IT WAS time to celebrate for small and medium-sized businesses across the county at the SME Northamptonshire Business Awards 2024.
The Mercure Daventry Court Hotel hosted the awards ceremony, which saw a total 17 awards presented to the cream of the county’s SME crop.
KRW Accountants, based near Towcester, took home the overall winner’s trophy, having already collected the awards for Employer of the Year and Towcester Business of the Year.
Awards director Damian Cummins said: “SMEs are the driving force of innovation and competitiveness across the county’s economic domains.
“The strength of Northamptonshire’s SMEs is demonstrated by the volume and general calibre of the entries we have received. The entrants this year exhibit an unparalleled level of resilience and commitment to the expansion of the SME market.”
The judging panel, made up of leading Northamptonshire business people within their chosen arena, were looking for organisations that show outstanding initiative, boldness and imagination, as well as sound management practices throughout their business.
KRW Accountants, alongside most Gold Winners from the evening, will go through to the SME National Business Awards Grand Final at Wembley Stadium in December.
Now meet all the SME Northamptonshire Business Awards winners.
Best Enterprising Business:
Gold Winner: Thrive Occupational Therapy Services
Silver Winner: Acorn Safety Services
Apprentice Employer of the Year:
Gold Winner: CBTax
Silver Winner: Service MOT Repairs
Best New Business:
Gold Winner: qoob
Silver Winner: Four Talent
Business Innovation:
Gold Winner: Mainstream Careers
Silver Winner: Silverstone Leasing
Business of the Year less than 50 Employees:
Gold Winner: Trapp’d
Silver Winner: Bhangals Construction Consultants
Business of the Year more than 50 Employees:
Gold Winner: Acorn Analytical Services
Silver Winner: Cottons Group
Businessperson of the Year:
Gold Winner: Sarah Watt – Alt Street Property
Silver Winner: Jevgenij Lyzko – Mannol UK
Bronze Winner: Sam Sayer – DeType
Business Woman of the Year:
Gold Winner: Kirsty Unsworth – Cha Char Chimps – Towcester
Silver Winner: Sarah Watt – Alt Street Property
Bronze Winner: Dr Jenni Henderson – The Dr Jenni Clinic
Employer of the Year:
Gold Winner: KRW Accountants
Silver Winner: Web Alliance
Daventry Business of the Year
Gold Winner: Pervade Software
Silver Winner: The NX Group
Family Business of the Year:
Gold Winner: The NX Group
Silver Winner: Silverstone Leasing
High Growth Business of the Year:
Gold Winner: My Build Estimate
Silver Winner: Mannol UK
Positive Impact Award:
Gold Winner: Vulcan Works
Silver Winner: Thrive Occupational Therapy Services
Service Excellence:
Gold Winner: Four Talent
Silver Winner: The Home Insurer
Sustainability Award:
Gold Winner: Marlec Engineering Co
Towcester Business of the Year:
Gold Winner: KRW Accountants
Silver Winner: Cha Char Chimps – Towcester
Website of the Year:
Gold Winner: A Bell & Co
Silver Winner: Banakedi
