Hosts unveiled for the Yorkshire Business of the Year Awards 2025
The hosts have been revealed for our Yorkshire Business of the Year Awards 2025 event this month – they are Ross Fiddes and Emma Jones.
Ross, who is from Leeds, has worked in the television industry for more than a decade and began his onscreen career as a reporter for the Super League Show on BBC One and Two.
In 2022, he then became a regular face of Championship and Challenge Cup Rugby League on Premier Sports & Viaplay alongside Emma.
In the same year, Ross also covered the Rugby League World Cup on the BBC, which saw him front the world feed for the opening ceremony, as well as appearing as Touchline Reporter for games across BBC Two and Three.
More recently, he has become involved with BBC’s Sunday Morning Live as a reporter and is heavily involved with outreach at the BBC; regularly producing and hosting the Bitesize Schools Tour, which visits hundreds of secondary schools across the UK to inspire young people on their futures.
TV presenter Emma is best known for her work as the match day host for Leeds United TV and other presenting roles with the BBC and Premier Sports.
She started working in TV and radio immediately after graduating from University of Staffordshire, freelancing for Channel 5 and Greater Manchester station Key 103.
She worked at Viking FM in Hull for two years before being approached by Leeds United and becoming Signal 1’s breakfast show presenter.
The awards take place at New Dock Hall, Leeds, on Thursday 20 February. Click here for tickets.
Awards Categories Shortlist
Start Up
East Healing
Honey
SRVCD
Tectonix Natural Stone
The Inhaler Tailor
Yasper
Sustainability
Burmatex
Harrison Spinks
instantprint
Morley Glass & Glazing
Premier Modular
The Bio-D Company
Tunley Environmental
Community Impact
Clarion
Company Shop Group
Gripple
High Speed Training
Leeds Community Foundation
Sovereign Health Care
Innovation
Abode
Ethoss Regeneration
Gripple
Nexus Vehicle Rental
Slipstream Engineering Design
Tribus Digital
International Trade
Akula
Ethoss Regeneration
MPCC (UK)
Property Business
2-Work Group
Honey
The Harris Partnership
Wizu Workspace
Family Business
Alfred Bagnall and Sons
Mac’s Truck Sales
Raskelf Group
Richard Grafton Interiors
Town End (Leeds) Plc
Yorkshire Heart Vineyard & Brewery
Employer of the Year
Alfred Bagnall and Sons
FMG
Lloyds Banking Group
Projex Solutions
Quality Bearings Online
Sadofskys
Small Business (Up to 50 employees)
Hall Brown Family Law
ISF York
The Bio-D Company
The Escapologist
Wish Agency
Wizu Workspace
Medium Business (51-250 employees)
Burmatex
Energy and Compliance Technology
Hatmill
Mac’s Truck Sales
Stephenson
Sure Group
Large Business (251+ employees)
Company Shop Group
EMIS
FMG
Harrison Spinks
instantprint
Premier Technical Services Group
rradar
Fast Growth Business
Akula
Hatmill
Herd Consulting
SRVCD
Tectonix Natural Stone
Chief Executive of the Year
Tim Appleton – Akula
Charles Draper – Sure Group
Poonam Kaur – fds Director Services
Denny Maude – Quality Bearings Online
Mark Mitchell – Honey
Victoria Tomlinson – Next-Up
Ambassador
To be announced at the awards evening.
