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Chesterfield businesses confirmed as finalists for East Midlands Chamber Business Awards 2022


The finalists of this year’s East Midlands Chamber Business Awards have been revealed.

Businesses from Chesterfield up for awards include Banner Jones Solicitors, UKATA, Great 2,  Future Life Wealth Management, DBC Training, Rose Cottage Doggy Day Car, The Accountancy Recruitment Group, Aztec Oils and Sheds Ground Maintenance.

In total more than 150 organisations from across Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire have been recognised in the 2022 edition of the annual awards, celebrating the region’s world-class businesses, and are once again delivered in partnership with principal sponsor Mazars.

The awards are split into three events for each county and feature 14 categories, ranging from Community Impact and Excellence in Collaboration to Excellence in Innovation and Commitment to People Development.

Finalists will now have a chance to state their case for winning at a virtual judging day in which they will be interviewed by a panel including sponsors, a Chamber board member and a representative from the Chamber’s senior leadership team.

An overall Business of the Year is also selected for each county from all finalists by Mazars.

East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles said: “Despite the challenges of the past few years, our region continues to show its resilience, ingenuity and hunger for growth, and the line-up of this year’s Business Awards is testament to this.

“The East Midlands is packed with so many hugely successful businesses that are at the pinnacle of their industries, and it’s fantastic to have a chance to put them under the spotlight.
“Alongside showcasing the great examples of innovation, green growth and global trading – which are all integral to the future economic landscape – our Business Awards also celebrate how our companies support their people, communities and each other through collaboration.”

The Derbyshire Business Awards take place on Friday 11 November at Pride Park.

Derbyshire Business Awards 2022 finalists

Business Improvement through Technology (sponsored by Purpose Media)
• Banner Jones Solicitors
• Glide Group
• Scenariio

Community Impact (sponsored by University of Derby)
• Ask the Chameleon & The Swap Shop
• Derby Museums
• Enthusiasm Trust
• Treetops Hospice

Outstanding Growth (sponsored by Amazon)
• Archaeological Research Services
• Baytree Cars
• Neos Composite Solutions
• Reformed IT
• Shed Grounds Maintenance

Excellence in Collaboration (sponsored by EMA Training)
• Composite Braiding, Transport Design International and WMG
• Cosy Direct and Derby Kids’ Camp
• Derby Ram Trail
• DHU Healthcare and Joined Up Care Derbyshire
• Heathland Grove and The Butler’s Pantry

Environmental Impact (sponsored by Futures Housing Group)
• Bowers Electricals
• Cosy Direct
• Devtank
• FA-ST Filtration Analysis Services Technology
• Tarmac Cement and Lime

Commitment to People Development (sponsored by Eight Days a Week Print Solutions)
• Bam Boom Cloud
• BEAR
• EMA Training
• Midland Lead
• UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA)

Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by Access Training (East Midlands))
• Cameron Browne, Devtank
• Michael Wheatley, EMA Training
• Matthew Wragg, O’Connor and Co Removals
• Courtney Bower, Recruit 2 You
• Skye Peat, Rural Action Derbyshire

Entrepreneur of the Year (sponsored by Ryley Wealth Management)
• Sarah Stevenson, Astute Recruitment
• Vicky Critchley, Bam Boom Cloud
• Natalie Bamford, Colleague Box
• Jillian Thomas, Future Life Wealth Management
• Andy Ball, Great2

Education and Business Partnership (sponsored by Concertus)
• Access Training (East Midlands)
• DBC Training
• E4E Derby
• Futures Group
• UTC Derby Pride Park

Excellence in Customer Service (sponsored by Aston Lark)
• Anoki
• BEAR
• Rose Cottage Doggy Day Care
• The Accountancy Recruitment Group
• The Silver X Group

Excellence in International Trade (Sponsored by RH Automotive)
• Aztec Oils
• Container Components Europe
• Graphoidal Developments
• Katapult

Small Business of the Year (sponsored by Barclays)
• Derby Museums
• EMA Training
• Future Life Wealth Management
• MacMartin
• White Peak Distillery

Excellence in Innovation (sponsored by Rolls-Royce)
• Devtank
• Neos Composite Solutions
• Peak NDT

Derbyshire Business of the Year (sponsored by Mazars) – Winner to be announced at awards ceremony

Dom Stevens

Destination Chesterfield Manager

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