- Black Country Chamber Awards
Chamber business heroes’ awards finalists revealed
The category finalists in the Black Country Chamber Business Heroes Awards were announced yesterday [Thursday 15 October] in a colourful digital event that also marked the close of the third Black Country Business Festival – an initiative that is also led by the Chamber of Commerce.
Jude Thompson, president of the Black Country Chamber revealed the finalists, who will now go forward to the finals event on Friday 13 November. This will be an exciting, high-energy digital event that will be live-streamed to the world.
Jude said, “I would like to thank everyone that has entered the Black Country Chamber Business Heroes Awards. We have genuinely been overwhelmed by the ingenuity, determination and resilience of the local business community in meeting the challenges of 2020.
“We have received an exceptional number of extremely high-quality entries in every category and the judges have found the shortlisting process extremely difficult. I would like to offer very many congratulations to all the finalists.”
The Awards are headline partnered by the University of Wolverhampton which has contributed and judged three of the 12 categories. The category finalists are:
Large Business Hero of the Year – sponsored by MHA MacIntyre Hudson
Compton Care
HomeServe NHS and Frontline Free Service
National Express West Midlands
Robinson Brothers Limited
SIPS Education
Supporting Communities
Wintech Group
Small Business Hero of the Year – sponsored by Nant Water Safety Specialists
Clover HR
Cox & Plant
Deans Management Services
Fit Mommas Ltd
Lord Combustion Services Limited
Lotus Sanctuary CIC
Penny Post Credit Union
Switch Midlands
Family Business Hero of the Year – sponsored by CK Chartered Accountants
Dancers
Incomm
Lawrence Cleaning Ltd
Lord Combustion Services Limited
Robinson Brothers Limited
International Trade Hero of the Year
Foundry Machinery & Spares Limited
Intralox
Keltruck Limited
Start-up Business Hero of the Year – sponsored by Forresters Patent and Trademark Attorneys
ADL Bespoke Security Systems Limited
Isabellas Homes
SBF Consultancy
TP Squared
Retail Resilience Hero of the Year – in association with our venue partner, the Black Country Living Museum
Compton Care
HugglePets Retail Store
Midcounties Co-operative
Business Hero / Young Business Hero of the Year – sponsored by machinery specialists, FMS
John Donovan, JJX Logistics
Adrian Hanrahan, Robinson Brothers
Bradley Moore, Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundation
Outstanding Collaboration & Partnership – sponsored by Walsall College
Compton Care and NHS Royal Wolverhampton Trust
Health and Housing Working Together
Outstanding Key Worker of the Year
Darren Cook
Navjitpal Kaur
Adaptability & Innovation – University of Wolverhampton
Acorns Covid-19 Emergency Response Plan
Coinadrink Limited
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity - Rapid Response to the Pandemic
Saz's Ceramics & Crafts
SIPS Education
Wolverhampton Wanderers Foundation
Kindness in the Community – University of Wolverhampton
Beacon Centre for the Blind
Compton Care
HugglePets in the Community
Midcounties Co-operative
One 4 You Services
Steps to Work
Exceptional Employee or Team – University of Wolverhampton
Amy Whitter, Fit Mommas Ltd
Blackthorns
IPU Group - Fuel Cleaning Team
Lord Combustion Services Limited
Nant Ltd
Sarbjit Singh, Wolverhampton bus driver, National Express West Midlands
The finals event takes place from 3.45-5pm on 13 November and tickets are now available.
There are two tiers: a paid ticket at £30, which includes a unique drinks and nibbles gift package that is directly home or office delivered. This ticket also includes an automatic donation to Black Country Chamber President’s Charities; Teenage Cancer Trust and Parkinson’s UK.
Alternatively, the event can also be viewed on the free ticket. Registration is still required.