Stamford Mercury Business Awards

Businesses have had to work extra hard over the last year so those which have headed onwards and upwards as others have stumbled deserve recognition.

That’s what the Stamford Mercury Business Awards ceremony last night was all about – shouting about those people, companies and teams which have put their heads down, got on with it and carved out success despite the market conditions.

I was proud to be at last night’s ceremony at Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf and Conference Centre as a co-sponsor of the Business of the Year category.

We’ve been involved with the awards for three years now and it certainly feels like they are gathering pace in Stamford and the surrounding areas.

There was obvious delight from many winners – and why not, surviving a recession is worthy of mention, coming out the other side as an award winner is a fantastic achievement.

My co-judge Robert Hinch from Greetham Valley and I struggled to whittle the entrants in the Business of the Year category down to a short list and choosing a winner was even harder.

We finally settled on Precision Sports and Leisure Ltd in Stamford.

They demonstrated both a high level of professionalism and real passion for their business – a vitally important ingredient. The shop’s success over the last 12 months has been impressive and the team has some really exciting plans for the future. I actually visited the shop as a customer and was very impressed with the service I received. They’re not short of creativity either and have channelled that into identifying new markets.

So a big well done to Precision Sports and Leisure Ltd, thank you to Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf and Conference Centre for providing a beautiful setting and fantastic meal and congratulations to the Stamford Mercury for another successful awards.

Business Awards hailed success by ACR

I was delighted to be involved, once again, with the Stamford Mercury Business Awards which culminated in a rather smart awards ceremony on Thursday.
The awards recognise the best of local businesses, business people and business achievements.
For the second year running, we sponsored the Business of the Year award with Greetham Valley Hotel, Golf and Conference Centre.
I judged the category alongside Nick Quinn from Greetham Valley and I have to say I was incredibly impressed by the amount of dedication, hard work and creativity there is within the business community – the kind of attributes which are going to be vital over the next year.
The three finalists all displayed not only impressive results but fantastic future potential.
Nick and I chose Rutland Cycling as worthy winners of the award. The team at the Rutland Water based business has obviously worked incredibly hard to build up the business and is constantly exploring new avenues.
It was wonderful to see the representatives who received the award obviously so delighted.
A big well done to them – and the very worthy runners up Indigo Resourcing and RolePlay UK.
And a big thank you as well to the Stamford Mercury and Greetham Valley for a superbly put together and enjoyable evening.