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It was champagne all round for industrial equipment supplier Radwell International after scooping the coveted Business of the Year title at the 2022 Stoke-on-Trent BusinessLive Awards.

The Newcastle-under-Lyme business fought off tough competition from Acacia Training, Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld and Swan Brand º£½ÇÊÓƵ for the top award of the night.

It is just one of a number of trophies the company has received in the last 12 months and comes on the back of Radwell's triple win at the 2021 Business Awards.

It was also a cause for celebration for Penkhull-based international technology company Lucideon which won both of the categories it was up for – Innovation in Business and Science and Technology.

Other winners on the night included Stafford IT provider EPX Technical Services, which walked away with the Small Business of the Year award and Habitans Lettings, based in Newcastle-under-Lyme, which took the top spot in the Start-up Business of the Year category.

The High-Performing Team of the Year award was presented to fellow Newcastle-under-Lyme business Sempar Accountancy and Tax, while Hanley haulage firm Danny Poole & Sons scooped the Business in the Community award.

Elsewhere, the International Trade category was won by engineering and product design firm Haughton Design, which is based in Stafford, and Training Excellence went to motorhomes dealer Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld, which is also based in Stafford, for the second year in a row.

Varicose vein specialist Veincentre, based in Trent Vale, picked up the Growth Award while Rob Sutton from Fenton-based RKW was awarded the Entrepreneur of the Year title and Simon Davies, director at Tunstall-based ProtectaPet, was named Young Professional of the Year.

The final award of the night was the Lifetime Achievement Award which was presented to Donald Burton, founder and chairman of Longton trailer manufacturer Don-Bur.

This year's event – which was hosted by ITV weather presenter Emma Jesson – took place at the King's Hall in Stoke for the first time since 2019.

Guests got to enjoy a selfie mirror, 360 photobooth and music from a saxophonist. There was also a silent auction with proceeds going to the Children's Air Ambulance.

The results:

Small Business of the Year – sponsored by

Winner: EPX Technical Services

Runners-up: Acorn Training, Misco's Chocolates, The Kindergarten Group

Start-up Business of the Year – sponsored by

Winner: Habitans Lettings

Runners-up: CyberKiln, Rock that Scent

High-Performing Team of the Year – sponsored by

Winner: Sempar Accountancy and Tax

Runners-up: Back On Track Teens, Swan Brand º£½ÇÊÓƵ

Business in the Community – sponsored by

Winner: Danny Poole & Sons

Runners-up: Radwell International, Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce

Innovation in Business – sponsored by

Winner: Lucideon

Runners-up: Fittingly, RKW

International Trade – sponsored by BusinessLive

Winner: Haughton Design

Runners-up: Easy Composites, ProtectaPet

Training Excellence – sponsored by

Winner: Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld

Runners-up: Rydale Roofing, Tuffa º£½ÇÊÓƵ

Growth Award – sponsored by

Winner: Veincentre

Runners-up: Radwell International, Swan Brand º£½ÇÊÓƵ

Science and Technology – sponsored by

Winner: Lucideon

Runners-up: Haughton Design, SYTECH – digital forensics

Entrepreneur of the Year – sponsored by

Winner: Rob Sutton - RKW

Runners-up: Alistair Trippett - Habitans Lettings, Jason Harker - Planterra

Young Professional of the Year – sponsored by

Winner: Simon Davies - ProtectaPet

Runners-up: Chris Daniels - CyberKiln, Jemma Ball - Jemma Elizabeth Beauty and Academy, Tom Wilkinson - Beta Commercial Finance

Business of the Year – sponsored by

Winner: Radwell International

Runners-up: Acacia Training, Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld, Swan Brand º£½ÇÊÓƵ

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: Donald Burton - Don-Bur

Other sponsors on the night included and . Special thanks also go to GoJute, Best of British Beer and Flawless Venue Dressing for their support.