BIBAs winners are revealed

The 2025 BIBAs were presented to this year's winners at an awards ceremony held at Blackpool's Tower Ballroom.

TV personality Coleen Nolan of Loose Women fame welcomed guests to the event before the awards presenters took to the stage.

A total of 20 awards were handed out on the night, with Glasdon Group scooping Business of the Year.

The Blackpool manufacturing business also made it a double success by winning Global Business of the Year.

Leyland-based Multipave also won a brace of awards - Construction and Scale Up Business of the Year.

Blackpool-based VARS Technology took home the Small Business of the Year and Innovative Business of the Year titles.

Preston-based Springfield Fuels won Manufacturer of the Year.

Lancaster-based Pinington was named Family Business of the Year.

LiveLikeRalph took home the Leisure and Tourism BIBA, while Preston-based The Street Monkeys Academy won Digital and Marketing Business of the Year.

HEIR Salon celebrated winning Apprentice Team of the Year.

Service Business of the Year was won by the Forest Group for the second year running, while the New Business category was scooped by Kelmore and Chorley-based business The Ref Stop lifted the Micro Business of the Year honour.

This year's Leadership Team award went to West Lancashire College. Skills Provider of the Year was awarded to Blackburn College.

The Employer of the Year category was won by Marsden Building Society and the Community Business award was presented to Preston-based Foxton.

Low Carbon Business of the Year was won by Blackpool and the Fylde College, while the Medium Business category went to Pendle Doors.

There was a special guard of honour for this year’s Lancastrian of the Year, Donald J Sidebotton, who co-founded double BIBAs winner, Glasdon Group in 1959.