The shortlist of businesses and people in the running to be honoured in the 2019 Coventry Telegraph and BusinessLive Business Awards has been announced.
This year marks the first time the awards have been held in conjunction with BusinessLive.
The clock is ticking down to this year’s event, which is a very special one as it marks the 25th anniversary of the awards.
Celebrating the success stories of the region, the awards night will take place at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena on Thursday November 21.
It will also form the closing ceremony of the Coventry and Warwickshire Business Festival.
A very special host will be overseeing proceedings this year in the shape of Jeremy Vine, who will also be returning to his journalistic roots.
Jeremy, who is famous for his BBC Radio 2 show and Channel 5 TV programme, began his career in journalism in 1986 as a 21-year-old trainee at the Coventry Evening Telegraph.
This year’s awards are being backed by event partners Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce - while Orbit Group, Barclays, Birmingham Airport, Wasps and Ricoh Arena, Jaguar Land Rover and the Coventry and Warwickshire Growth Hub have all signed up as sponsors.
The judges have now selected the finalists and they are as follows.
Apprentice of the Year
Alexis Considine, The Wigley Group
Colin Twidale, Individual Support Services
Danielle Mousley, XL Motors
Allana Watson, Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust
International Trade and Export Award
PRM Newage
Safetyflex
Stadium
CSR Project of the Year
Bentley Management and Consulting
Coventry Building Society
Orbit Group
Willmott Dixon
New Business of the Year
Aurelius Print Media
Etch & Pin
Go Ape - Coombe Abbey
iSTORM Solutions
Professional Services Firm of the Year
Aesthetics Events Staff
Armstrongs Chartered Accountants
Gallagher Coventry
Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharayya Award for Manufacturer of the Year
Katronic Technologies
Sarginsons Industries
Subcon Laser Cutting
Property and Construction Business of the Year
Cornerstone Partnership
Orbit Group
Willmott Dixon
Retail Business of the Year
Esquires Coffee
HydroVeg
Joco
Small Business of the Year
Direct Air and Pipework
PRM Newage
Widgit Software
Third Sector Organisation of the Year
Molly Olly’s Wishes
Nuneaton Signs
Zoe’s place
Green Business of the Year
HydroVeg Kits
Reyousable
To get tickets to this year’s awards click here.
Coventry and Warwickshire Business Festival
The awards form the closing event of the Coventry and Warwickshire Business Festival, which is now in its third year.
Organised by Coventry and Warwickshire LEP and the Growth Hub, the festival includes a wide-ranging programme of business events hosted by local organisations from across the region to encourage collaboration, networking, innovation, learning and sharing opportunities.
It will run from November 11 to 21 and applications are now open to organise an event. Visit the website here to get involved.
