Firms triumph at the Adur and Worthing Business Awards
Hundreds of guests enjoyed the series of accolades presented at the Pavilion Theatre in Worthing on Friday night (November 16), which ranged from business personality of the year through to lifetime achievement.
Shoreham firm Ricardo was named winner in three categories- overall, innovative and large business of the year in the wake of its multi-million pound success with government grants for a new vehicle emissions centre.
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Hide AdDavid Sheppard, of the company, said: “It is a great achievement for us to be recognised in this manner. There’s an awful lot of talent to draw upon within the company and a number of developments including cleaner technology. We have 600 engineers on site who are right at the top of their game.”
Other notable winners on the night included Jonathan Pressley, who won Business Personality of the year and his firm GH Pressley was named retailer of the year.
Small business of the year, was gained by Zoe Clark, of Euphoric beauty, who also triumphed in the readers’ award category, while the education and training honours went to Northbrook College.
The party continued well into the night for dozens of firms who either won, or were highly commended on the night for their work during 2012.
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Winners + highly commended
Young Business Person
Winner
Sonia Martin - La Belle Beauty Boutique
Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure
Winner
Coombes Farm Tours & Passies Pond
Going Green
Winner
Henry House Hot Pool & Therapy Centre
Highly Commended
The Moorings
Small Business
Winner
Euphoric
Highly Commended
Sheryl Tipton Marketing
My Itchy Dog
Outstanding Contribution to the Community
Winner
Rabbit Group
Highly Commended
Worthing Town Football Club
Education & Training
Winner
Northbrook College
Highly Commended
Clear Computing
Start Up
Winner
Seagull Travel
Highly Commended
Callisto Associates
Customer Service
Winner
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions
Highly Commended
Northbrook College
Whyte Financial Ltd
Place to Eat
Winner
Fish Factory
Highly Commended
Coast Cafe des Artistes
Innovation
Winner
Ricardo UK Ltd
Manufacturing & Construction
Winner
Kingsley Roofing
Retailer
G H Pressleys & Sons Ltd
Highly Commended
Whyte Weddings Limited
Medium Business
Winner
H D Tribe Ltd
Highly Commeded
JSPC Computer Services Ltd
Large Business
Winner
Ricardo UK Ltd
Highly Commended
Focus Group
Overall Business
Ricardo UK Ltd
Business Pesonality
Winner
Jonathan Pressley - G H Pressleys & Sons Ltd
Highly Commended
Jools Chaffer - Dizzy: Support for Diabetes
Lifetime Achievement
Winner
Mary Passmore