Businesses celebrate BIBAs success

Businesses from across Lancashire came together at Blackpool's Tower Ballroom for the Be Inspired Business Awards (BIBAs).

More than 1,000 guests saw 20 winners crowned in the awards organised by the North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce.

Before all 20 categories were handed out and the finalists celebrated, the Lancastrian of the Year was presented to Blackpool Pleasure Beach boss, Amanda Thompson.

Chorley based Group 55 celebrated a hattrick of awards, scooping Business of the Year as well as Medium Business and Scale Up awards.

And Blackburn College saw double, winning Leadership Team of the Year and Skills Provider, while Wrea Green's Heir Salon and Education took home the Apprentice Team of the Year for the second year running, as well as Micro Business of the Year. Another double winner was VARS Technology in Blackpool, which won the award for Innovative Business as well as Small Business of the Year.

Full list of BIBAs winners

• Lancastrian of the Year – Amanda Thompson (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
• Manufacturer – Kelmore (Chorley)
• Community – One Fylde (Blackpool)
• Creative, Digital & Marketing – Vault Creative (Chorley)
• Leisure & Tourism – Blackpool Zoo (Blackpool)
• Service – The Secret Garden Glamping (Skelmersdale)
• Family – Lunar Refrigeration (Morecambe)
• Construction – Fox Group (Blackpool)
• Innovative – VARS Technology (Blackpool)
• Global – Standfast & Barracks (Lancaster)
• Scale Up – Group 55 (Chorley)
• Employer – Pendle Doors (Darwen)
• Leadership – Blackburn College
• Low Carbon – Stortec (Clitheroe)
• Apprentice Team – HEIR Salon and Education (Wrea Green)
• Skills Provider – Blackburn College
• New – Beurre Patisserie (St Annes)
• Micro – HEIR Salon and Education (Wrea Green)
• Small – VARS Technology (Blackpool)
• Medium – Group 55 (Chorley)
• Business – Group 55 (Chorley)