Shortlist unveiled for the West Midlands Business of the Year Awards 2025
TheBusinessDesk.com is proud to reveal the shortlist for the West Midlands Business of the Year Awards 2025.
Tickets are now available for our annual dinner on Thursday February 13, at the Macdonald Burlington in Birmingham city centre.
The shortlist – derived from almost 150 entries – will go forward to the awards evening, which will include keynote speakers, a drinks reception, a three-course dinner, entertainment and, of course, the highly anticipated awards ceremony.
The judging panel this year consisted of Eleanor Deeley, managing director of Deeley Group, Tony Hague, CEO of PP Control & Automation, Darcy Laceby, co-founder and chief people & product officer of Absolute Collagen, Paul Faulkner, co-founder of Element45 and Nikki Paterson, regional director of the Midlands at the CBI.
Click here to purchase your tickets
Anna Cooper, editor for the West Midlands at TheBusinessDesk said: “A huge congratulations to all of our shortlisted companies and thank you to all who entered this year.
“We were overwhelmed with exceptional talent this year which gave our judges a very hard decision. I look forward to meeting the cream of the West Midlands business community at what will be a brilliant evening!”
Start-up
22live
BEAME
Spencer & Co Construction
Visionary Farms
Ways for Wellbeing
Yugen Agency
Community Impact
adi Group
Birmingham County Football Association
DRPG
Rigby Group
Tyseley Energy Park
Word360
Innovation
Air IT
Engineius
Rem3dy Health
runyourfleet
Seymour Manufacturing International
Skyfarer
Sustainability
Birmingham County Football Association
Chilli Pepper Development
Purple Planet Packaging
OLPRO
ONE Creative environments (ONE)
Tyseley Energy Park
International Trade
CyberQ Group
Fortress Safety
Lloyds British
Rem3dy Health
RTITB
Turkish Airlines
Investment
CyberQ Group
Fitness Worx
Fortress Safety
Rigby Group
Roxy Leisure
Employer of the Year
adi Group
Clover HR
Heidi’s Bier Bar
McCann Birmingham
Word360
WPR
Property
Bromwich Hardy
CBRE
Fisher German
Johnson Design Partnership
Persimmon Homes South Midlands
SJ Roberts Construction
Family Business
Agritel
Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld
MAN Commercial Protection
Rigby Group
Superior Care
Virtus Brands
Small Business (up to 50 employees)
Corporate & Sporting Events
Fuelsoft
Hubtel IT
Purple Planet Packaging
Richborough
WA Management
Medium Business (51-250 employees)
Engineius
RTITB
SYTECH Consultants
The Student Energy Group
WPR
Zenith Contract Services
Large Business (251+ employees)
Air IT
Fisher German
Hayley Group Ltd
Roxy Leisure
Turkish Airlines
Fast Growth Business
Clover HR
Empro Business Group
GTAccess
Hayley Group Ltd
ONE Creative environments (ONE)
runyourfleet
CEO of the Year
Zoe Bennett – Training Personified
Dan Boardman-Weston – BRI Wealth Management
Paul Campbell – Richborough
Darowen Jones – Kinver Business Solutions
Dale Parmenter – DRPG
Jonathan Till – GTAccess
Ambassador
To be announced on the awards night
