Red Rose Awards reveals final shortlist
The final shortlist for this year’s Lancashire Business View Red Rose Awards has been announced, confirming the business hopefuls in with a chance of collecting a prestigious trophy in front of a 1,100-strong audience.Organisations of all sizes from every corner of the county across a wide variety of industries are represented on the final list of 150, who will now vie for success in 25 categories.
The winners will be revealed at a glittering, fun-packed, black tie event taking place on March 8 at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens.The shortlist was finalised following a full day of pre-scoring by 80 Red Rose Awards judges, who combed through and debated hundreds of nominations at a special event with judging partners UCLan, and hosted by Northcote at the Rovers.
Now, each business will be given a final chance to impress the panel over two days of pitches and presentations in February.Richard Slater, publisher of Lancashire Business View and founder of the Red Rose Awards, explained that the Big Bang theme of this year’s event reflected Lancashire’s ability to make an impact on a national and international stage.
“The Red Rose Awards tell the world about Lancashire,” Richard said.
“We have seen some phenomenal entries for this year’s awards and the final shortlist is incredibly strong, loaded with talent, creativity, hard-work and drive to succeed.
Dr John Lonsdale, director of innovation and enterprise at UCLan, judging partner for Red Rose Awards 2018, said: “This year’s Red Rose entries have been exceptionally strong. The judges have yet again been impressed and delighted by the innovation, entrepreneurship and business excellence we have seen. Choosing the finalists has not been easy.
“The Red Rose awards evening will undoubtedly be a great success, showcasing a diverse selection of businesses from across the county.”Oliver Burton, CEO at Forbes Solicitors, headline sponsors of the awards for the eighth year, said:
“We always enjoy the judging element of the awards and this year has been no different.“After the hard task of deciding on the finalists, we’re looking forward to meeting them on the interview days to hear more about their success in Lancashire and beyond.”
John Stanworth, head of corporate banking at Barclays in Lancashire, a headline sponsor for five years, added: “As always the entries this year have been of a very high standard making judging a very difficult job indeed! The finalists should be very proud to have made it to this stage.“We are looking forward to meeting them, and celebrating their success on the night of the Awards.” A full list of finalists can be seen below and at redroseawards.co.uk
| Construction Business Award | |
| Barnfield Construction | Nelson |
| Blackoak Surfacing | Nelson |
| Ring Stones Maintenance and Construction | Burnley |
| Supalite Tiled Roof Systems | Preston |
| Sustainable Building Services (UK) | Skelmersdale |
| UPS Building & Maintenance | Skelmersdale |
| Corporate Social Responsibility Award | |
| Chorley Building Society | Chorley |
| Farleys Solicitors | Blackburn |
| Sundown Solutions | Accrington |
| Sunshine Events UK | Preston |
| VEKA | Burnley |
| Winter Gardens Blackpool | Blackpool |
| Creative Agency Award | |
| CFH Design | Burnley |
| Factored | Lancaster |
| Hotfoot Design | Lancaster |
| JGM Agency | Rawtenstall |
| Single Malt Design | Lancaster |
| Workhouse Creative Marketing | Preston |
| Customer Service Award | |
| Chorley Group | Chorley |
| Hest Bank Dental Care | Lancaster |
| Prestige Beds | Blackburn |
| Sunshine Events UK | Preston |
| The Royal Hotel & Bar | Lancaster |
| UPS Building & Maintenance | Skelmersdale |
| Digital Agency Award | |
| Bespoke Digital Agency | Preston |
| Blue Wren | Preston |
| Door4 | Burnley |
| Fat Media | Lancaster |
| Sundown Solutions | Accrington |
| Wired Plus | Burnley |
| Ecommerce Business Award | |
| Albert Harrison & Co | Padiham |
| Framing Incredible | Blackpool |
| GEM Inks | Chorley |
| LCWS Recycling & Rapid IT | Padiham |
| Open ECX | Ribchester |
| Prestige Beds | Blackburn |
| Employer of the Year Award | |
| Chorley Group | Chorley |
| CMAC Group | Accrington |
| Hest Bank Dental Care | Lancaster |
| The Calico Group | Burnley |
| Utiligroup | Chorley |
| VEKA | Burnley |
| Engineering Business Award | |
| BCW Manufacturing Group | Burnley |
| Cpack | Burnley |
| Hardy Services | Padiham |
| MGS Technical Plastics | Blackburn |
| TP Aspinall & Sons | Morecambe |
| TES Radio | Leyland |
| Family Business Award | |
| Chorley Group | Chorley |
| Fence Gate | Burnley |
| LCWS Recycling & Rapid IT | Padiham |
| Smallbone Cars | Clitheroe |
| The Royal Hotel & Bar | Lancaster |
| Trilanco | Wesham |
| Financial Business Award | |
| Chorley Building Society | Chorley |
| KM Business Solutions | Burnley |
| NFU Mutual Preston | Preston |
| Rawcliffe & Co | Blackpool |
| Sagar Insurances | Padiham |
| True Bearing Chartered Financial Planners | Chorley |
| Growing Business Award | |
| AluFoldDirect | Blackburn |
| CMAC Group | Accrington |
| Levity CropScience | Preston |
| MGS Technical Plastics | Blackburn |
| The Wellbeing Farm | Bolton |
| Utiligroup | Chorley |
| Health and Care Business Award | |
| Bespoke Healthcare | Preston |
| MCM Medical | Blackpool |
| n-compass North West | Ashton on Ribble, Preston |
| Organisational Healthcare | Preston |
| Physiofusion | Burnley |
| Sundown Solutions | Accrington |
| In-house Training Award | |
| BAE Systems | Blackburn |
| Chorley Group | Chorley |
| Magma Digital | Chorley |
| Sagar Insurances | Padiham |
| The Poppins Family | Accrington |
| VEKA | Burnley |
| Innovative Business Award | |
| Batch Brew | Burnley |
| BCW Manufacturing Group | Burnley |
| CheckedSafe | Burnley |
| CMAC Group | Accrington |
| Levity CropScience | Preston |
| Vision Techniques | Blackburn |
| International Achievement Award | |
| Cpack | Burnley |
| Group55 | Chorley |
| H&T Presspart | Blackburn |
| Levity CropScience | Preston |
| Northern Industrial | Blackburn |
| Vape Dinner Lady | Blackburn |
| Large Business Award | |
| Barnfield Construction | Nelson |
| BCW Manufacturing Group | Burnley |
| CMAC Group | Accrington |
| H&T Presspart | Blackburn |
| Utiligroup | Chorley |
| Winter Gardens Blackpool | Blackpool |
| Legal Business Award | |
| CG Professional | Chorley |
| Farleys Solicitors | Blackburn |
| Harrison Drury Solicitors | Preston |
| HR Savvy | Preston |
| Oglethorpe Sturton and Gillibrand | Lancaster |
| Taylors Solicitors | Blackburn |
| Leisure and Tourism Business Award | |
| Barton Grange Hotel | Preston |
| Fence Gate | Burnley |
| James' Places | Clitheroe |
| The Wellbeing Farm | Bolton |
| Thornton Hall Country Park | Thornton in Craven |
| Winter Gardens Blackpool | Blackpool |
| Manufacturing Business Award | |
| AluFoldDirect | Blackburn |
| EPSL Educational Printing | Blackburn |
| Feather and Springs | Morecambe |
| H&T Presspart | Blackburn |
| MGS Technical Plastics | Blackburn |
| Vape Dinner Lady | Blackburn |
| Medium Business Award | |
| AluFoldDirect | Blackburn |
| MGS Technical Plastics | Blackburn |
| Prestige Beds | Blackburn |
| Trilanco | Wesham |
| True Bearing Chartered Financial Planners | Chorley |
| Vape Dinner Lady | Blackburn |
| New Business Award | |
| Carter-Zub Building Consultancy | Preston |
| Empine Group | Darwen |
| Feather and Springs | Morecambe |
| Get Staffed UK | Preston |
| S&H Group | Blackburn |
| Vape Dinner Lady | Blackburn |
| Not-for-profit Business Award | |
| Artz for All | Skelmersdale |
| Ascentis | Lancaster |
| Blackburn & Darwen District Without Abuse | Blackburn |
| Community & Business Partners | Blackburn |
| n-compass North West | Ashton on Ribble, Preston |
| Pendleside Hospice | Burnley |
| Property Business Award | |
| Aldrock | Blackburn |
| Anderton Gables | Preston |
| Petty | Burnley |
| PWA Planning | Preston |
| Sustainable Building Services (UK) | Skelmersdale |
| UPS Building & Maintenance | Skelmersdale |
| Skills Provider Award | |
| Blackpool and The Fylde College | Blackpool |
| Build Up, Blackpool and The Fylde College | Bispham |
| DLB Nail & Beauty Academy and Supplies | Blackburn |
| Geminus Training | Preston |
| Myerscough College & University Centre | Bilsborrow, Preston |
| Primary Engineer | Burnley |
| Small Business Award | |
| Anderton Gables | Preston |
| Cubbies | Blackpool |
| DP Structures | Nelson |
| Gazegill Organics | Clitheroe |
| Ginger Recruitment Services | Ribchester |
| Group55 | Chorley |
