previous finalists, the
200-strong
Rock Choir whose Director, Caroline Redman Lusher, was shortlisted for Entrepreneur of the Year in 2010.
Liverpool’s Bibby
Line Group won the 3i Private Business of the Year category; London-based Johnson Matthey seized the Coutts & Co Large-Cap Business of the Year Award; while Gloucestershire- based Renishaw, was presented with the Grant Thornton Mid-Cap Business of the Year accolade.
Paul Lindley,
of customer led entrepreneurship”, said the judging panel.
Martin Stiven, Vice President of Business, Orange, said: “Looking at the quality of award entries, the UK is overflowing with businesses that are consistently delivering outstanding performance – from sole traders to large corporates. The economy needs companies like these –
world-leading
businesses that employ some of the UK’s most talented people. That’s why we’ve partnered with the National Business Awards for the last decade – to recognise and reward great British businesses.”
Awards host BBC presenter John Humphrys ensured that the evening’s action packed programme ran smoothly with 17 award presentations and an outstanding performance by
Founder and CEO of Ella’s Kitchen was awarded with the Entrepreneur of the Year award, online
wine retailer Naked Wines secured the WorldPay Online Business of the
Year, while publishers
ShortList Media triumphed with the Santander Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year honour.
Commenting on the quality of entries, Baroness Bottomley concluded: “Now in their tenth year, and continually growing in relevance and status, the National Business Awards are the most prestigious accolades within the business community. Huge congratulations to all the winners and finalists – those who are recognised this year should consider themselves the very best of the best.”
“The National Business Awards are unique in that any organisation –
from the smallest SME to the largest FTSE,
and from
charities and social enterprises to government agencies – can compete for recognition on the same playing field”, said Baroness Virginia Bottomley, Chair of Judges at the National Business Awards. “It’s vitally important, as many seek to transform in the post-recession economy, that good ideas and approaches are shared between the public, commercial and third sectors”, Bottomley added.
Nearly 100 eminent judges across multi disciplines brought
their
insight and expertise to the judging which saw over 150 of the UK’s most exceptional organisations from the public, private and third sectors
complete a three-stage
judging process culminating in ‘Dragon’s Den’ style presentations.
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