Courier Business Awards 2014 announce shortlist
Congratulations to the following DACC Members who are shortlisted in The Courier Awards 2014:
Mackays, Fairprint, Hydrus Group, Stoneridge Electronics, Carbon Financial Partners, Factory Skatepark, Hillcrest Group of Companies, Sustainable Energy Scotland and Ravensby Glass Co.
DACC Members are shorlisted in the following catergories of The Courier Business Awards shortlist:
Agricultural Business of the Year (sponsored by Blackadders Solicitors)
Cairnie Fruit Farm & Mega Maze
East of Scotland Farmers Ltd
Mackays Ltd
Digital and Online Business of the Year (sponsored by Blackadders Solicitors)
eCom Scotland
Fairprint
GFI Max Ltd
Family Business of the Year (sponsored by Thorntons)
Jannetta’s Gelateria
Mackays Ltd
Rockwell Solutions Ltd
Growth Business of the Year (sponsored by MDG Group)
Eclipse (IP) Ltd
Fairprint
Hydrus Group Ltd
Manufacturing Business of the Year (sponsored by Bank of Scotland)
Mackays Ltd
Pacson Ltd
Ravensby Glass Company Ltd
Science and Technology Business of the Year (sponsored by McGill)
Shortlist to be announced later
Services Business of the Year (sponsored by Muirfield)
Carbon Financial Partners Ltd
Eclipse (IP) Ltd
Stoneridge Electronics
Social Impact business of the Year (sponsored by Alliance Trust)
Fife Sports and Leisure Trust
The Factory Skatepark
Hillcrest Group of Companies
Young Business of the Year (sponsored by BT)
Ex Scientia Ltd
St Andrews Brewing Company
Sustainable Energy Scotland
Winners will be announced at the Courier Business Awards 2014. For more information visit www.thecourierbusinessawards.com.
In association with Henderson Loggie, the black-tie event will take place at Fairmont St Andrews and will recognise the most successful businesses in The Courier’s circulation area. The Awards cover 12 nominated categories including Agriculture, Family, Growth, Manufacturing and Retail businesses of the year.
The judging panel, chaired by Alliance Trust chief executive Katherine Garrett-Cox, also have the pleasure of choosing the winner of the inaugural Outstanding Contribution Award and naming the overall Courier Business Awards Business of the Year for 2014. Winners in both of those categories will be announced on the night.
The Courier Editor Richard Neville said, “We’ve had a huge response to our call for entries with over 100 entries.
“We set the Awards up last year to celebrate innovative, entrepreneurial and dynamic businesses in east central Scotland and they have proven a great way to reward the success of companies operating in our readership area.”
The shortlisting process took place on September 3 and more than 30 local companies have been put through to the next stage of the judging process. “I was a judge last year and it is great to be back,” judging panel chairman Katherine Garrett-Cox said.
“I think it would be difficult to have a better set of entrants. There is a huge diversity and variety amongst the companies who have entered – and also several repeat applications, which is encouraging to see.\"
