Organisers of Wirral Business Awards have published their shortlist and the winners will be announced at a ceremony at Woodside Food & Market in the autumn. Tony McDonough reports

Organisers of the Wirral Business Awards 2022 have revealed their shortlist.

Winners of the awards, organised by Wirral Chamber of Commerce, will be announced at a ceremony on Friday, September 30. The venue will be Woodside Food & Market within Woodside ferry terminal.

Finalists were chosen by a three-strong judging panel comprising Jane Morgan, senior manager culture at Wirral Council, Chris Lee, director of Start-Yard, and Paula Basnett, chief executive of Wirral Chamber of Commerce. There are eight separate categories.

Paula Basnett said: “We are thrilled to host this event once again to celebrate not only the 110th anniversary of Wirral Chamber of Commerce, but also to pay tribute to the amazing work, commitment and resilience of our businesses, who have come through two turbulent years.

“The exceptional quality of the applications made it difficult for Chris, Jane and myself to judge. However, we are very confident that the selected enterprises will do a fantastic job of promoting the best about Wirral businesses.”

The shortlist is:

New Enterprising Business of the Year sponsored by The Lauries

• 16A Architecture
• HLP Legal trading as 174 Family Law/Family Mediation Solutions
• TAC Accountants

Business of the Year (1-25 employees) – sponsored by SURE Solutions 

• Bathgate Business Finance
• Ecogrid
• Recruit Right

Business of the Year (26+ employees) 

• Brookes Bell
• CQR Security
• Heap & Partners

Business Person of the Year 

• Joanne Finnerty (JF Recruitment)
• Karina Molby (Molby The Label)
• Steve Walsh (Hi-Impact Consultancy)

Employer of the Year

• Hoist UK
• Inteb Managed Services
• SURE Solutions

Social Business/Charity of the Year – sponsored by Stiebel Eltron UK

• Neo Community
• The Martin Gallier Project
• Tomorrow’s Women Wirral

Sustainable Business of the Year – sponsored by Magenta Living

• Auger Site Investigations
• Finsa UK
• Kimpton Energy Solutions

Tourism Business of the Year – sponsored by Finsa UK 

• Boss Birds Parlour
• Caffe Cream
• Ginger Cat Coffee

Former Liverpool FC star John Barnes will host the ceremony. Headline sponsor is Unilever, Peel L&P is the reception sponsor and Hi-Impact Consultancy is the media sponsor. Click here for more information.