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The judging panel: Back row – Johnathan Dudley,
Paul Faulkner and Douglas Wright. Front row – Eileen Schofield, Helen Bates and Fleur Robinson
Businesses chase awards glory
Eighty-two businesses have been shortlisted across 12 categories for the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce’s annual dinner and awards. The shortlist announcement was
made in a series of videos on the Chambers’ official LinkedIn page. The 12 category winners will be
revealed in front of 1,300 people at the ICC in Birmingham on Thursday 19 March. One of those winners will then
be crowed the overall Greater Birmingham Business of the Year (sponsored by SCC). The shortlist is:
Excellence in Contribution to the Community (Sponsored by Open Study College) • Birmingham Airport • Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust
• Canal and River Trust • Chinese Community Centre – Birmingham (CCC-B)
• Gateley • Heart of England Community Foundation
• Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) • Shelforce
Excellence in Customer Service (Sponsored by OGL) • ACUTEC Limited • Este Medical Group • Hampton Clinic • Pennycuick Collins • Selfridges • South and City College Birmingham • Taylor Herrick Recruitment • Unique Venues Birmingham
Excellence in Hospitality • Caviar & Chips • Edgbaston Stadium • Malmaison • Millennium Point Charitable Trust • Moor Hall Hotel & Spa • The Barn at Berryfields • The Ivy Temple Row • Unique Venues Birmingham
Excellence in Retail • Newlife – the Charity for Disabled Children
• Selfridges • Touchwood
Excellence in International Business (Sponsored by Andalucia) • AFL Architects • Excitation Engineering Services Ltd • Moflash Signalling • Solus Ceramics • University of Birmingham
Excellence in Manufacturing (Sponsored by Crowe) • Advanced Engineering UK Ltd • Cameron-Price Ltd • Evac+Chair International • LGDavis • Power Minerals Ltd
Excellence in Responsible Business (Sponsored by Birmingham Business School at University of Birmingham) • Conference Aston • Ecuity Consulting LLP • Edgbaston Stadium • First Mile • Keytracker Ltd • National Express • NEC Group
• Newlife - the Charity for Disabled Children
Excellence in People Development (Sponsored by Aston University) • Curium Solutions Limited • Entec Si Ltd • Gro-Organic CIC • Intercity Technology Ltd • Sabre Jetting Services Ltd • Shelforce • Taylor Herrick Recruitment • The Alexandra
Excellence in Sales & Marketing (Sponsored by O2) • Cognition Agency • Este Medical Group • Gateley • Lightbox Digital • Notepad • Reeves PR • Services for Education • The Alexandra
Excellence in Technology & Innovation (Sponsored by METCloud) • Birmingham City University • Coinadrink Limited • Crown Highways • First Mile • Sales-i • Sorion Electronics Ltd • TerraQuest Solutions Ltd • Unique IQ Ltd
Excellence in Training & Education (Sponsored by SGS) • Birmingham City University • BMet College • NEC Group • Open Study College • Oxbridge
Excellence in Third Sector (Sponsored by South and City College Birmingham) • Black Country Living Museum • Breast Cancer Haven, West Midlands
• Common Unity • Family Society Adoption Focus • Gro-Organic CIC • Millennium Point Charitable Trust • Suited for Success • University Hospitals Birmingham Charity
The judging panel, chaired by the Chamber’s chief financial officer Helen Bates, included McDonald’s franchisee Douglas Wright, Burton Albion’s commercial director Fleur Robinson, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ Manufacturing Community chair Johnathan Dudley and Eileen Schofield, who is principal at Schofield & Associates and a director of Birmingham Law Society. Helen Bates said: “We had
dozens of applications to look through and some great applicants in all of the categories. We have a superb selection of shortlisted applicants and I am really looking forward to the awards dinner when we can honour some of these great businesses in our region.” The awards dinner will be hosted
by broadcaster Ed James. Headline sponsors for the black-
tie event are Birmingham City University and HSBC, while Qatar Airways is the table décor sponsor and St Joseph Homes the pre-drink sponsor.
March 2020 CHAMBERLINK 19
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