Strawberry Radio Announced as this year’s Media Partner
Organisers and founders of the Stockport Business Awards, Clarke Nicklin, have teamed up with Strawberry Radio as this year’s media partner to help promote this year’s event.
Strawberry Radio is Stockport’s newest radio station, playing music online, on smart devices, and through DAB, not only do Strawberry play a wide range of music, they report on local news and weather for Stockport including sport and what’s on in the borough.
The business awards, which is now in it its ninth year, will take place on Thursday 8th October at the iconic Stockport Town Hall. By partnering up with Strawberry Radio for the 2020 Awards, listeners will have the opportunity to hear the latest news and announcements whilst hearing interviews from the organisers, sponsors, and this charity partner.
Co-owner and presenter of Strawberry Radio, Chellce AJ ,commented “As an independent business in Stockport, Strawberry Radio is delighted to be official media partner for the Stockport Business Awards 2020 and continues to champion local business and celebrate all that’s great in Stockport. The Stockport Business Awards is an established and truly great event that celebrates the growth of our remarkable and diverse business community in Stockport.”
For more information about this year’s event please contact laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk
Stockport Business Awards 2019 Highly Commended
The highly respected Stockport Business Awards took place in October and received over a hundred applications from businesses in the Stockport Borough. Chartered accountants, Clarke Nicklin, who are the organisers, founders, and main sponsors of the event, held the first award ceremony back in 2012 at the Hallmark Hotel. The event was huge success and soon moved to larger premises, the iconic Stockport Town Hall.
The 2019 awards was a sell-out event with almost 400 guests in attendance from businesses within the Stockport community, all with an invested interest in supporting the Stockport business network. The awards not only welcome local business people, but in the past years have attracted local celebrities, such as actor Will Mellor, Chelsea Norris, and this year’s host Jenny Powell.
The quality of applications was outstanding, and the judging panel really had their work cut out, and whilst the winners were truly deserved and celebrated on the evening, lest we forget the highly commended businesses. See below a full run down of those highly commended:
Business of the Year (Over 5m)
Business of the Year (1-5m)
Business of the Year (up to £1m)
Most Promising Business
Employer of the Year
Family Business of the Year
Best Non- for-Profit Organisation
The Innovation Award
Best Creative/Design Agency
Most Responsible Business
Best Food & Drink Retailer
The Marketing Award
The 2020 Stockport Business Awards will take place on Thursday 8th October and entries will open in April. For any queries please contact laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk
The Stockport Business Awards Shortlist Revealed
Main sponsors and organisers, Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants, have announced the shortlist for the 2018 Stockport Business Awards. Over 80 Businesses entered the 12 categories this year and judging took place at Orbit Development’s Highbank House on Thursday 28th June. The judging consisted of headline sponsors representatives from Clarke Nicklin, Gorvins Solicitors and Orbit Developments. Representatives from Stockport Borough Council and the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce also joined the judging panel and after many hours of discussion and debate the shortlist was decided. This year’s shortlist is:
Business of the Year (over £5m) – Sponsored by Clarke Nicklin
Shepherds Friendly
Glossop Cartons
APEM
Business of the Year (£1-5m) – Sponsored by Gorvins Solicitors
DASA
Tangent
Grassroots Recruitment
Business of the Year (up to £1m) – Sponsored by Orbit Developments
Agapanthus Interiors
Essential Personnel
Sammon Media
Most Promising Young Business – Sponsored by Clarke Nicklin
Bristow & Hardy
Candy MC
Tramp Hair Boutique
Employer of the Year – Sponsored by Life Leisure
Creative Support
Rowlinson
DASA
Business Person of the Year – Sponsored by Handelsbanken
Woodbank Office Solutions – Janet Bowden
Pioneer – Chris Appleyard
Creative Apparel – Phil Miller
International Business of the Year – Sponsored by Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning
APEM
Starkey Hearing Technologies
Practical Publishing
Best Not-for-Profit Organisation – Sponsored by Ashcroft Associates
Creative Support
Seashell Trust
Stockport homes
The Innovation Award – Sponsored by Stockport Borough Council & Economic Alliance
Agile Automations
Starkey Technologies
Sammon Media
Best Creative/Design Agency – Sponsored by Marketing Stockport
Platform 81
Sammon Media
Tangent
Excellence in CSR – Sponsored by CDL
Almond Pubs
Vernon Building Society
Stockport Homes
Best Food & Drink Retailer- Sponsored by Clarke Nicklin
Lime lounge
Almond pubs
Bombay to Mumbai
The winners will be announced at an awards dinner which will take place on Thursday 11th October at Stockport Town Hall, which is one of the many venues provided by Stockport Events. The awards evening will also focus on raising money for this year’s charity partner Stockport for carers.
Andrew Baggott, Managing partner of Clarke Nicklin, commented “It’s been six years that I have been reviewing entries into the Awards. When making the decision to set up the Awards all that time ago, I fully expected it to identify the excellent businesses we have here in Stockport, and even six years on I am still surprised and delighted at the vibrancy, variety and success we have in our borough. This means us judges are faced with difficult decisions every year; but that is part of what makes the Awards so interesting and exciting. This also goes for us when we are organising the event, and also on the night for all those who have entered and the other guests who get the buzz of finding out which great businesses have been recognised this year.”
Tickets will be on sale from Monday 2nd July to all shortlisted businesses and will be on sale to the general public on Monday 16th July. You can purchase tickets from the Stockport Business Awards website www.stockportbusinessawards.co.uk or email Laura Frost laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk to be invoiced
Stockport Business Awards Extend Entry Deadline!
Organisers and main sponsors of the Stockport Business Awards, Clarke Nicklin, urge business to get their entry forms in for the deadline which is this Friday the 8th June.
Clarke Nicklin extended the deadline last week from the 1st June to 8th June, giving business an extra week to get their entries together.
Marketing Manager, Laura Frost of Clarke Nicklin said: “With half term on the horizon and GDPR coming in to play, we appreciate that businesses had a lot on their plate, we hope by extended the deadline to this Friday will enable businesses enough time to enter, and won’t exclude those who wouldn’t be able to get their entries in on time”.
If you haven’t entered your business in to the 2018 Stockport Business Awards, then you can download entry forms HERE all completed entry forms must be emailed over to laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk by 5pm on Friday 8th June.
For any other information regarding the Stockport Businesses Awards please contact Laura Frost laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk or 0161 495 4700
Meet the 2018 Stockport Business Awards Sponsors
We have some new sponsors supporting the event this year. Life Leisure and Handelsbanken has joined the line-up of ongoing support from business that have sponsored the awards for the last few years.
Organisers and main sponsors of the awards, Clarke Nicklin, are sponsoring Business of the Year (Over £5m) and Gorvins Solicitors and Orbit Developments are once again headline sponsors. See full list of sponsors below:
Headline Sponsors
Business of the Year (over £5m) – Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants
Business of the Year (£1-5m) – Gorvins Solicitors
Business of the Year (up to £1m) – Orbit Developments
Category Sponsors
Business Person of the Year – Handelsbanken
Employer of the Year – Life Leisure
International Business of the Year – Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning
The Innovation Award – Stockport Council and Stockport Economic Alliance
Best Creative/Design Agency – Marketing Stockport
Excellence in CSR – CDL
Best Not-for-Profit Organisation – Ashcroft Associates
Marketing Manager, Laura Frost of Clarke Nicklin said: “It’s fantastic so many Stockport businesses and organisations want to be part of our event and celebrating the success of businesses in the area, we have some previous sponsors getting involved this year once again and some new sponsors, which is great”.
The Stockport Business Awards are now open for entry and entries will close on Friday 1st June.
For any more information and any other queries please contact laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk
Charity Partner Announced for the 2018 Stockport Business Awards!
Over 30 charities across Stockport and Greater Manchester applied for the opportunity to become charity partner for the 2018 Stockport Business Awards, but there could only be one winner and this year’s chosen charity is Signpost Stockport for Carers. The judging panel included the organisers, founders and main sponsors Clarke Nicklin, headline sponsors Gorvins Solicitors and Orbit Developments, and an Economic Alliance and Stockport Council representative.
Signpost Stockport for Carers are an independent local charity which provides free, confidential information and support to unwaged carers of all ages in the Stockport area. A carer may not always live with the person they care for, but their help can often be essential in enabling that person to go on living independently. Their mission is to improve the quality of life for carers in Stockport.
Deputy Director of Signpost Stockport for Carers, Julia Hewer, said “Signpost Stockport for Carers are absolutely thrilled to have been selected as the charity partner of the Stockport Business Awards. As a charity, we support all unpaid carers in Stockport, including those with a ‘day job’. This is a great opportunity to raise awareness of working carers within Stockport businesses and celebrate all that they contribute in the workplace and our community.”
The Stockport Business Awards have been an iconic event within the business community of Stockport since 2012. Each year the event raises around £5,000 for a local cause. Last year’s charity partner was the NSPCC who benefited hugely from the support and donations.
Marketing Manager, Laura Frost of Clarke Nicklin said: “We are delighted to be supporting Signpost this year, these decisions are always the hardest as all the organisations were worthy and do such amazing work but there can only be one charity partner. We hope we can raise as much as we can and help the Stockport community find out more about the organisation”.
For any other queries regarding the Stockport Business Awards please contact laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk
If you would like any more information about Signpost for Carers, please visit their website https://www.signpostforcarers.org.uk/
Entries Open Now for 2018 Stockport Business Awards
THE STOCKPORT BUSINESS AWARDS NOW OPEN FOR ENTRY
Entries for the Stockport Business Awards are now open. Businesses within the Borough of Stockport will have the opportunity to enter one or more of the 12 categories for a chance to win at this years awards dinner which will be held on Thursday 11th October at the iconic Stockport Town Hall.
The event celebrates all that is great about business in Stockport and I’d encourage anybody to take a look at the categories and submit a nomination. There’s something for everyone and you’ve got nothing to lose by entering the awards, but everything to gain. Winners tell us that the recognition and raised profile they gained by being shortlisted for an award was great for business and great for staff too.”
The awards are free to enter and businesses can enter as many categories as they like. The closing date for entries is Friday 1st June.
This year’s categories are:
- Business of the Year (over £5m)
- Business of the Year (£1-5m)
- Business of the Year (up to £1m)
- Most Promising Young Business
- Employer of the Year
- Business Person of the Year
- International Business of the Year
- Best Not-for-Profit Organisation
- The Innovation Award
- Best Creative/Design Agency
- Excellence in CSR
- Best Food & Drink Retailer
Organisers and main sponsors Clarke Nicklin are joined by headline sponsors are Gorvins Solicitors and Orbit Developments. Category sponsors this year are Clarke Nicklin Financial Planning, Handlesbanken, Stockport Borough Council, Stockport Economic Alliance, CDL, Marketing Stockport and Ashcroft Creative.
Winners of Last Year’s Business of the Year £5m+ Award, On the Beach, said “Winning Business of the Year £5m+ at The 2017 Stockport Business Awards was a huge achievement for On the Beach. The awards showcased some truly incredible businesses across the region and we couldn’t be happier to have been a part of the night.”
Application forms are available to download HERE
Entries for charity partner closed on the 29th March and will be announced over the coming weeks.
For any queries please contact laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk
The Stockport Business Awards Launched
Main sponsors and organisers, Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants, hosted the launch of the Stockport Business Awards on Thursday 22nd March. The event was held at The Light Cinema in Stockport where attendees were treated to a screening of highlights from last year’s awards dinner, which was hosted by Jenny Powell at the iconic Stockport Town Hall.
The screening was followed by drinks and canapes provided by street food specialist Oh My Glaze, and then the opportunity to network with over 40 businesses from the Stockport area. The 12 categories were announced, along with the entry date which is Tuesday 3rd April.
Marketing Manager for Clarke Nicklin, Laura Frost, commented “It was great to see so many people attend the launch and networking evening, giving people a flavour of what’s in store for this year’s event on the 11th October.”
The categories for the 2018 Stockport Business Awards are:
- Business of the Year (over £5m)
- Business of the Year (£1-5m)
- Business of the Year (up to £1m)
- Most Promising Young Business
- Employer of the Year
- Business Person of the Year
- International Business of the Year
- Best Not-for-Profit Organisation
- The Innovation Award
- Best Creative/Design Agency
- Excellence in CSR
- Best Food & Drink Retailer
Application forms will be available to download from the website on Tuesday 3rd April.
For any queries please contact laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk
The Stockport Business Awards – Launch Night Announced
Main sponsors and organisers, Clarke Nicklin Chartered Accountants, will host the launch of the highly prestigious Stockport Business Awards on Thursday 22nd March at The Light Cinema at Redrock, Stockport. The free event will give attendees a chance to view highlights from last year’s event on the big screen, find out more about this year’s event, and an opportunity to network with past winners and Stockport’s business community.
To find out more, and If you would like to attend the launch evening and networking event then please get your tickets here – https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stockport-business-awards-launch-networking-event-tickets-43338318076
The 2018 Stockport Business Awards will take place on Thursday 11th October and entries will open in April – keep an eye on the https://stockportbusinessawards.co.uk/ for more information and updates.
For any queries please contact laurafrost@clarkenicklin.co.uk