Best Online Business
This category recognises organisations that conduct their business entirely online, taking advantage of their digital first approach to provide a truly outstanding service.
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- No 96 Ltd
Employer of the Year
Creating a fulfilling work environment is key to unlocking your people's potential. This award will go to an organisation with highly innovative workplace policies, employer-friendly initiatives and staff ones that contribute directly to commercial success.
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- Broadmead Rest Home
Best Customer Experience
Customer experience is a top differentiator in today's business world. If your business leaves no stone unturned to ensure customers are delighted at every stage of the journey, then this is the category for you.
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- Smart Sprayz
Best Green Business
If your business is dedicated to sustainable growth and is part of the solution to the climate crisis, we want to hear from you. From enviromental sustainability to products made from recycled and natural materials with minimal packaging, join in the race for this important award and show us how it's done.
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- Silver Clay Academy
Charity of the Year
Awarded to the charity the judges believe has delivered outstanding services to its beneficiaries.This charity should be able to demonstrate clear goals and strategy and excellent promotional skills to encourage interaction and engagement.
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- Time to Talk
Best Sports Club
Sports clubs in our area play a hugely important role for the population. From getting our children involved in sports at an early age to helping us all stay fit throughout our our lifecycle. There are many brilliantly-run sports clubs across West Berkshire – is yours good enough to take the main prize?
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- Madden Swim School
Best Hospitality Award
Across West Berkshire we have some outstanding places to dine, enjoy a pub lunch or a full-blown night-out. This category recognises excellence in the hospitality industry, showcasing providers who can demonstrate what they have done to provide a truly memorable experience.
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- Ye Olde Red Lion, Chieveley
Best Town Centre (BID) Business
Is your business a part of the Newbury Business Improvement District? Are you contributing to town centre culture and community, whilst providing excellent customer service? If you are, then you could be BID champion of 2023/24. To enter this category you must be able to demonstrate how you have supported your fellow businesses.
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- Milk & Bean
West Berkshire's Business of 2023/24
The overall winner of the 2024 business awards. The business or organisation that the judges felt was doing some exceptional and innovating work across West Berkshire.
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- Heritage Estate Planning
Best Professional Services
Providing professional services is no mean feat and must meet the clients exacting standards. Your service makes all the difference to a business being a success or an individual getting the support they need, whether that be finding a new home or financial advice. To enter this award you must be providing an exemplary service within your field.
Winner
- Heritage Estate Planning
Best Business Innovation
Innovation is what drives business and society forward – but that doesn’t make it easy. This category will go to an organisation that can demonstrate extraordinary levels of innovation in their product or service offering. Digital, physical – it doesn’t matter – if you can prove how innovative you've been this award could be yours.
Winners
- Cinalight
Best New Business
If you have started your business in the last five years, and achieved fantastic results in that time, then this award is for you. Tell us how your hopes and dreams have come to fruition.
Winner
- Sequoia Hair & Beauty
Best Independent Retailer
Independent retailers are crucial in keeping our high streets vibrant, unique and representative of the area they serve – and key for driving customers into our towns and villages. Without them our towns and villages look and feel the same as everywhere else. If your independent retail business is unique and stands out from the rest, then this category is for you.
Winner
- Forrest Motorsport
Team of the Year
Teamwork is an essential ingredient for a successful business – so how has your team fared in recent times – particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic? If you've all pulled together to achieve results many would think impossible, this is the perfect category for you.
Winner
- Eight Bells For Mental Health
