Lancashire Business Awards winners revealed

By Dean

22 Jun 2016

Downtown Lancashire in Business has celebrated the best in the business at the annual Lancashire Business Awards.

The awards, which took place at the Dunkenhalgh hotel, saw more than 200 business leaders celebrate with some of the leading businesses in the county.

Frank McKenna, chief executive at Downtown in Business, said: “Congratulations to all the winners and nominees for this year’s awards.

The winners were:

Male Networker of the Year

Female Networker of the Year – Katie Beckham, The Write Angle

Best Employer of the Year

Best Employee of the Year – Rebecca Kay

Best Newcomer of the Year

Best PR & Marketing Agency of the Year – The Write Angle

Best Digital Agency of the Year

Best Social Media Presence of the Year – Marketing Lancashire

Best Legal Company of the Year

Best Accountancy Firm of the Year – Beever and Struthers

Best Business Bank of the Year

Best Property Business of the Year – Barnfield Construction

Best Recruitment Company of the Year

Best Customer Focussed Business of the Year – Burnley FC

Best Hospitality Venue of the Year

Best Hotel of the Year – Tickled Trout

Best Business Enabler

Best Business of the Year – Magma Digital

Chief Executive Award

Business Personality of the Year – Michael ConlonContribution to Lancashire – Tony Attard OBE

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