Congratulations to all of the short-listed finalists, and best of luck at the judging in September.
The winners of each category will be announced and presented with their trophy on stage during the Awards Ceremony & Dinner on the 18th November 2008, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
The Regus Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award
Pasta King (UK)
Sense Internet
Style Counsel Interiors
t-mac Technologies
A Suit That Fits.com
BigHand
Glazing Vision
Hippychick
infinite Group
Quartix
The Chartered Management Institute Award for Customer Focus
Ashtead Plant Hire Company (A-Plant)
beCogent
Butlins
Capita Group
eaga, Government Contracts Division
Ella’s Kitchen
Lafarge Aggregates
LeasePlan
Legal & General Retail Investments
Rackspace Hosting
The Better Regulation Award
Bedfordshire County Council Trading Standards Service
Defra
Devon & Cornwall Constabulary
Essex County Council Trading Standards
Hampshire County Council Trading Standards Service
Health and Safety Executive
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (AIA entry)
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (Tariff Entry)
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
Staffordshire County Council, Community Services, Trading Standards
The IMechE Business Innovation of the Year Award
apetito
blanc canvas®
Cattles Invoice Finance
Concert Live
Lafarge Aggregates
AD Aerospace
Infosys Technologies
B & K Timber Structures
Everyclick
Yellowfin
The Tenon Award for Entrepreneurial Spirit
FPSG (First People Solutions Group)
Landmark Information Group
4C Associates
McKinney Rogers
University of Hertfordshire
SpiriTel
Trimega Laboratories
Lowell Group
McLaren Construction
CPL Training
The Health, Work & Well Being Award
3M Gorseinon
First ScotRail
Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education
Luminus Group
Metropolitan Police Service
Nestlé UK
Stockport Council
The British Library
Towry Law
University of Leeds
The Health, Work & Well Being Award for Small Business
4 Tec Security
BNS Nucleur Services (formerly INS Innovation)
Busy Bees Childcare
Digital Outlook Communications
Hotelscene
Marshalls
Provide Consulting
System Concepts
WH Bond and Sons
Green Park Interim & Executive Resourcing
The 3i Growth Strategy of the Year Award
Ashtead Plant Hire Company (
A-Plant)
Charlton House Catering Services
Clyde Process Solutions
CPP Group
Hallin Marine Subsea International
London & Country Mortgages
Navman Wireless Nisa International Octopus Investments
RMJM
The City & Guilds Employer of the Year Award
Asbury Marsden
Luminus Group
MDA SearchFlow Merseytravel Sheffield Forgemasters International Bigmouthmedia
First ScotRail beCogent HLM Architects Natwest North Region
The ICAEW Corporate Responsibility Award
apetito Arco
Brakes Group
Cadbury
Carillion HJ Berry & Sons Innocent Drinks
Sky Warners Midlands Wates Group The bigmouthmedia Marketing Strategy of the Year Award
Companies House comparethemarket.com DVLA
Wow! Stuff Premier Inn
LloydsTSB Corporate Markets
Lloyds TSB
GD Environmental Procter & Gamble UK
Stockport Council
The Credit Suisse Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Scott Fletcher, ANS Group
Linden Kitson, Lick UK
Rob Law, Magmatic Design & Trunki
Malcolm Russell, Prometheus Medical
Errol Damelin, Wonga.com
Tristram Mayhew, Go Ape! High Wire Forest Adventure
Karim Sekkat, KAS Technologies Group
Hilary Devey, Pall-Ex Group
Duncan Goose, Global Ethics
Peter Morrison, RMJM
The Orange Best Use of Technology in Business Award
Addison Lee
BigHand
blanc canvas®
Buro Happold
CACI
Dezrez Services
iknow-uk
MX Telecom; The Number 118118
Postcode Anywhere
CitySprint
The Badenoch & Clark Business of the Year Award
Autonomy
Keltbray
Confused.com
Eversheds LLP
Hallin Marine Subsea International
Holiday Extras®
Octopus Investments
Sheffield Forgemasters International
Speedy Hire
The Pall-Ex Group
