The winners of the 2015 Salford Business Awards have been announced.
At the eighth annual awards, Weaste-based T and K Gallagher scooped the Large Business of the Year Award.
The company deliver and maintain essential water, gas and electricity cables that enable us to heat and light homes, hospitals and workplaces.
The awards were split across eight categories and saw 32 businesses battle it out to be crowned winners at the TalkTalk Technology sponsored event held at the AJ Bell Stadium on Thursday 21st May.
Return on Digital, a leading digital marketing agency, were awarded Small Business of the Year. From a sole trader, set up in 2008, Return have grown to become an award-winning, market-leading agency with a team of some of the brightest digital minds in Europe.
My Parcel Delivery won the Online and Entrepreneur Award, Unlimited Potential received the Innovation Award and the Green Award went to Start Creative.
Manchester and Cheshire Construction walked away with the Excellence Award and Best Employer, the Community Award went to New Roots and Ladybird Private Day Nurseries won the Rising Star Award.
The prestigious event, hosted by BAFTA award-winning journalist Elaine Willcox, was attended by 370 guests who enjoyed an after-dinner speech from Paul Mason, economics editor at Channel 4 News.
Paul Wainwright, chair, The Business Group Salford said: “This year’s awards have seen our highest number of entries and have been the most competitive yet. It has been a difficult task but a great privilege to be a part of the judging panel and it is clear that Salford has a huge number of diverse, innovative and thriving businesses of which the City can be immensely proud. I’d like to congratulate the winners and all of the entrants for making this the most successful awards yet.”
Salford City Mayor, Ian Stewart, said: “The awards are a chance to celebrate the achievements of Salford businesses and we are extremely proud of them, a big public thank you goes out to them all.
“They are setting extremely high standards and create jobs, encourage growth and help in the transformation of this dynamic, thriving city.
“I was particularly proud to see so many social enterprises recognised at the Salford Business Awards as Salford is now officially a Social Enterprise City.”
Full list of winners and runners-up:
Business of the Year Award sponsored by TalkTalk Technology
Large Business of the Year: T & K Gallagher
Small Business of the Year: Return on Digital
Online Business Award supported by Business Growth Hub
Winner: My Parcel Delivery
Runner-up: Public Desire
Innovation Award sponsored by University of Salford
Winner: Unlimited Potential
Runner-up: T & K Gallagher
Green Award sponsored by ENER-G
Winner: Start Creative
Runner-up: Uni-Cycle
Excellence Award sponsored by Cuckoo
Winner: Manchester and Cheshire Construction
Runner-up: Return on Digital
Community Award sponsored by Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Winner: New Roots
Runner-up: Footlights Theatre
Entrepreneur Award sponsored by Salford Innovation Park
Winner: My Parcel Delivery
Runner-up: Return on Digital
Best Employer Award sponsored by JMC IT
Winner: Manchester and Cheshire Construction
Runner-up: Social adVentures
Rising Star Award sponsored by alldayPA
Winner: Ladybird Private Day Nurseries
Runner-up: Training Qualifications UK
