Shortlist revealed for East Midlands Business Masters 2023
TheBusinessDesk.com has revealed the shortlist for our East Midlands Business Masters 2023 – and tickets are now available for our Annual Dinner on Thursday October 19, from 6.30pm, at the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham city centre.
The shortlist – derived from a record number of entries this year – will go forward to the awards evening, which will include key note speakers, a drinks reception, three-course dinner, entertainment and, of course, the Business Masters awards ceremony.
The judges
The judging panel this year consisted of: Jonny McPhee founder of headline sponsor Invictus Communications; Natalie Gasson-McKinley, development manager at the Federation of Small Businesses; Adam Pye, managing director at John Pye & Sons – a Nottingham-based family-run national company of auctioneers and valuers; Jade Martin, he property manager at Rushton Hickman, the Burton-based property consultancy, who was crowned Non-Executive Leader of the Year at our 2023 East Midlands Leadership Awards, held in Nottingham in March; Sam Scott, director at Northampton-based Panther Logistics, the two-person delivery specialists, which walked away with a double win after triumphing in the Large Business and Fast Growth categories at 2022’s East Midlands Business Masters Awards; and Dr Sukhi Ghuman, chairman and CEO of Octavian Group, whose UK arm won the Community Impact award at last year’s East Midlands Business Masters Awards.
Wherever there were conflicts of interest, our judges cast their vote for alternative entrants.
Sam Metcalf, Midlands editor at TheBusinessDesk.com, said: “We were overwhelmed by the sheer range and number of entries to the Masters this year – we received 165 entries. I’d like to personally thank all the judges for their time, knowledge and effort in picking their shortlist – and I look forward to meeting the cream of the business world in the East Midlands at the Crowne Plaza in October. Good luck, everyone.”
The shortlist:
Start-up of the Year
Cosy Garden Room
Abacus Flooring
Chord Consult
Optimise by Recruitment
Eight Plus
Growthack
Disruptor of the Year
Nuom
Resuseabox
Luxfer Gas Cylinders
Landsmiths Solicitors
Aquavista
Cubo
Sustainability Award
Abacus Flooring
Cora
Reuseabox
Marlec Engineering
Ward
Morley Hayes
International Trade
Cellomatics Biosciences
Enicor
Marlec Enineering
Ward
Octavian IT
Investment
LDC
Octavian Security UK
St James Securities
Community Impact
Spenbeck
Harper Recruitment
Furnley House
Derby Kids Camp
Penguin PR
Castle Gym/By Omni
Employer of the Year
NG Chartered Surveyors
IDT
Cora
Brindle & Green
Ambitions Personnel
The Superbia Group
Professional Services – Regional
Cortus Advisory
OakNorth Bank
Landsmiths Solicitors
Halborns
OTB Legal
Duncan & Toplis
Professional Services – National
Syon Tax
Mr HR Hub
Finch Consulting
LDC
Rowley Turton
Property Business of the Year
ProDesign
Matthew Montague Architects
Hockley Developments
Mather Jamie
Cubo
St James Securities
Hospitality & Leisure Business of the Year
Aquavista
200 Degrees Coffee
Binks Yard
Cleaver & Wake
Morley Hayes
Anoki
Creative & Media Business of the Year
Honest Communications
Poppy PR
Champions (UK)
think3
Cross Productions
Family Business of the Year
Spenbeck
Ocean King
Colton Packaging
Time for You
A.W. Lymn The Family Funeral Service
S Brown Paving
Small Business of the Year (1-50 employees)
BB&J Commercial
Teamwork Partnership
Precept
Botham Accounting
Astute Recruitment
Eagle Eye Innovations
Medium Business of the Year (51-250 employees)
Luxfer Gas Cylinders
Ambitions Personnel
Hannells Estate & Letting Agents
The Recruitment Group
Premier Logistics (UK)
Large Business of the Year (251+ employees)
MHR
Octavian Security UK
200 Degrees Coffee
Outstanding Collaboration of the Year
The Stanford Gould Group
My HR Hub
Barefoot Coaching
Fast Growth Business of the Year
Viridis Building
Ocean King
Eight Plus
Teamwork Partners
200 Degrees Coffee
Cubo
Ambassador of the Year
To be announced on the night
