Shortlist announced for tenth annual Goole and Howdenshire Business Excellence Awards

THE closing date has passed, a panel of independent judges have sifted through the entries and the shortlist for the tenth annual Goole and Howdenshire Business Excellence Awards can now be revealed…

Contribution to the Community - Charity/Voluntary Sector (sponsored by Jos. Richardson and Son Ltd.):

• Goole & District Community Transport.
• Martin House Children’s Hospice.
• Howden Pre-School.
• Hull and East Yorkshire Mind.

Contribution to the Community – Business (sponsored by H. Walton Ltd.):

• Cobus Communications.
• Howden Vintage Day Group.
• Create TVT.

Employee of the Year (sponsored by Goole College):

• Amber Smith, Ebuyer UK Ltd.
• James Gemmell, Cobus Communications.
• Wayne Gardiner PA Media.
• Joshua Smith, Cobus Communications.

Employer of the Year (sponsored by Townends Accountants LLP):

• Lifestyle Appliances Yorkshire Ltd.
• Supreme Coffee House.
• Red International Marketing and Communications Agency.

Environmentally Friendly Business of the Year (sponsored by Siemens):

• Biffa Waste.
• Grotech Production Ltd.
• TCC The Cleaning Company Limited.

Innovative Business (sponsored by Press Association):

• William’s Den.
• Yorkshire Born Yorkshire Fed.
• Grotech Production Ltd.

Large Business of the Year (sponsored by Chronicle Publications Ltd.):

• Ebuyer UK Ltd.
• Saltmarshe Hall.
• Cobus Communications.
• East Coast Sales Ltd.

Marketing Excellence (sponsored by Fil):

• Parkin Family Butchers.
• The Manor Rooms (Drewton’s Ltd.).
• TCC The Cleaning Company.
• Willow Luxury Kitchens.

New Business of the Year (sponsored by Danbrit Holdings Ltd.):

• Loftsome Bridge Hotel.
• X-Change Gas & Power.
• The Manor Rooms (Drewton’s Ltd.)
• Goole Landscaping.

Small Business of the Year (sponsored by MNA Group Ltd.):

• Martinson & Son.
• Spin & Dry.
• Create TVT.

Self-employed/Micro Business of the Year (Sponsored by Hull &Humber Chamber):

• AB Coaching.
• Field View B&B.
• Superlingo.
• Bhavna Barratt.

Chairman of the organising committee, Garrey Haase, who first come up with the idea of launching the awards ten years ago to celebrate the successes of businesses in the Goole and Howdenshire area, said: “We were hoping for a really high number of entries with it being the tenth anniversary of the awards and we were not disappointed. Our independent panel of judges had a really tough time whittling down the entries to come up with their shortlist; we’ve even introduced an additional award category for the self-employed and micro businesses because we had so many strong entries from businesses fitting that criteria. It’s a sign of just how many exciting new start-ups and micro businesses are being established and thriving locally.

“On behalf of the committee, I’d like to thank everyone who took the time to enter and thank our judges for their hard work going through the huge volume of entries. We’re now very much looking forward to finding out who the winners are at the tenth Goole and Howdenshire Business Excellences Awards ceremony in February!”

As in previous years, the judges also chose one of the shortlisted finalists to receive the Overall Business of the Year Award (sponsored by Link Agency) and the organising committee has nominated an individual to receive the Tim Richardson Lifetime Achievement Award.

The black tie awards ceremony, which is organised in partnership with the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, will be held at Goole High School and is hosted by the BBC’s Harry Gration, who has compered the event since it was first launched. It will take place on Friday 21 February, 2020.