E3 Business Awards 2019: Winners Announced
12 July 2019
The 2019 E3 Business Awards took place last night (Thursday 11th July) at the Premier Suite at the University of Bolton Stadium. A total of 300 businesses attended to watch the prizes being awarded to the 56 finalists.
Entries for all 14 categories were assessed by a panel of judges, on the basis of both a written submission and an interview. Some finalists were selected for more than one category.
Speaking on behalf of the awards-organiser, 1 Events Media, Managing Director Mubarak Chati said: "2019 has been another year of impressive entries and inspirational stories. We've seen fast growing businesses, dedicated staff and employers, fantastic examples of innovation, and charities doing some truly invaluable work.
"I'm proud that the E3 Business Awards can help to shine a spotlight on some of these amazing achievements, and I'd like to thank everyone who has taken part."
The winners include companies and individuals from across the whole of the North West. (The full list is shown below.)
The winners in each category are shown underlined:
New Business Start-Up of the Year: sponsored by ConnectED
- Court Enforcement Specialists, Manchester
- Cover My Bubble Ltd, Accrington
- Grow Your Mindset, Rossendale
- The Last Straw, Bolton
- Wrapped UK, Colne
Corporate Social Responsibility Award: sponsored by APD Resolutions Ltd
- UKFast, Manchester
- Fresh Perspective Resourcing Ltd, Chorley
- OneFile, Manchester
- StedyChefs Learning Centre, Liverpool
Charity of the Year: sponsored by Shoot Business
- St Mary's Hospice, Ulverston
- BACKUP North West, Bolton
- Endeavour Project, Bolton
- Hits Radio Cash for Kids, Manchester
- Joseph's Goal, Wigan
Social Enterprise of the Year: sponsored by Tyeroo
- Rummage Rescuers CIC, Blackburn
- Invisible Manchester, Manchester
- Podo Group, Clitheroe
Skills, Education & Training Award: sponsored by MID Communications
- Bridgewater Home Care Ltd, Wigan
- Cloud Perspective, Wigan
- OneFile, Manchester
- StedyChefs Learning Centre, Liverpool
Employer of the Year: sponsored by Simply Doughnuts
- Magma Digital Ltd, Chorley
- Bridgewater Home Care Ltd, Wigan
- Comvergent Ltd, Chester
- Fresh Perspective Resourcing Ltd, Chorley
Digital, Creative and Media Award: sponsored by GB Shared Ltd
- Wrapped UK, Colne
- Eleven Sports Media, Blackpool
- Scruffymonkey Web Design & Digital Marketing, Bolton
- The Songwriting Company, Nelson
Young Entrepreneur of the Year: sponsored by University of Bolton
- Kasser Hamayoon, Podo Group, Clitheroe
- Alice Sparks, Invisible Manchester, Manchester
- Florentyna Sidery, Simply The Best You and Florentyna Design, Chester
- Hassan Iqbal, CreativePixels, Manchester
Outstanding Woman in Business: sponsored by Burnley Campus Social Enterprise Ltd
- Miranda Pocock, Cloud Perspective, Wigan
- Alice Sparks, Invisible Manchester, Manchester
- Jacqueline Woodland, Woodland Assist Global UK Ltd, Burnley
- Kate Barnes, Utiligroup, Chorley
- Maura Jackson, BACKUP North West, Bolton
Family Business of the Year: sponsored by Business over Breakfast (NW)
- The Branded Items Group, St Helens
- Fresh Perspective Resourcing Ltd, Chorley
- Scruffymonkey Web Design & Digital Marketing, Bolton
Professional Business of the Year: sponsored by Leisure Guard Security
- Court Enforcement Specialists, Manchester
- AJ Lakes Consultancy, Windermere
- Forbes Solicitors, Blackburn
Customer Service Award: sponsored by Code Galaxy
- Bridgewater Home Care Ltd, Wigan
- BC Training Ltd, Lytham St Annes
- Holiday Inn Bolton, Bolton
- Sprouto, Blackburn
High Growth Business of the Year: sponsored by Sales Geek
- Utiligroup, Chorley
- Court Enforcement Specialists, Manchester
- Jewel Home Support, Bolton
- Rossendale Leisure Trust, Rossendale
Business of the Year: sponsored by Affilius Group
- Utiligroup, Chorley
- Cloud Perspective, Wigan
- Jewel Home Support, Bolton
- Quest Personal Care Global Limited, Bury
Award for Special Achievement
At the end of the evening, Mubarak Chati announced an additional award for special achievement - presented to a person or organisation that, in the judges' view, was especially deserving of recognition.
This was awarded to Joseph's Goal, a Wigan-based charity launched in 2012 by Paul and Emma Kendrick. Its purpose is to raise funds for research into Non-Ketotic Hyperglycinemia, (NKH), the life-limiting genetic disorder with which their son, Joseph, was born.
Others shortlisted for the special achievement award included One File, Rossendale Leisure Trust, and Kate Barnes of Utiligroup.