Cream of Tayside companies revealed as business award finalists

Twenty five of Tayside’s top companies are to go head-to-head in this year’s prestigious Tayside Business Excellence Awards

Seen by local organisations as the premier event in the calendar for recognising business excellence across Tayside, the awards are spearheaded by Scottish Enterprise in Tayside and run in conjunction with principal sponsors The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).

The short-list featuring the finalists has just been unveiled for the nine categories.

Companies were invited to put themselves forward for any of the following categories:

  • Most Entrepreneurial Start-Up Company

  • Business Growth through Innovation and Creativity

  • Business Growth through People Development

  • Business Growth through Information and Communications Technology

  • Business Growth through Marketing and Sales

  • Business Growth through International Activity

  • Business Growth through Sustainable Development

  • Best Performing Business with under 25 employees

  • Best Performing Business with 26-250 employees

Category sponsors include Dundee City Council, Michelin, Dundee College, Highland Spring, Forth Ports Plc, Angus Ahead and RBS Commercial Banking. The Courier is also sponsoring the awards as media sponsors.

The judging panel featuring local business experts had the difficult task of identifying finalists in each category and the winners will be announced at an awards ceremony hosted by Sally Gray on 13 March at the Apex City Quay Hotel.

Jill Farrell, operations director at Scottish Enterprise in Tayside, said: “Congratulations to the companies which have made it onto the shortlist – they have done tremendously well to make it to this stage. We always expect a high standard of entries for the Tayside Business Excellence Awards and this year has been no different. I understand from the judges that the quality of entries has again been incredibly high and built on the impressive standards set last year.

“These Business Awards are a real chance for us to recognise and reward Tayside’s top entrepreneurial performers. We are looking forward to the awards themselves which will, once again, showcase the entrepreneurial talent we have across the Tayside region.”

Andy Kilgour, regional director of Commercial banking with RBS in Tayside, said: "The 25 companies shortlisted for these awards have all shown the drive, innovation and entrepreneurial spirit that is essential for any successful business. We are delighted to be associated with these awards which recognise the achievements of these companies and the wealth and job creation they bring to the area."

The finalists for each of the categories are:

Most Entrepreneurial Start-Up Company

  • Blast Design Fireworks Limited - Blairgowrie

  • Tag Games Limited - Dundee

  • Tayeco Limited - Perth

Business Growth through Innovation and Creativity

  • PerthCollege - Perth

  • Stoneridge Electronics Limited - Dundee

  • Rockwell Solution Limited - Dundee

Business Growth through Information and Communications Technology

  • Avian Communications - Dundee

  • Feisty Productions - Dundee

Business Growth through People Development

  • Crieff Hydro - Crieff

  • Horsecross - Perth

  • The Famous Grouse Experience - Crieff

Business Growth through Marketing and Sales

  • Horsecross - Perth

  • Strathmore Foods - Perth

  • Simon Howie - Crieff

Business Growth through International Activity

  • Hound Dog Technology - Dundee

  • Stoneridge Electronics - Dundee

  • Safehouse Habitats - Dundee

Business Growth through Sustainable Development

  • Rockwell Solutions Limited - Dundee

  • Signpost International - Dundee

Best Performing Business with under 25 employees

  • Bluesky Experiences - Perth

  • Hound Dog Technology - Dundee

  • The Famous Grouse Experience - Crieff

  • West Residential - Dundee

Best Performing Business with 26-250 employees

  • Scotherbs - Longforgan

  • Stoneridge Electronics - Dundee

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