The Wirral Business Awards 2014 has this week recognised the area’s best of “innovation, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit”.

The business awards recognise diverse business excellence in categories from sustainability to manufacturing, international trade to people development, business newcomer to business of the year, were announced at a gala dinner event held at Thornton Manor in Thornton Hough.

Organised by Wirral Chamber of Commerce and hosted by BBC Radio Merseyside’s Roger Phillips, the main event sponsorship was supported by Wirral Radio, The Contact Company and Park Group.

The annual business celebration was attended by more than 500 people who saw 13 winners pick up their awards. The award categories and winners were:
Newcomer of the Year: sponsored by Faiveley Transport

Winner – 4748

Business of the Year (1-25 employees) sponsored by Magenta Living

Winner – Emergency Services Training Centre

Business of the Year (26 – 99 employees): sponsored by McEwan Wallace

Winner – Dantec

Business of the Year (100+ employees): sponsored by Cammell Laird

Winner – Typhoo Tea

Business Person of the Year: sponsored by Scantec Personnel

Winner – David Lindfield of Sovex

Community Business of the Year: sponsored by Progress to Excellence

Winner – Involve Northwest

International Trade Award: sponsored by Peel Group

Winner – DT&G

Sustainability Award: sponsored by Unilever

Winner – B&M Waste Services

Low Carbon Award: sponsored by Cabfind.com

Winner – Stiebel Eltron UK

People Development Award: sponsored by Wirral Metropolitan College

Winner – Cammell Laird

Investment of the Year: sponsored by Stiebel Eltron UK

Winner – Unilever

Global Business Award: sponsored by Wirral Chamber of Commerce

Winner – Smylie

Wirral Think Big Award: sponsored by Wirral Council

Winner – Cammell Laird

Paula Basnett, chief executive of Wirral Chamber of Commerce, added:

“The Wirral Business Awards have proved year after year to be a significant event in the region’s business calendar, one in which we can celebrate and share the business enterprise we have in abundance within Wirral’s business community.

“I was amazed, but certainly not surprised, at the tremendous levels of creativity and innovation shown in the many applications received for each of the award categories. A business award is recognition that the hard work put in by our award winners over the past twelve months does not go unrewarded and by winning it is a well deserved achievement – I congratulate them all.”

This year’s chosen charity was Claire House Children’s Hospice.

Source: Liverpool Echo

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