Winners crowned at 2018 Midlands’ Family Business Awards

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The winners of this year’s Midlands’ Family Business Awards 2018, have been crowned following an awards ceremony yesterday evening (November 22).

Now in its ninth year, the not-for-profit Midlands’ Family Business Awards are backed and run by The Wilson Organisation, a Nottingham third-generation family business.

The Awards are the region’s only independent, not-for-profit initiative dedicated to celebrating and recognising the success, achievements and innovations of family run and owned businesses.

Take a look at this year’s list of winners:


Family Business of the Year – sponsored by OrderWise

  • Winner – Ward (Derbyshire)
  • Highly Commended – J-Flex (Retford)
  • Highly Commended – WB Power Services (Derbyshire)

Best Small Family Business 

  • Winner – Bright Side Vets (Swadlincote, Derbyshire)
  • Highly Commended – H20 Hygiene (Walsall)
  • Highly Commended – Nick Young Tractor Parts (Market Rasen, Lincolnshire)

Corporate Social Responsibility 

  • Winner – David Manners (Birmingham)
  • Highly Commended – Bumble Hole Eggs (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire)
  • Highly Commended – Owen Taylor & Sons (Derbyshire)

Director of the Year 

  • Winner – Matthew Ballard, Ballards Removals (Retford)
  • Highly Commended – Richard Broadhead, Oldrids & Downtown (Lincolnshire)
  • Highly Commended – Emma Brealey, Petwood Hotel (Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire)

Employer of the Year 

  • Winner – David Manners (Birmingham)
  • Highly Commended – Morley Hayes Leisure (Derbyshire)
  • Highly Commended – Swiftool Precision Engineering (Nottinghamshire)

Fastest Growing Family Business

  • Winner – Ward (Derbyshire)
  • Highly Commended – Travelworld Motorhomes (Telford)
  • Highly Commended – Nick Young Tractor Parts (Market Rasen, Lincolnshire)

Innovation 

  • Winner – HSG UK (Derby)
  • Highly Commended – Southall Associates (Solihull, Birmingham)
  • Highly Commended – Streets Heaver Healthcare (Lincoln)

Manufacturing Excellence

  • Winner – Owen Taylor & Sons (Derbyshire)
  • Highly Commended – A1 Flue Systems (Newark, Nottinghamshire)
  • Highly Commended – James T Blakeman & Co (Staffordshire)

Retail Excellence

  • Winner – Rutland Cycling (Rutland)
  • Highly Commended – GemPort Jewellery (Birmingham)
  • Highly Commended – The Internet Gardener (Nottinghamshire)

Service Excellence

  • Winner – Premier Care (Mansfield)
  • Highly Commended – Bright Side Vets (Swadlincote, Derbyshire)
  • Highly Commended – Fairlawns Hotel (Walsall)

People’s Choice – sponsored by Streets Chartered Accountants

  • Winner – Oldrids & Downtown (Lincolnshire)
  • Highly Commended Bright Side Vets (Swadlincote, Derbyshire)
  • Highly Commended – Fairlawns Hotel (Walsall)