Business Leader has revealed the shortlist for this year’s Business Leader South West Awards.

The finalists were decided through a rigorous selection process by the awards’ judging panel, which this year included Gallagher’s managing director Andy Ferguson; Steve Preston, CEO, Heat Recruitment; Alison Jaap, vice-president care at Ovo; Strike Communications MD Catherine Frankpitt; and entrepreneur Allan Rosengren.

The awards aim to celebrate the best businesses in Bristol and the south west by bringing together the most influential leaders in business, education and government to recognise and celebrate business success, supported by the important professionals and advisors. They recognise the best the south west has to offer in categories including customer excellence, community and social impact champion, export and international business, and inclusion and diversity.

This year’s sponsors are Gallagher, Renishaw, Shaw & Co, Bevan Brittan and Clockwise. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on 19 September, 2024, at Aerospace, Bristol. Tickets are now on sale.

The Business Leader South West Awards shortlist

Advisory Firm of the Year

Bevan Brittan
BoardroomAdvisors.co
Compass Carter Osborne
Cook Corporate Solicitors
Godfrey Wilson
Hazlewoods
HCR Legal
Shaw & Co

Business Leader of the Year

John Courtney, BoardroomAdvisors.co
Louise Mitchell, Bristol Beacon
Tom Ball, DeskLodge
Olly Reid, HUM4NS
Kate Williams, KW Marketing
Pete Fairburn, Morphsites
Natalie Temple, Peaky Digital
Tom Robbins, Striple OLT

Business of the Year, 1-10 Employees

Bristol Menopause and Wellwoman Clinic
Core 3
Dial A Geek
First Aid Education
Flagship Consulting
Noble Performs
TrueStart Coffee
Turtle Tots

Business of the Year, 11-50 Employees

Adopstar
Baltimore Consulting
Firestarter Business Solutions
Nebrak
Nebula IT Services
Optimising IT
Service Robotics
WestSpring IT

Business of the Year, 51+ Employees

CL Electrical Controls
Cardstream Group
Curious Universe
Family Adventures Group
PB Design & Developments
Right At Home Cardiff, Newport, Bridgend and the Vale
Stephens Scown LLP

Community & Social Impact Champion

Bristol and Bath Regional Capital
Core3
Family Adventures Group
Kandu Arts for Sustainable Development
Neighbourly
Noble Performs
Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise CIC
SWIG Finance

Customer Excellence

Climalife
Container Team
DeskLodge
DoubleTree by Hilton, Cadbury House
Family Adventures Group
Stephens Scown
The Cotswold Range
WestSpring IT

Employer of the Year

Climalife
Curious Universe
DeskLodge
Monahans
Nebula IT Services
PB Design & Developments
Signable
Stephens Scown LLP

Entrepreneur of the Year

John Courtney, BoardroomAdvisors.co
Adam Sharpe, Cardstream Group
Leo Hewett, Core3
James Brien, Easy Online Divorce
Amy Frankcom, Love Louie
Sam Heaton, Stannp
Katharine Griffiths, The Wedding House

Export & International Business

Andrews Removals & Storage
AIS
BoardroomAdvisors.co
Rockit
Stannp

Family Business of the Year

Adopstar
BoardroomAdvisors.co
Container Team
First Aid Education
Love Louie
TrueStart Coffee

Inclusion and Diversity

Barcan+Kirby
PB Design and Developments
The Weymouth Carnival C.I.C

Manufacturing Business of the Year

CL Electrical Controls
PB Design & Developments
Proper Cornish

Start-Up Business of the Year

Core3
Fractional Finance
Milton and Chambers
SuSy
The Funhouse Daycare
VCMO limited

Sustainable Business of the Year

Future Leap
Lendology CIC
Odyssey Innovation
Optimising IT
PB Design And Developments
Portt & Co.
SuSy
The Wedding House