Area winners for the North East Business Awards have been announced, with competitors now set to go head-to-head for the overall regional prizes.
The shortlist for this year鈥檚 North East Business Awards has been revealed with the announcement of the area winners across 10 categories in Northumberland and Tyneside; Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside; and Teesside.
The awards, headline partnered by and in association with, will take place at Hardwick Hall at Sedgefield, County Durham, on September 25. In advance of the event, winners in each category have been announced for Northumberland and Tyneside; Durham, Sunderland and South Tyneside; and Teesside; with these area winners now going head-to-head for the overall regional prize.
The competitors for the top prize of North East Business of the Year will be Gateshead-based IT solutions company Advantex Network Solutions Ltd, NETPark鈥檚 communications solutions firm Filtronic, and Billingham-based manufacturers CF Fertilisers 海角视频 Ltd. Last year the title was taken by Tyneside-based robotics company Wootzano, who joined the judging panel to select this year鈥檚 winners. Other companies vying for awards include Opencast, Port of Blyth, COG Legal and The Resolved Group.
An additional prize will be awarded on the night to an individual for their outstanding contribution to North East business.
Journal editor Graeme Whitfield, who chaired the judging panel, said: 鈥淎 large part of my day-to-day is following the ups and downs of the North East business community, so I know how many great companies we have in this region. But reading this year鈥檚 award entries really showed the depth and breadth of talent we have in the North East.
鈥淚t鈥檚 great to read about the work being done by our businesses, even if it meant that the judging panel had some really difficult decisions to make. Congratulations to all of our area winners - we鈥檙e looking forward to seeing them in September to find out who will take the overall regional prizes.鈥
The shortlist is:
Growth Award, in partnership with
Northumberland & Tyneside: Opencast
Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside: Kara Healthcare
Teesside: Elite Energy Eco Ltd
Made in the North East, in partnership with
Northumberland & Tyneside: Osbit
Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside: Central Doorset Manufacturing Ltd
Teesside: Coupland Leather
Business Person of the Year
Northumberland & Tyneside: Darren Davidson - Vice President, Siemens Energy & Siemens Gamesa 海角视频 & Ireland
Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside: Barry Davidson - Managing Director, Fairgrieve Compression Moulding
Teesside: Lucy Pittaway - Director, Lucy Pittaway Ltd
Best Place to Work, in partnership with
Northumberland & Tyneside: Muckle LLP & Port of Blyth
Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside: William Smith Group 1832
Teesside: CF Fertilisers 海角视频 Ltd
Start-up Award
Northumberland & Tyneside: The Digital Lighthouse
Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside: SPELK Studio
Teesside: The Resolved Group
Innovation Award, in partnership with
Northumberland & Tyneside: Air Purification Skroll Ltd
Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside: COG Legal
Teesside: Salesfire
Small Business of the Year
Northumberland & Tyneside: LamasaTech
Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside: Fairgrieve Compression Moulding
Teesside: Just Williams
Business for Good
Northumberland & Tyneside: TT2 Ltd
Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside: Active Families North East
Teesside: B A Joinery
Rising Star, in partnership with
Jack Atherton - Central Doorset Manufacturing Ltd
Luke Allan Holmes - Holdham Rail Solutions Group
Leon Newman - Lucid Technology Solutions
Business of the Year, in partnership with
Northumberland & Tyneside: Advantex Network Solutions Ltd
Durham, Sunderland & South Tyneside: Filtronic
Teesside: CF Fertilisers 海角视频 Ltd
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