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Business Leader South West Awards 2024 winners revealed

Business Leader has revealed the winners of this year’s Business Leader South West Awards at an event at Aerospace in Bristol

Having come through a rigorous judging process featuring judges such as Gallagher’s managing director Andy Ferguson, Heat Recruitment CEO Steve Preston, Ovo’s Alison Jaap and Strike Communications MD Catherine Frankpitt, these businesses show off the best of the best in the South West region.

The Business Leader Awards have been one of the most prestigious and highly anticipated business events of the year in the South West for the past decade. 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.

Richard Harpin, Business Leader’s owner, says: “Congratulations to all this year’s winners. It was a hotly contested award and every one of this impressive cohort should be considered the pride of the South West region. Thank you to all this year’s judges and to our sponsors – Gallagher, DeskLodge, Renishaw, Shaw & Co, Bevan Brittan and Clockwise – for their support.

Business Leader South West Awards winners

Advisory Firm of the Year

Godfrey Wilson

Business Leader of the Year

Tom Ball, DeskLodge

Business of the Year, 1-10 Employees

Core 3

Business of the Year, 11-50 Employees

Baltimore Consulting

Business of the Year, 51+ Employees

Curious Universe

Community & Social Impact Champion

Bristol and Bath Regional Capital

Customer Excellence

Container Team

Employer of the Year

Stephens Scown LLP

Entrepreneur of the Year

Sam Heaton, Stannp

Export & International Business

AIS

Family Business of the Year

Container Team

Inclusion and Diversity

Barcan+Kirby

Manufacturing Business of the Year

Proper Cornish

Start-Up Business of the Year

Fractional Finance

Sustainable Business of the Year

Future Leap

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