Thames Valley: Finalists announced for prestigious Tech Awards

Finalists for the second annual Thames Valley Tech Awards have been announced.

More than 80 of the Thames Valley's most dynamic and innovative tech businesses entered this year, topping the number in last year’s field and consolidating the popularity of the awards in the region.

The awards are organised by The Business Magazine to recognise the outstanding achievements of The Thames Valley’s tech companies.

Headline sponsors are Westcoast, GovGrant and JELF. Other sponsors are Austin Fraser, Barclays, Blake Morgan, BDO, Boyes Turner, Centerprise, Goringe, Grant Thornton, Lambert Smith Hampton, LDC, Onecom, and Penningtons Manches Cooper. Further support comes from iO and Howbery Business Park. Media partner is Jargon PR.

The judging panel of sponsors noted the very high standard of entries. The wide range of companies representing the region’s tech sector impressed them.

Having interviewed all the finalists the judges said little separated the businesses chosen in the 12 award categories.

“The quality of finalists this year is superb,” said David Murray, publisher of The Business Magazine. “What is particularly pleasing is to see so many homegrown successes among the finalists – businesses founded and flourishing in the Thames Valley.”

With such a strong line-up of contenders, the names of the winners will be eagerly anticipated. They will be revealed at a gala awards evening on September 19 at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre, Madejski Stadium, Reading. Last year’s awards attracted nearly 400 winners, finalists and guests.

Thames Valley Tech Awards finalists:

Emerging Tech Co - sponsored by Barclays

• CloudFactory
• Evox Therapeutics
• Oxford nanoSystems
• QBox (Volume)
• Strategic Imperatives
• Zegami

High Growth Tech Business - sponsored by Grant Thornton

• Aker Systems
• Blue Array SEO
• CIPHR
• CloudFactory
• Invenio Business Solutions
• Southern Communications

International Tech Co - sponsored by Boyes Turner

• CloudFactory
• ESP
• Invenio Business Solutions
• Reading Scientific Services (RSSL)

Innovative Tech Co – sponsored by Penningtons Manches Cooper

• Artesian Solutions
• CV-Library
• HR Wallingford
• Oxford nanoSystems
• Ultima
• Zegami

Science and Technology – sponsored by Blake Morgan

• Open Cosmos
• Oxford nanoSystems
• PassivSystems
• Reading Scientific Services (RSSL)
• Zegami

Tech Start-Up - sponsored by Centerprise

• Aker Systems
• iCaaS (The Data Support Agency)

Communications Company – sponsored by LDC

• Cognito iQ
• Fli-Fi
• Onecom
• Southern Communications

Tech Employer of Year – sponsored by Austin Fraser

• digitalML
• Imaginera
• Lifecycle Software
• NewOrbit
• Reading Scientific Services (RSSL)
• VoCoVo

Thames Valley Tech Co – sponsored by BDO

• CloudFactory
• ESP
• EValue
• HR Wallingford
• Invenio Business Solutions
• Reading Scientific Services (RSSL)
• Southern Communications
• Zegami

Tech Leadership Team - sponsored by Goringe

• Apps in the Sky
• CV-Library
• ESP
• Oxford nanoSystems
• Reading Scientific Services (RSSL)
• Southern Communications

Tech Inward Investment – sponsored by Lambert Smith Hampton

• CloudFactory
• Egnyte
• Intelex

Tech SME – sponsored by Onecom

• CREAT3D
• Epoq IT
• Nouveau Solutions

Judges may add additional finalists to this list in the coming days.