoms
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Petko Plachkov ? CommuterClub
Simon Mellin ? Roaming Roosters/Grass roots
Rob Tominey ? Mainstage Travel
Andy Shovel and Peter Sharman ? Chosen Bun
Emi Gal ? Brainient
David Barker ? 4D Data Centres
Robert Jakobi ? Metcalfes Food Company
Brand Builder Award
Brewdog
Loveflutter
Databarracks
Hamilton & Hare
Bulldog Skincare for Men
Kabbee
Digital Champion Award
We Are Social
Brandwatch
Ve Interactive
KeyTree
1st Touch
Entrepreneur of the Year
Adrian Wright Happy Energy
Dr Richie Nanda The Shield Group
Ed Bussey ? Quill
John Treharne The Gym Group
Edmund Truell Tungsten Corporation
Peter Digby Xtrac Limited
Growing Business of the Year: Smaller Company (Turnover less than 25m)
Brewdog
LION Trackhire
The Curve Group
Periscopix
Translate plus
SpaBreaks
Growing Business of the Year: Mid-sized Company (Turnover 25m- £50m)
Diversity Travel
Kingdom Security
Golden Charter
Motorclean
HL Plastics
Orangebox
Growing Business of the Year: Larger Company (Turnover 50m+)
First Utility
Graze
GAP Group
Swansway Group
Softcat
Book tickets for the 2014 Growing Business Awards.
