16 Jul Shortlist Announced – Record Entry for 2019!
Croydon companies are celebrating making the 2019 shortlist of the borough’s premier business awards.
A record number of entries were received for this year’s 5th annual Croydon Business Excellence Awards in association with Willmott Dixon, with 111 being shortlisted across 14 categories.
Last year’s winners celebrate – who will join them in 2019?
Praising the high quality of submissions, independent adjudicator and business consultant Jerry Irving said the challenge of judging them had been a “pleasure.”
He added: “2019 has seen more entries than ever and the overall standard was excellent. Deciding who should go through to the next round was very tough as several categories were hotly contested, including SME Excellence, Women in Business, Customer Service and Digital, Data and Technology.”
Jerry, who has been an independent enterprise growth consultant since 2001, was delighted to see so many entries for the Best Charity or Social Enterprise, and the Commitment to the Community categories. He said this demonstrated how the Awards are keen to recognise the vital contribution these organisations make to the welfare of Croydon’s diverse communities.
He commented: “This year’s Awards have attracted entries from all sectors and of all sizes; from sole traders to nationally recognised corporates. I believe this is a true reflection of the passion of the Croydon business sector to be involved in the borough’s regeneration and economic development success alongside their desire to be recognised for their contributions.”
The free and easy-to enter categories included the new Apprentice Employer of the Year award; a Night Time Economy award for dining, leisure and entertainment businesses; the Enterprising Young Person of the Year award for ambitious18 to 25 year olds; and the Best Business for Digital, Data and Technology.
The winners of the prestigious awards programme, which celebrates the successes and achievements of the borough’s booming business community, will be exclusively announced at the black-tie Gala Dinner and Charity Ball, hosted by popular TV presenter Dan Lobb, at the Grand Sapphire Hotel on Thursday, 3rd October 2019.
*The Croydon Business Excellence Awards 2019 are sponsored by Willmott Dixon, London Borough of Croydon, Bluebird Care Croydon, Croydon College, Little Fish, Queen’s Square, Regent Land, and Sussex Innovation Croydon. They are supported by AMP House Serviced Offices, Catering by Justin, Chequers, Handelsbanken, Insight 6, Mobile Bar Hire, Grand Sapphire Hotel & Banqueting and Croydon Chamber. To sponsor the awards, please contact Vivien Newbould at vnewbould@wlcreative.org.uk
Shortlist – Croydon Business Excellence Awards 2019 in association with Willmott Dixon.
Best New Start Up
• Bella Art Ltd trading as Bella Art Caffe
• Chalk Coffee & Creativity
• Fourhands Designs
• I See Media
• New Horizon Counselling Ltd
• Plastic Free Party Bags
• Scrumbles
• Stella’s Emporium
• The Joker
• Travel D-Lite Ltd trading as travelrouge.co.uk
Woman in Business
• Amberley Whitmore, Future Personnel
• Claudine Reid, MBE, PJs Community Services
• Dina Georgiou, Paris St Clair
• Emmeline Hundleby, Plastic Free Party Bags
• Georgina Thomas, GGT Solutions
• Jo Chesney, The Business Xchange Hub
• Linda Rosen, EDGE Design Studio
• Michelle Mcpherson, Hyde and Rowe
• Seetal Fatania, Fifth & Blue Ltd
• Sherrelle Collman, Caridon Landlord Solutions
Best Business for Customer Service
• Bella Art Ltd trading as Bella Art Caffe
• Bkleen Detailing
• Cleankill Pest Control
• RedDoor IT Ltd
• Strong Recruitment Group
• Surrey Beauty Therapy
• Sussex Innovation Croydon
• Grand Sapphire Hotel
• Tana-B Hair Company Ltd
• The Raj Osteo Clinic
Best Business for Digital, Data & Technology
• APT (Automated Payment Transfer) Ltd
• Click Enterprise
• Fifth & Blue Ltd
• Giroux Limited
• Hozah Parking
• Inception Support Ltd
• KASAVA
• Ladbroke Audio Limited
• Rise Media Ltd
• Uniqodo
Best Charity or Social Enterprise
• African Child Trust (ACT)
• Age UK Croydon
• Coromandel Coast Limited
• Croydon Commitment Limited
• Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation
• Evolve Housing & Support
• London Learning Consortium (LLC) Community Interest Company
• PJ’s Community Services
• Studio Upstairs
• Waggy Tails Club
Best Employer
• Aramis Security Group UK Ltd
• Cleankill Pest Control
• Click Entertainment
• Frontier Support Services Limited
• Go2Games.com
• Harper Anderton
• HML
• RedDoor IT Ltd
Commitment to the Community
• Burgess Boys Pet Care Centre
• Chequers Contract Services Limited
• Esther Community Enterprise
• Mula Cake Ltd / Mula Cake kids club cic
• My Fitability
• Natterbox
• Pension Protection Fund (PPF)
• The Bookseller Crow on the Hill
• Tranquil Birth
• UMAA
Entrepreneur of the Year
• Baskar Sundaram, Baachu
• David Fowle, Hozah Parking
• Dexter Simms, Mula Cake
• Eric Giroux, Giroux Limited
• Faisal Hameed, FS Properties
• Indy Chatwal, I See Media
• Nisha Menon, Jack & Chill
• Sophie James, Top to Tail Clothing Ltd
Love Your Local Trader
• AAL Geeky Exchange Limited
• Albone Jewellers
• Game On
• London Decorators Merchants
• News Flash
• Time Bomb
The Cultural Impact Award
• Croydonist
• Play for Progress
• Rich Simmons Art
• Save The David Lean Cinema Campaign CIC
• The Croydon Art Society
• The Ends Festival
• Well Versed Ink CIC
Enterprising Young Person of the Year
• Tyrell Davis-Douglin, Prospect FTF
• Malika Hemmings, Strong Recruitment Group
• Tim Hou, Mott MacDonald
• Eva Poliszczuk, Sussex Innovation Croydon
• Ashleigh Searle, South London Commissioning Programme
• Jaimin Shukla, Crown & Pepper
The SME Excellence Award
• Aramis Security Group UK
• Fennies Nurseries Ltd
• Fleetline Coachworks
• Future Personnel
• Go2Games.com
• Harper Anderton
• Hyde and Rowe
• Quills Group (registered as Quills Office Supplies Ltd)
• Selsdon Building Contractors Limited
• SRG ELECTRICAL
Night Time Economy Award
• Funk Me Events
• Mahala Restaurant & Lounge
• Mr Fox
• The Joker
• The Ludoquist
• TOD Cocktail Embassy
Apprentice Employer of the Year
• HML
• JAR Site Solutions
• Mott MacDonald
• Pension Protection Fund
• Tana-B Hair Company