A variety of influential business people from across Somerset were chosen as judges by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce and have had the hard task of whittling down the number of impressive companies that entered to the three finalists in each category.
There are a total of 13 Award categories this year, including new categories for the Family Business of the Year Award (sponsored by the main event sponsor Albert Goodman); the Collaborative Innovation Award (sponsored by the Collaborative Innovation Initiative); and the Environmental Award (sponsored by Perrys Recycling).
The finalists are listed below in alphabetical order:
Business of the Year Award 0 – 1 employee
AB Heritage
Razzle Dazzle Ices
SOH Vanilla Ltd
Business of the Year Award 2 – 5 employees
O2i Design Ltd
Pure Beauty
Rubix Solutions UK Ltd
Business of the Year Award 5 – 50 employees
Cooper Associates Ltd
Hippychick
Myakka Ltd
Business of the Year Award 50 + employees
Jon Thorner's Ltd
Milsted Langdon LLP
Somerset County Cricket Club
Environmental Award
Cannington Enterprises Ltd
Mill on the Brue
PBT International Ltd
Family Business of the Year Award
Framptons Limited
Phil Bowditch Finest Fresh Fish
Westermill Farm
Collaborative Innovation Award
Futures for Somerset
Kontrolit
Service Excellence Award
Jungle Property
Phil Bowditch Finest Fresh Fish
Property Consortium Group
Charity of the Year Award
Bibic
Brainwave
Taunton Association for the Homeless
Marketing & Promotion Award
Myakka Ltd
Styles Farmhouse Ice Cream Ltd
The Brewhouse Theatre & Arts Centre
New Business of the Year Award
Green Frog Designs Ltd
Saltbox Training & Events Ltd
Special Horses For Special Chilldren
New to Somerset Award
AB Heritage
Langford Fivehead
Qballyhoo
Best Export Award
Chinese Language Publishing Ltd
Hilton Herbs
Somerdale International
All of the shortlisted companies have been invited to the glittering black tie gala dinner and prestigious awards ceremony, which will be held on 21 October at the Somerset County Cricket Club in Taunton.
The annual Somerset Business Awards recognise business success, adding credibility and achieving publicity for the winners. One of the most important and popular fixtures on the county’s business calendar, many Award winners go on to do bigger and better things following the success of winning a Somerset Business Award.
Sponsored by Albert Goodman, which has offices throughout Somerset, the annual Somerset Business Awards are organised by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with a wide range of individual award sponsors from the private sectors.
