Lanarkshire business excellence award winners announced
The winners of the Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards, hosted by Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire in partnership with North and South Lanarkshire Councils and with main sponsor Coffee Express, were announced at a gala ceremony in Motherwell Concert Hall last week.
TV personality Lorraine Kelly added a touch of glamour to the evening and presented the winning companies with their prizes. Guests were also entertained by after dinner speaker, Charan Gill.
There was fierce competition in the eleven categories. Liz Connolly, senior director operations, Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire, said: "The volume and quality of this year’s finalists and winners is an illustration of the excellent strides that are being made in Lanarkshire to develop the area as an excellent location to do business.
"The Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards was a real celebration for everyone who works so hard to bring business, jobs and wealth to Lanarkshire.”
Simon Chiswell, chief executive of main sponsor Coffee Express said:
"We are proud to have been involved with this prestigious event as main sponsor and extend our congratulations to all the winners. The Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards is a perfect showcase to recognise and reward business excellence in this thriving area of Scotland.”
The winners are:
Best Performing Social Enterprise
Category Sponsor: Lanarkshire Social Economy Partnership
Winner - Cumbernauld YMCA – YWCA
Business Growth through Innovation and Creativity
Category Sponsor: Alliance and Leicester Commercial Bank
Winner: Glenisla Kilts Ltd
Business Growth through Sustainable Development
Category Sponsor: Philips
Winner: Robert Wiseman Dairies Plc
Business Growth through Information & Communications Technology
Category Sponsor: BiP Solutions
Winner: Spectrum Personnel Ltd
Tourism Development
Category Sponsor: North Lanarkshire Council and South Lanarkshire Council
Winner: Scotkart Indoor Kart Racing
Potential for Business Growth by Most Entrepreneurial Young Company
Category Sponsor: The University of the West of Scotland
Winner: United Drinks Incorporated Ltd
Business Growth through Marketing & Sales
Category Sponsor: Controlled Therapeutics (Scotland) Ltd
Winner: BiP Solutions Ltd
Business Growth through International Activity
Category Sponsor: Honeywell
Winner: Revo Technologies Ltd
Business Growth through People Development Award
Category Sponsor: Calcarb
Winner: Clyde Valley Drilling
Best Performing Business (25 employees or under)
Category Sponsor: Lanarkshire Enterprise Services
Winner: SDC Industries Ltd
Best Performing Business (26 – 250 employees)
Category Sponsor: Rolls-Royce
Winner: Westcrowns Contracting Services Ltd