Archive: Awards 2023
Lifetime Achievement
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Winner: Justin Godfrey, Thomas Ridley
Highly Commended: Wendy Evans-Hendrick, Orwell Housing
Finalist: Roger Quince
Finalist: Hannah Purse, Hannah’s Medical Aesthetics
Investing in West Suffolk Award
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Winner: Cameron Ventures Group
Highly Commended: Dr Nikos Savvas, West Suffolk College
Finalist: Level Up Print
Finalist: Camp Tails
The West Suffolk Award for Innovation
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Winner: Eezybike
Finalist: Alkemy Distillery
Finalist: The Hestia Clinic
Best New Start Up Business
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Winner: Alkemy Distillery
Highly Commended: Unmatched
Finalist: The Hestia Clinic
Finalist: Artefact Brewing
Employee of the Year
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Winner: Jill Smith, WS Training
Highly Commended: Laura Elliott, Toolbox Marketing
Finalist: Katie Donno, 1 Account Online
Finalist: Isabella Proctor, Unmatched
Customer Service
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Winner: Ellisons Solicitors
Highly Commended: Laura Elliott, Toolbox Marketing
Finalist: Sheridans
Finalist: Queen’s Bar & Grill
Contribution to the Community
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Winner: Theatre Royal
Highly Commended: West Suffolk College
Finalist: The Coffee House, St Nicholas Hospice Care
Finalist: EcoCarriers Bury St Edmunds
Green / Environment Award
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Winner: EcoCarriers Bury St Edmunds
Highly Commended: Still Good Food
Finalist: Alkemy Distillery
Finalist: River Lark Catchment Partnership
Apprentice / Trainee of the Year
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Winner: Jermaine Harrington, Angel Hotel
Finalist: Charlie Stewart, Harrod Sport
Finalist: Benjamin Jones, Hughes Electrical
Business of the Year (Small)
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Winner: James Bailey Planning
Highly Commended: LS Fitness
Finalist: Midgar Coffee
Finalist: Mess Around
Business of the Year (Medium/Large)
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Winner: Portable Space
Highly Commended: Guardtech Group
Finalist: Bacton Transport Services
Finalist: Bennett Homes
Business Leader of the Year
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Winner: Paul Donno, 1 Accounts Online
Highly Commended: Charles Downie, Bacton Transport Services
Finalist: Rachelle Hutt, Mess Around
Finalist: Andrew Stevens, CNet Training
Freelancer of the Year
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Winner: Tom Appleton
Highly Commended: Louis James-Parker
Finalist: Clair Bryant, The Handy Marketing Company
Finalist: Stephanie Brooks, EquiVie Coaching for Equestrians