2006
(06/04/2006) Midlands and East of England businesses shortlisted for AXA 'Business Oscars'
AXA today announced that four Midlands and East of England businesses have been shortlisted as finalists and a further three highly commended in the AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award category of this year's prestigious National Business Awards - dubbed by Gordon Brown as the 'Business Oscars'.
The shortlisted businesses battling to win the title of Midlands and East of England AXA Small to Medium Business of the Year are as follows:
- Home Stagers ® Ltd, Ilkeston ( www.homestagers.co.uk ) - Specialists in home staging services, also giving show home and marketing advice to property owners, investors and developers.
- Power On Connections Ltd, Leicester ( www.poweronconnections.co.uk ) - Provides industrial and commercial firms with access to new or increased electricity supplies.
- Quick Formations Ltd, Northampton ( www.quickformations.com ) - Specialists in providing limited company formation services to accountants, solicitors, professional advisors and individuals.
- Tyrrells Potato Chips Ltd, Leominster ( www.tyrrellspotatochips.co.uk ) - Producers of gourmet snacks to over 5000 independent retailers in the UK.
Finalist and last year's Midlands and East of England AXA Small to Medium Business of the Year winner, Tyrrells Potato Chips is delighted to be nominated for the award for the second time in two years. Tyrrells' PR and Marketing Manager Catherine Henley said: "We're thrilled to be shortlisted for the AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year. Having won the regional award in 2005, we're now looking forward to an equally exciting and busy 2006 as Tyrrells expands into new areas within the UK snack market."
Highly Commended businesses in the region's AXA Small to Medium Businesses of the Year Awards are:
- Added Value Solutions Ltd, Barlborough Links
- Phoenix Fabrications and Accessories Ltd, Great Barr
- Whitefoot-Forward Ltd, Hartlebury
The winner of the Midlands and East of England AXA Small to Medium Business of the Year Award category will be announced in July and will not only receive a day's support from an AXA Business Consultant but will also get the chance to go forward to the National Business Awards final at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on 7 November.
The AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award will recognise businesses for their entrepreneurship and innovation and will seek to highlight the importance of management excellence in maintaining a successful business today and continuing to grow it in the future.
In addition to winning a day with an AXA Business Consultant, if the regional winner is successful in the national grand final they will win a place on the AXA Small to Medium Sized Business Masterclass that takes place at a chateau in France. Over the three-day course the delegates will have their management and business skills finely tuned by some of AXA's leading business experts.
John Anderson, the AXA Midlands & East of England Regional Judge, said: "I am delighted to have been asked to take part in judging the Midlands and East of England finalists in the second year of the AXA Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Awards. It was a difficult decision selecting the finalists from the large number of excellent businesses in the region, which is why a further three companies received Highly Commended awards. They are all outstanding examples of the Midlands and East of England's and we wish them all the best of luck in the regional final."
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