Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards – finalists announced

Judges have decided on the finalists for the 2016 Thames Valley Business Magazine Awards. The winners will be announced at a glittering black-tie dinner to be held at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre at the Madejski Stadium in Reading on Thursday, November 17.

The special guest speaker and awards presenter is Gyles Brandreth, renowned writer, broadcaster, former MP and government whip.  A reporter on The One Show on BBC1 and a regular on Radio 4’s Just a Minute, his many books include The Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries and the No 1 best-seller: The 7 Secrets of Happiness.

David Murray, publisher of The Business Magazine, which hosts the event, said: “These awards are now in their 22nd year and, as ever, the quality of entries was extremely high. We’d like to congratulate the finalists on reaching this stage of what are now, by any measure, hotly-contested awards, in a region that boasts some of the country’s most dynamic and successful companies."

The finalists (in alphabetical order):

Innovation Award 

sponsored by Redwood Technologies

• Centerprise

• Volume Global

• Zyme

 

SME of the Year Award

sponsored by James Cowper Kreston 

• Creative Nature

• Gekko Field Marketing

• Loxone UK

• Porterhouse Medical

• The NAV People

• The Primal Pantry

 

Green Progress Award 

sponsored by Grundon Waste Management

• AWE

• CV-Library

• Farnborough International

• Loxone UK

• Peter Brett Associates

 

Business Person of the Year Award 

sponsored by Taylor Made Computer Solutions

• Clive Nation, Cennox

• Gamil Magal, Magal Engineering

• Louize Clarke, Connect TVT • Grow@Greenpark

• Martin Reed, Thomas International

• Nick Coleman & Udhi Silva, Medical Supermarket • Snaffling Pig

• Nicola Hartland, Xcel Sales

 

Charity of the Year Award 

sponsored by James Cowper Kreston

• Alexander Devine Children's Hospice Service

• ARCh

• involve Community Services

• Oxford Homeless Pathways

• Step by Step Partnership

• Thrive

 

Management Team of the Year Award 

sponsored by ActionCOACH

• CV-Library

• GCS Recruitment

• Roc Technologies

• Thomas International

• Xtrac

 

Best Company to Work For Award

sponsored by Hays

• CV-Library

• FISCAL Technologies

• Foundation SP

• Peter Brett Associates

• Roc Search

• The NAV People

 

Dynamic Business of the Year 

sponsored by NatWest

• Global Infusion Group

• Roc Search

• Roc Technologies

• Shorts Group

• Thomas International

• Xtrac

 

Business of the Year Award 

sponsored by Pitmans

• Farnborough International

• Gamma

• Ridgeway

• Roc Technologies

• Thomas International

• Xtrac

 

Have you booked your table?

Tables of 10 are priced at £1,700 ex VAT, with individual places at £180 ex VAT. This includes drinks reception, starting at 6.15pm, followed by a three-course meal, speeches and awards ceremony. Early booking is advisable. 

For tickets and enquiries email Linda Morse on linda@elcot.co.uk