Red Rose Awards reveals final shortlist

By Kerry

29 Jan 2018

The final shortlist for this year’s Lancashire Business View Red Rose Awards has been announced, confirming the business hopefuls in with a chance of collecting a prestigious trophy in front of a 1,100-strong audience.

Organisations of all sizes from every corner of the county across a wide variety of industries are represented on the final list of 150, who will now vie for success in 25 categories.

The shortlist was finalised following a full day of pre-scoring by 80 Red Rose Awards judges, who combed through and debated hundreds of nominations at a special event with judging partners UCLan, and hosted by Northcote at the Rovers.

Richard Slater, publisher of Lancashire Business View and founder of the Red Rose Awards, explained that the Big Bang theme of this year’s event reflected Lancashire’s ability to make an impact on a national and international stage.

“We have seen some phenomenal entries for this year’s awards and the final shortlist is incredibly strong, loaded with talent, creativity, hard-work and drive to succeed.

Dr John Lonsdale, director of innovation and enterprise at UCLan, judging partner for Red Rose Awards 2018, said: “This year’s Red Rose entries have been exceptionally strong. The judges have yet again been impressed and delighted by the innovation, entrepreneurship and business excellence we have seen. Choosing the finalists has not been easy.

Oliver Burton, CEO at Forbes Solicitors, headline sponsors of the awards for the eighth year, said:

“After the hard task of deciding on the finalists, we’re looking forward to meeting them on the interview days to hear more about their success in Lancashire and beyond.”

“We are looking forward to meeting them, and celebrating their success on the night of the Awards.” A full list of finalists can be seen below and at redroseawards.co.uk

Construction Business Award
Barnfield ConstructionNelson
Blackoak SurfacingNelson
Ring Stones Maintenance and ConstructionBurnley
Supalite Tiled Roof SystemsPreston
Sustainable Building Services (UK)Skelmersdale
UPS Building & MaintenanceSkelmersdale
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Chorley Building SocietyChorley
Farleys SolicitorsBlackburn
Sundown SolutionsAccrington
Sunshine Events UKPreston
VEKABurnley
Winter Gardens BlackpoolBlackpool
Creative Agency Award
CFH DesignBurnley
FactoredLancaster
Hotfoot DesignLancaster
JGM AgencyRawtenstall
Single Malt DesignLancaster
Workhouse Creative MarketingPreston
Customer Service Award
Chorley GroupChorley
Hest Bank Dental CareLancaster
Prestige BedsBlackburn
Sunshine Events UKPreston
The Royal Hotel & BarLancaster
UPS Building & MaintenanceSkelmersdale
Digital Agency Award
Bespoke Digital AgencyPreston
Blue WrenPreston
Door4Burnley
Fat MediaLancaster
Sundown SolutionsAccrington
Wired PlusBurnley
Ecommerce Business Award
Albert Harrison & CoPadiham
Framing IncredibleBlackpool
GEM InksChorley
LCWS Recycling & Rapid ITPadiham
Open ECXRibchester
Prestige BedsBlackburn
Employer of the Year Award
Chorley GroupChorley
CMAC GroupAccrington
Hest Bank Dental CareLancaster
The Calico GroupBurnley
UtiligroupChorley
VEKABurnley
Engineering Business Award
BCW Manufacturing GroupBurnley
CpackBurnley
Hardy ServicesPadiham
MGS Technical PlasticsBlackburn
TP Aspinall & SonsMorecambe
TES RadioLeyland
Family Business Award
Chorley GroupChorley
Fence GateBurnley
LCWS Recycling & Rapid ITPadiham
Smallbone CarsClitheroe
The Royal Hotel & BarLancaster
TrilancoWesham
Financial Business Award
Chorley Building SocietyChorley
KM Business SolutionsBurnley
NFU Mutual PrestonPreston
Rawcliffe & CoBlackpool
Sagar InsurancesPadiham
True Bearing Chartered Financial PlannersChorley
Growing Business Award
AluFoldDirectBlackburn
CMAC GroupAccrington
Levity CropSciencePreston
MGS Technical PlasticsBlackburn
The Wellbeing FarmBolton
UtiligroupChorley
Health and Care Business Award
Bespoke HealthcarePreston
MCM MedicalBlackpool
n-compass North WestAshton on Ribble, Preston
Organisational HealthcarePreston
PhysiofusionBurnley
Sundown SolutionsAccrington
In-house Training Award
BAE SystemsBlackburn
Chorley GroupChorley
Magma DigitalChorley
Sagar InsurancesPadiham
The Poppins FamilyAccrington
VEKABurnley
Innovative Business Award
Batch BrewBurnley
BCW Manufacturing GroupBurnley
CheckedSafeBurnley
CMAC GroupAccrington
Levity CropSciencePreston
Vision TechniquesBlackburn
International Achievement Award
CpackBurnley
Group55Chorley
H&T PresspartBlackburn
Levity CropSciencePreston
Northern IndustrialBlackburn
Vape Dinner LadyBlackburn
Large Business Award
Barnfield ConstructionNelson
BCW Manufacturing GroupBurnley
CMAC GroupAccrington
H&T PresspartBlackburn
UtiligroupChorley
Winter Gardens BlackpoolBlackpool
Legal Business Award
CG ProfessionalChorley
Farleys SolicitorsBlackburn
Harrison Drury SolicitorsPreston
HR SavvyPreston
Oglethorpe Sturton and GillibrandLancaster
Taylors SolicitorsBlackburn
Leisure and Tourism Business Award
Barton Grange HotelPreston
Fence GateBurnley
James' PlacesClitheroe
The Wellbeing FarmBolton
Thornton Hall Country ParkThornton in Craven
Winter Gardens BlackpoolBlackpool
Manufacturing Business Award
AluFoldDirectBlackburn
EPSL Educational PrintingBlackburn
Feather and SpringsMorecambe
H&T PresspartBlackburn
MGS Technical PlasticsBlackburn
Vape Dinner LadyBlackburn
Medium Business Award
AluFoldDirectBlackburn
MGS Technical PlasticsBlackburn
Prestige BedsBlackburn
TrilancoWesham
True Bearing Chartered Financial PlannersChorley
Vape Dinner LadyBlackburn
New Business Award
Carter-Zub Building ConsultancyPreston
Empine GroupDarwen
Feather and SpringsMorecambe
Get Staffed UKPreston
S&H GroupBlackburn
Vape Dinner LadyBlackburn
Not-for-profit Business Award
Artz for AllSkelmersdale
AscentisLancaster
Blackburn & Darwen District Without AbuseBlackburn
Community & Business PartnersBlackburn
n-compass North WestAshton on Ribble, Preston
Pendleside HospiceBurnley
Property Business Award
AldrockBlackburn
Anderton GablesPreston
PettyBurnley
PWA PlanningPreston
Sustainable Building Services (UK)Skelmersdale
UPS Building & MaintenanceSkelmersdale
Skills Provider Award
Blackpool and The Fylde CollegeBlackpool
Build Up, Blackpool and The Fylde CollegeBispham
DLB Nail & Beauty Academy and SuppliesBlackburn
Geminus TrainingPreston
Myerscough College & University CentreBilsborrow, Preston
Primary EngineerBurnley
Small Business Award
Anderton GablesPreston
CubbiesBlackpool
DP StructuresNelson
Gazegill OrganicsClitheroe
Ginger Recruitment ServicesRibchester
Group55Chorley

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