The 2023 Chamber of Commerce Business Awards were held on Friday 7th July in the marquee at Ingleside. This was the first time we have held the event at Ingleside, and another first was making the evening less formal with a BBQ buffet style menu and giving guests the choice of either dressing casually or in DJ/ evening dress.
The evening started with an introductory speech from Adam Vines, our President who acknowledged the high standard of entries from amazing Cirencester businesses and people that make the town so special. In particular, he thanked this year’s main sponsor Core to Cloud, as well as all the category sponsors.
Adam then handed over to our Master of Ceremonies Vernon Harwood who introduced each of the 11 categories culminating in the main award for the evening ‘Cirencester Business of the Year Award.’ Each award category was introduced by the category sponsor who announce the finalists and then the winners as follows:
Professional Service Provider: sponsored by Firtem IT, a company dedicated to delivering innovative IT solutions.
WINNER: RAU Farm 491/Growth Hub
2nd the numbercrunchers
3rd TeamDoctor
Micro Business of the Year: sponsored by The Bathurst Estate which comprises 15000 acres of woodland and beautiful countryside and provides farming, property management and forestry practice.
WINNER: Cotswold Range
2nd Fern & Ivy
3rd Watermoor Point
Manufacturer of the Year: sponsored by Watermoor Point which is Cirencester’s premier served office and flexible space provider.
WINNER: Cirencester Fabrication Services
2nd ANI Skincare
3rd Cotswold Labels
Ethical Award of the Year: sponsored by Siddington Park, a retirement village operated by Rangeford villages, which has 123 apartments designed exclusively for over 60s.
WINNER: Cotswold Lakes Brew Co
2nd The Ethical Bookkeeper
3rd Short Story Ventures
Medium Business of the Year: sponsored by the Number Crunchers who offer bookkeeping and accountancy services based on a cloud system.
WINNER: Non Solo Pasta
2nd Cirencester Dog Grooming
3rd Cotswold Labels
Self-employed/Freelancer of the Year: sponsored by Cirencester college, a specialist list 16 education provider.
WINNER: Jennifer McDiarmid Nutritional Therapist
2nd Kay Ransom Photography
3rd Cotswold Networking
Innovation Award: sponsored by the Steadings Cirencester which will be an integrated new neighbourhood for Cirencester of 2350 sensitively designed houses.
WINNER: Cotswold Hills
2nd Polygon Pets
3rd Medical Writers Club
Business Person of the Year: sponsored by ASI who are a globally respected of aircraft disassembly and reverts services to banks, lessors, insurers and airlines
WINNER: Michelle Milliner of Cirencester Sales and Lettings
2nd: April Coate of JB Promotions
3rd: Danny Matthews of Short Story Ventures
Team of the Year: sponsored by the RAU, who provide agricultural education for 1100 students.
WINNER: Cirencester Town Council (Local Information Office)
2nd Cirencester Town Council (Community Services)
3rd Parkinson’s UK (Cirencester and Stroud)
Apprentice of the Year: sponsored by McGills, Cirencester’s complete accountancy service provider.
WINNER: Thomas George (Corin)
2nd Issy Hemns (This is Silk)
3rd Rebecca Minty (Publica)
And finally, the ultimate award – Cirencester Business of the Year – sponsored by Core to Cloud, who are an award winning innovator in cutting edge Cyber security solutions. This went to Cotswold Range.
The evening was a huge success and thanks must go to our President Adam Vines and his Awards committee of Hannah Hockley, Sarah Somers, Fran Coulter and Howard Smith.
All photos were by Adrian McPherson.
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