The finalists have been announced for the 2019 South West Business Leader Awards.

Over 220 companies entered this year’s competition, across the 18 categories. The finalists were whittled down to no more than five companies per category by the independent judging panel.

The winners will be revealed on Thursday September 26 at Ashton Gate, with over 600 senior business leaders and VIPs expected to attend.

Now in its seventh year, this year’s host is Michael Portillo. You can view the exclusive Business Leader interview with him here.

#BLA19 finalists

BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY

Apetito

Womble Bond Dickinson

SETsquared Bristol

Bridgwater & Taunton College

YMCA Dulverton Group

GREEN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Thrive Renewables

Ecosulis

Mail Handling International (MHI)

ETM Group

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY AWARD

AAA Training

Blu Wireless

Brightpearl

Rocketmakers

CUSTOMER EXCELLENCE AWARD

BCR Associates

DJS (UK) Limited

Dunkley’s Chartered Accountants

YMCA Dulverton Group

EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR

A-Gas

Ghyston

Istoria Group

Rocketmakers

Aquarian Cladding

EXPORT & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

British Corner Shop

Ignition (part of Istoria Group)

Scanning Pens

Stewart Golf

MANUFACTURING BUSINESS OF THE YEAR

Vapormatt

Stewart Golf

Scanning Pens

FAMILY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD

Ayton Global Research

The Pitchmark Group

Luxury Care

ETM Group

CORPORATE DEAL OF THE YEAR AWARD

Cook Corporate Solicitors

Grant Thornton LLP

Michelmores LLP

Momentum Corporate Finance

TLT LLP

ADVISORY FIRM OF THE YEAR

Bevan Brittan LLP

Michelmores LLP

Royds Withy King LLP

TLT LLP

RISING STAR AWARD

Elder Technologies – Peter Dowds

Cardstream – Adam Sharpe

Socially Responsible Recruitment – Alicia Teagle

Loop Software – Claire Owen

Hubb Property Group – Ollie Hawthorne

ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

Baltimore Consulting – Charmaine Vincent

Cardstream – Adam Sharpe

DJS (UK) Ltd – Dan Ware

Wealth Club – Alex Davies

START-UP BUSINESS AWARD

Stephenson Law

AAA Training

Long-term Teachers

Socially Responsible Recruitment

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 1-10 EMPLOYEES

Aquarian Cladding

Mocean

UKSV

WestSpring IT

ZiaBia

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 11-50 EMPLOYEES

Brightpearl

Cardstream

Mail Handling International (MHI)

Rocketmakers

Wealth Club

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR 51+

Scanning Pens

ETM Group

British Corner Shop

ACIEM Group

BUSINESS LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD

Nick Sturge – Engine Shed

Samantha Rowe – Istoria Group

Anne O’Donnell – Procorre

Monika Radclyffe – SETsquared Bristol

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY AWARD

Alder King

Almeda Facilities

Plasloc

CDW Systems

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Business Leader awards tickets selling fast

With the 2019 Business Leader Awards fast approaching, tickets for the night are selling fast.

The finalists for the event were recently announced, and the anticipation for the event on Thursday 26th September has increased as those individuals and companies hope to take home one of the coveted trophies.

A record number of entries has been followed by an expected record attendance for the South West’s business event of the year.

However, there are still a limited number of tickets still available and can be purchased here.

If you or your company would like to book tickets and multiple tables of 10 or 12, please contact the Business Leader team via info@businessleader.co.uk or call 0117 325 7779 to check for availability.