18 solent business awards
Forty years in the region make KPMG a worthy sponsor for Company of the Year award
As a region the Solent is home to a diverse and exciting range of businesses. The Solent Business Awards aims to seek out some of its most talented companies and shine a spotlight on their achievements. Will Smith, office senior partner at KPMG Southampton, writes
KPMG is very proud to sponsor the Solent Company of the Year award for its 25th year from its origins within the Hampshire Business Awards. We have worked in the region for more than 40 years and advise a wide cross-section of the region‘s companies, from family-owned and private equity- backed businesses through to AIM-listed and FTSE 250 companies.
To be in the running for the Company of the Year award, businesses need to demonstrate an outstanding financial track record, with strong sales growth and a commitment to increasing profitability. The winning company is likely to be a leader in its own market with dedication to excellence in products and services and a dynamic approach to quality and innovation.
This year‘s KPMG Company of the Year must display the ability to think strategically, keep abreast of new developments, both in its own industry and the wider economy, and illustrate plans for future growth.
Most importantly, it will exhibit a strong commitment to its employees‘ needs and aspirations as well as to the region‘s environment through sustainable business practices.
Interested businesses can find out more and submit an application at:
www.solentbusinessawards.co.uk
Winning the Company of the Year award is a great marketing tool, and can help businesses to raise their profile and win new work. It also helps to boost morale, by recognising colleagues‘ talent and achievements.
Last year‘s winner was Cleansing Services Group. The judges were hugely impressed that this family-owned company continues, in its 80th year, to go from strength to strength by retaining the ethos of a family- run business, focusing on exemplary customer service and empowering its staff to deliver its clearly-stated business goals, by being innovative.
KPMG is proud to play a leading part in the Solent business community. We have recently underscored our commitment to the
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Neil Richards (centre) accepting the Company of the Year award for Cleansing Services Group at last year‘s ceremony
region by investing in new office space in Gateway House, which we will move into in the summer.
We will use our new office to facilitate the discussion of ideas and sharing of knowledge between the region‘s business leaders, and will create a space where executives can learn about, and reflect on, the issues facing other boards.
Gateway House will provide a flexible and easy-to-access suite of client rooms that businesses can use. This will offer everything from a space to just drop in and catch up on emails, to boardrooms which can be used for formal meetings.
We have also invested heavily in new services for our clients, like our small business accounting service, which combines digital technology with our team‘s wealth of expertise to provide online accounting and tax services to small and start-up enterprises via the cloud.
This is just one of many investments KPMG has made to further extend our ability to solve real and complex client issues. We have also formed a 10-year strategic alliance
THE BUSINESS MAGAZINE – SOLENT & SOUTH CENTRAL – JULY/AUGUST 2015
with McLaren Technology Group, which will help our clients benefit from game- changing breakthroughs in performance by applying market-leading capabilities around predictive analytics, simulation and rapid data-driven design to diverse operational challenges, from optimising production lines through to deploying field force engineers.
The South Coast is a vibrant market place and we at KPMG are proud to work with fast- growing businesses in the region, from start up through to listing.
Details:
023-8020-2078
William.Smith@
kpmg.co.uk www.kpmg.co.uk
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