Sheffield Business Awards 2015 Shortlist Unveiled

3rd November 2015

The calibre of entries to the Sheffield Business Awards has been increasing year on year, but this year we have a number of exceptional applications.

This is our 14th year of delivering the Sheffield Business Awards and we are pleased to have received our highest ever level of entries.  Wishing to acknowledge these businesses, we have extended the shortlist numbers for some of the categories to recognise these outstanding Sheffield firms. This years shortlisted companies are: Best use of Technology to Improve Business Performance Award, sponsored by Rare Creative Resolve IT Solutions Ltd Sheffield Motorcycle Centre Evoluted New Media Ltd SleepCogni Business in the Community sponsored by Meadowhall Sheffield Credit Union Amey - Sheffield Streets Ahead Project (working with SCC) InspirAbility Education and Business Partnership Award The Sheffield College W Academy Sheffield United Community Foundation Export Business of the Year Diamond Dispersions Pricecheck Toiletries Limited Global Recycling Metals (UK) Limited Gala Tent High Growth Business of the Year Environmental Monitoring Solutions Ltd (EMS) Split The Bills Diamond Dispersions Ltd. Warwick Ward (machinery) Ltd Building Product Solutions Opus-UK Ltd Outstanding Achievements in Sports, Hospitality and Tourism Award Sheffield Industrial Museums Trust Ltd TDC Ltd Cubana Tapas Bar and Restaurant Sheffield United FC Small Business of the Year Environmental Monitoring Solutions Ltd (EMS) Redbrik Estate Agency Sheffield Credit Union Nest.co.uk IC Innovations Ltd John Holland The Lupton Fawcett Next Big Thing Award The Sheffield IT Partnership Quba my fathers heart Legacy Park Ltd. Office Friendly Dealer Association Limited President Engineering Group Ltd The People Development Award Office Friendly Dealer Association Limited Azzure IT The Health Insurance Group W Academy The REDBRIK Excellence in Professional Services Award DEB Chartered Accountants The SEO Works Ltd Human Recruitment Quality Context The Wake Smith Excellence in Manufacturing Award Atkinson Walker Saws President Engineering Group Ltd Recovery Insulation Building Product Solutions The Learning Unlimited Young Business Person of the Year Alex Kuchnir - Quba James Bird - SleepCogni Dominic Millington - W Academy Will Glover - Fleye The Shorts Accountants Business Person of the Year Award Julia Gash - Bag It Don't Bin It (BIDBI) Ltd Richard Carr - Mechan Marie Cooper - President Engineering Group Ltd Lynne Darwin - Buliding Product Solutions Chamber Charity of the Year Age UK Sheffield St Luke's Hospice Yorkshire Air Ambulance Sheffield Royal Society for the Blind (SRSB) The Children's Hospital Charity Grimm & Co Congratulations to all finalists please tweet your excitement to @SheffBizAwards using the hashtag #SBA2015. Thank you to the judges for all their hard work. The winners of the Awards will be announce on the 3rd December during a prestigious dinner, hosted by Harry Gration, a long standing anchor of Look North and MBE holder for services to broadcasting. The Awards evening, sponsored by Elevation Recruitment Group, will also feature Britain's Got Talent finalist Lettice Rowbotham, who wowed Simon Cowell and co with her sublime electric violin skills last year. Tickets are available via the awards website! Visit Sheffieldbusinessawards.org.uk