West Midlands Business Masters winners revealed
The NEC Group and Purity Brewing were the big winners at the West Midlands Business Masters tonight, taking home two awards each.
Venue operator NEC Group won the Large Business award, following a year of growth after LDC took the business private, and its chief executive Paul Thandi was named Ambassador for his leadership of the group and its 1,800 staff.
Warwickshire-based Purity also did their own double, winning the Fast Growth and Small Business awards. The craft brewer has a growing reputation and also has the financial performance to match – doubling its sales in two years while significantly increasing its profit margins.
Alex Turner, editor of TheBusinessDesk.com, said: “It was a fantastic evening that celebrated the achievements of businesses, large and small, from across the West Midlands.
“The strength of the entries for the awards meant that only the very best companies made it onto the shortlist and they should all be very proud of their success.”
It was a successful evening for professional services firms, with Catalyst Corporate Finance winning the International Trade award and business advisory firm PKF Cooper Parry named Employer of the Year. Change consultancy Curium Solutions was the winner of the Professional Services category.
Michelin, which has its UK headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, won the Contributing to the Community award and Aston Manor Cider was the judges’ choice for the Innovation award. The Medium Business award went to SSE Audio Group.
The black-tie awards dinner was held at Edgbaston Stadium and hosted by Jack Woodward.
Click here to view the photo gallery from the evening.
Paul Thandi (centre) – winner of the Ambassador of the Year award. Flanked by compere Jack Woodward (left) and Alex Turner, editor, TheBusinessDesk.com (Picture: Rob Finney)
WEST MIDLANDS BUSINESS MASTERS 2017 – WINNERS AND SHORTLIST
INNOVATION
Winner: Aston Manor Cider
Datatecnics Corporation
Space 2
Stax Creations
Tinker Taylor
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Winner: Catalyst Corporate Finance
COMTEC
Nachural
Tuffa
CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMUNITY
Winner: Michelin
Colmore Tang Construction
EY
Sixth Sense Salon
Wates Construction
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Winner: Curium Solutions
Catalyst Corporate Finance
COMTEC Translations
Smith Cooper
Squire Patton Boggs
SMALL BUSINESS
Winner: Purity Brewing
Apex Resource Management
COMTEC Translations
Curium Solutions
Tuffa UK
MEDIUM BUSINESS
Winner: SSE Audio Group
Clearwater International
Harris Lamb
Mereway Kitchens
Smith Cooper
LARGE BUSINESS
Winner: NEC Group
Michelin
Ricoh Arena
Wates
EMPLOYER
Winner: PKF Cooper Parry
Absolute Works
Harris Lamb
NEC Group
Purity Brewing
FAST GROWTH
Winner: Purity Brewing
Mereway Kitchens
PKF Cooper Parry
Stax Creations
AMBASSADOR
Paul Thandi, NEC Group
