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HSBC Private Bank/PwC Reveal Shortlist For UK Private Business Awards
Tom Burroughes
1 July 2013
The third annual Private Business Awards, sponsored by
PricewaterhouseCoopers in association with HSBC Private Bank, has reached the
stage of producing shortlists across a raft of categories, featuring firms such
as footwear firm Dr Martens, Hotel Chocolat and Big Bus Tours. Last year’s Private Business of the Year Award was given to
JCB, the engineering company. The final shortlist for the awards was drawn from
a record 700 nominations from private businesses across the length and breadth
of the UK. “A challenging economic environment often marks a period of
transformation for the UK
business landscape and acts as a catalyst for growth for entrepreneurs and
small businesses. Private business deserves a bigger voice in the UK as a
successful generator of new business opportunities. We need to celebrate and
showcase the sector’s innovation, optimism and success and these awards are unique
in the UK
as the only national awards to do this,” Charlie Hoffman, managing director,
HSBC Private Bank (UK), said. The winners of the Private Business Awards will be announced
at a dinner to be held at The Guildhall, London,
on Wednesday 11 September 2013. The shortlist Employer of the Year Briggs & Forrester Group Ltd Express Engineering (Thompson) Ltd itsu Pentland Sheffield Forgemasters Technology Innovation
of the Year Award - Sponsored by Currencies Direct Apical Appsense DiGiCo Spex Services Ltd Thunderhead.com Social Enterprise of the Year
Award - Sponsored by Bryson Charitable Group B4Box Ltd Blue Skies Holdings East Belfast Mission Enabling Enterprise Street Soccer Scotland High Growth Business
of the Year Award - Sponsored by Equistone Partners Europe Limited Big Bus Tours Ltd BrewDog plc Opus Energy Quidco/Maple Syrup Media Ltd Sauflon Pharmaceuticals Ltd Exporter of the Year
Award - Sponsored by HSBC Commercial CDE Global Ltd Fever-Tree Ltd Owen Mumford Ltd Petroleum Experts Ltd Ulster
Carpet Mills (Holdings) Ltd Rising Star of the
Year Award Fourfront Ltd Intelligent Energy Ltd Jamie's Italian Ltd Moo.com/Moo Print Ltd Spex Services Ltd CEO of the Year Award Paul Lindley/Ella's Kitchen Peter Bruce/Entier Angus Thirlwell/Hotel Chocolat Graham Honeyman/Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd. Kevin Oakes/Steelite International Private Business
Woman of the Year Award - Sponsored by PwC Debbie Morgan/Dr. Martens/R Griggs Group Ltd Karen Hamling/ITH Pharma Ltd Nica Burns/Nimax Theatres Ltd Angela Rushforth/ The Ridgeons Group Ltd Janis Sinton/TasteTech Ltd Family Business of
the Year Award Allied Vehicles Ltd Oaklands Farm Eggs Ltd Owen Mumford Ltd Rigby Group Ltd Wates Group Ltd Private Business of
the Year Award - Sponsored by HSBC Private Bank Ltd AES Engineering Ltd Dr Martens/R Griggs Group Ltd Euromonitor International Ltd Logson Group Walkers Shortbread Ltd