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Meet All The Shortlisted Nominees

We are taking nominations from across the South West Region. Historically, we have received an enormous volume of nominations, often exceeding 1000 entries, so for anyone who does get shortlisted, it is a massive achievement!

Shortlisted nominees are announced on 3rd Feburary 2025 

This year, the standard of entrants was so high that we shortlisted a record-breaking number for the awards across the award categories. While we cannot give them all an award, each winner is truly deserving of recognition for their achievements.

The South West Business and Community Awards judging process saw a range of esteemed entrepreneurs come together to scrutinise our finalists and select the short-listed nominees from the 460 nominations and the winners among them.

James Phipps, Chairman of Excalibur Group and renowned Entrepreneur was part of the judging panel and said:
Judging this year’s awards was tough. Every entry was of a very high standard and each one was unique which made the decision harder. I’m very proud of the quality of businesses that we have in this region and these awards give them the true recognition that they deserve.
Alec Jones-hall, Director of South West Business and Community Awards said
We are proud and excited to be celebrating outstanding achievement across the region and rewarding those who are making a huge impact throughout the South West. It is also a time for the business community to come together, not only to celebrate the accomplishments of those shortlisted and the deserving winners of each category, but also to mark the fact that we all continue to play a vital role in the success of our region and that its future achievements will be built on the foundations we lay today.

Awards Categories

Business of the Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Albert Goodman
  • B&A group
  • BBS Plumbing & Heating Services Ltd
  • Blackmore Vale Leisure Ltd
  • C&G Power Services Ltd
  • Claritas Tax
  • Crest Hotels
  • Dentons Digital
  • Eat PR & Marketing
  • Fluff Software
  • FiftyMinds Ltd
  • GM Coachwork
  • Hillier Funeral Service
  • Impact IT Solutions (UK) Ltd
  • Kohler Mira,
  • Monnow Interiors
  • Optimum Professional Services
  • Positively Understanding Pooches
  • Regency FX
  • Shield Services Group
  • Smiths Gloucester Ltd
  • Sprint Education
  • Swordfish Advertising
  • Ultimate Finance

Male Entrepreneur of the Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Alan Smith (Smiths Gloucester Ltd)
  • Antionio Ciocirlan (Mr XXL Transport)
  • Ben Lewis (Sprint Education)
  • Chris McDowell (Bristechtonic)
  • Dr Koyes Ahmed (Duty Doctor)
  • Guy Lewis (Sprint Education)
  • Mark Trent (Trent Drains Ltd)
  • Matt Luckham (Care Control Systems Ltd )
  • Matheu Gladman (Ash & Bloom Gardening Services)
  • Oliver Rogerson (NOVA IT )
  • Richard Freke (H2R Selection)
  • Robin Bennett (Education Essentials)
  • Robin Denton (Dentons Digital)
  • Ryan John (PrintClever)
  • Scott Gulliver (Fluff Software)

Female Entrepreneur of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Ally Sevier (Avo Activewear)
  • Caroline Marsh (Kingdom Youth Services)
  • Debbie Staveley (bClear Communications)
  • Emma Summers (Juice Recruitment)
  • Emma Warren (Elite Staffing Solutions)
  • Harriet Janmn (Renew Consultancy)
  • Heather Angell
  • Helen Tanner (Data Cubed)
  • Julia Stock (Be Astute )
  • Kirstyn Norman (The Cholesterol Coach)
  • Laurie Kyle (Giddy Octopus)
  • Lisa Russell (Liruss)
  • Naomi Summers (Go Get Organised)
  • Rosie Wicks (Blossom HR)
  • Sarah Morgan (Luceat Coaching)
  • Simran Adhikari (Centre For Integrated & Functional Medicine)
  • Sarah Morrison (Elementa Education Group Ltd)

New Start-Up of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Ask Agency
  • Buttermark Design
  • Cheeky Reaper Murder Mystery
  • Claire Dunford Communications
  • Daisy’s- Skin, Body & Laser
  • Duty Doctor
  • FormFighter.ai
  • Giddy Octopus
  • JMJ Asset Management
  • LCH Accountancy Services
  • Metpow
  • Salcombe Tallow Co
  • Stable Payments
  • Terraguard Technologies
  • The Pennycress

Young Entrepreneur of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Ash Brown (Buttermark Design)
  • Cameron Mills (Cameron Mills Group)
  • David Hoskin (The Brew Box)
  • Daniel Tomkinson (Pink Liquidation)
  • Soner Taser (Find Villa Ltd)
  • Tia Collard (FiftyMinds Ltd)

SME of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • bClear Communications
  • Blackmore Vale Leisure Ltd
  • Blossom HR
  • Bristechtonic
  • Care Control Systems Ltd
  • CORSHAM PRINT LTD
  • Croft MSP
  • Cross Street Garage
  • Elementa Education Group Ltd
  • Fluff Software
  • Go Get Organised
  • H2R Selection
  • Liruss
  • MPS UK Ltd
  • NOVA IT
  • PrintClever
  • Renew Consultancy
  • Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers Ltd
  • Swordfish Advertising
  • The Pixel Hospital Ltd
  • Trent Drains Ltd
  • WestSpring IT

Employer of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Albert Goodman
  • B&A group
  • Care Control Systems Ltd
  • Croft MSP
  • Dial A Geek
  • Eat PR & Marketing
  • Elementa Education Group Ltd
  • GEL Studios
  • Gooding Accounts
  • Impact IT Solutions (UK) Ltd
  • Kohler Mira,
  • MPS UK Ltd
  • Optimum Professional Services
  • PrintClever
  • Regency FX
  • Renew Consultancy
  • Smiths Gloucester Ltd
  • Sprint Education
  • Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers Ltd.
  • Terraguard Technologies
  • Trent Drains Ltd
  • Ultimate Finance
  • Westbank Community Health and Care
  • WestSpring IT

Networker of The Year Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Adam Rooke
  • Jemma Jones
  • Marc Reed
  • Matheu Gladman
  • Mike Land
  • Sherelyn Cowles
  • Simran Adhikari
  • Tim Major

Apprentice of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Cristina Ellenico (Southby & Co's)
  • Samuel Grant (C&G Power Services Ltd)
  • Toby Purnell (Mawdsleys)

Charity of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Ablaze
  • Best Mates - wegotya
  • Dorothy House Hospice Care
  • Harbour Housing
  • HFMA
  • Hugs Childrens Cancer Charity
  • Julian House
  • Learning Partnership West CIC
  • Parent Support Link -PSL
  • Swindon Night Shelter
  • South West Airfields Heritage Trust
  • Threshold
  • Westbank Community Health and Care
  • Youth Moves 224

Outstanding Contribution to The Community

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Bristol Sport Foundation & Bristol Sports
  • Bristol Waste Company
  • Cake and Cuppa
  • Cameron Mills Group
  • Dr Simon Selby
  • Dressability
  • GEL Studios
  • H2R Selection
  • Kingdom Youth Services
  • Moon & Made
  • Natwest Group
  • Parent Support Link -PSL
  • Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise CIC
  • Rachael Matwiejczyk Booth
  • Shield Services Group
  • Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers Ltd.
  • The Pennycress
  • Weston Hospicecare
  • Woodward Insurance & Mortgage Services
  • Worsley Training
  • West Country Business Show

Lifetime of Achievement

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Alan Smith (Smiths Gloucester Ltd)
  • Caroline Marsh (Kingdom Youth Services)
  • David Wolfenden (Blackmore Vale Leisure Ltd)
  • Dr Simon Selby
  • John Hunt (Lotus Flower Trust - Ladakh)
  • Louise Worsley (Worsley Training)
  • Phil Shield (Shield Services Group)
  • Simran Adhikari (Centre For Integrated & Functional Medicine)
  • Steve Pinnell (Sphere 6)

The Leisure & Tourism Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Almondsbury Interchange Hotel
  • Bristol Sport Foundation & Bristol Sports
  • Clayton Hotel Bristol City
  • Crest Hotels
  • Cricklade Hotel & Fritillary Spa
  • De Vere Cotswold Water Park
  • Greentrack Events
  • No.1 Royal Crescent
  • Scribbleton Ltd
  • StayCotswold
  • The Pennycress
  • West Country Business Show

Innovator of The Year Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Avo Activewear
  • Beyond Four Walls - The Podcast
  • Care Control Systems Ltd
  • Data Cubed
  • Eco Camping & Leisure LTD
  • Elastic Mint
  • Fluff Software
  • FormFighter.ai
  • Impact IT Solutions (UK) Ltd
  • Kohler Mira,
  • Monnow Interiors
  • Prowrap Ltd
  • Sphere 6
  • Stable Payments
  • Trace and Circle ltd

Business Leader of The Year

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Chris Perry (CORSHAM PRINT LTD)
  • Helen Tanner (Data Cubed)
  • Jason Hiley (Crest Hotels)
  • Lee Hooper (BBS Plumbing & Heating Services Ltd)
  • Louis Trent (Trent Drains Ltd)
  • Luke Shield (Shield Services Group)
  • Malcolm Putko (Harbour Housing)
  • Mark Hiller (Hillier Funeral Service)
  • Paul Webb (RPM Events)
  • Rachael Booth (Total Guide To)
  • Rhona Hawkins (Parent Support Link -PSL)
  • Robert Brown (Claritas Tax)
  • Sarah Morrison (Elementa Education Group Ltd)
  • Sarah Rush (Swordfish Advertising)
  • Scott Gulliver (Fluff Software)

Solopreneur of The Year Award

Shortlisted Nominees

  • Ali Bailey (My-Me)
  • Becky Barnes (Becky Barnes Style)
  • Claire Dunford (Claire Dunford Communications)
  • Fran Robinson (Photography by Fran)
  • Jennifer Jackson (Penned by Jen)
  • Laura Holbrook (LCH Accountancy Services)
  • Lauren Pickersgill (Paws & Pathways)
  • Paula Power (My White Dog)
  • Sarah Cocker (Tamarind Tutoring)
  • Shauna Mcfarlane (Daisy’s- Skin, Body & Laser)
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