Winners revealed at the West Midlands Business of the Year Awards 2025
Steve Rigby, co-CEO of the Rigby Group was named the West Midlands Ambassador at the Business of the Year Awards tonight.
He was recognised for his entrepreneurial and philanthropic work over the last 30 years. Rigby transitioned the family business to generate £3.9bn revenue with 9,000 staff, becoming a top ten wholly-owned UK family business and in the top 500 globally.
It’s spearheading major projects such as the West Midlands Gigafactory, supporting rising tech leaders with a wealth of investment, all whilst supporting local and national charities and young people.
This week, he announced a £3m commitment to help raise the aspirations of disadvantaged young people in Birmingham.
The West Midlands Business of the Year Awards were supported by Headpoint Advisors, MHA and Rhino Interiors.
An audience at the Macdonald Burlington in Birmingham also heard from Joe Fraser, Olympic athlete, and were able to support Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
The winners and shortlist – derived from almost 150 entries – was judged by 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.
Anna Cooper, editor for the West Midlands at TheBusinessDesk said: “A huge congratulations to all of our winners and shortlisted companies.
“It’s been great to get to know your businesses through that process and really understand what has been achieved and what your ambitions are for the future.
“We are all looking forward to watching your progress in the months and years ahead.”
Start-up: Visionary Farms
22live
BEAME
Spencer & Co Construction
Ways for Wellbeing
Yugen Agency
Community Impact: Birmingham County Football Association
adi Group
DRPG
Rigby Group
Tyseley Energy Park
Word360
Innovation: Rem3dy Health
Air IT
Engineius
runyourfleet
Seymour Manufacturing International
Skyfarer
Sustainability: OLPRO
Birmingham County Football Association
Chilli Pepper Development
Purple Planet Packaging
ONE Creative Environments (ONE)
Tyseley Energy Park
International Trade: Fortress Safety
CyberQ Group
Lloyds British
Rem3dy Health
RTITB
Turkish Airlines
Investment: Rigby Group
CyberQ Group
Fitness Worx
Fortress Safety
Roxy Leisure
Employer of the Year: McCann Birmingham
adi Group
Clover HR
Heidi’s Bier Bar
Word360
WPR
Property: Bromwich Hardy
CBRE
Fisher German
Johnson Design Partnership
Persimmon Homes South Midlands
SJ Roberts Construction
Family Business: MAN Commercial Protection
Agritel
Erwin Hymer Centre Travelworld
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): The Student Energy Group
Engineius
RTITB
SYTECH Consultants
WPR
Zenith Contract Services
Large Business (251+ employees): Fisher German
Air IT
Hayley Group Ltd
Roxy Leisure
Turkish Airlines
Fast Growth Business: runyourfleet
Clover HR
Empro Business Group
GTAccess
Hayley Group Ltd
ONE Creative environments (ONE)
CEO of the Year: Dale Parmenter – DRPG
Zoe Bennett – Training Personified
Dan Boardman-Weston – BRI Wealth Management
Paul Campbell – Richborough
Darowen Jones – Kinver Business Solutions
Jonathan Till – GTAccess
Ambassador: Steve Rigby, co-CEO of the Rigby Group
