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NEWS from

Sussex Business Awards

October 07

SUSSEX companies heading for award glory

The finalists of the 12 awards are:

sussex company of the year – sponsored by Deloitte:

·  Kates Cakes, Ashington

·  MGM Assurance, Worthing

·  Travel Places, Worthing

sussex Business person of the year – sponsored by Southern FM

·  Lynette Baldwin (Baldwin Training centre), Eastbourne

·  Steve Greenhalgh (Kates Cakes) Pulborough

·  Charita Jones (Momma Cherri), Brighton

·  Dave Reynolds (Satellite Direct UK Ltd), Arundel

best new business award – sponsored by The Argus

§  Alliantist – Brighton

§  Kineo – Worthing

§  Life Pure Water – Brighton

enterpreneur of the year – sponsored by Business Link and Sussex Enterprise

§  Darren Fell (Pure360) – Brighton

§  Simon Konecki (Life Pure Water), Brighton

§  Ian Lucas (Redseven) - Brighton

international business award – sponsored by HSBC

§  Chichester College – Chichester

§  Hydro Dynamic Products – Shoreham by Sea

§  Welland Medical – Crawley

Small Business award – sponsored by EDF Energy

§  Academy Internet – Brighton

§  Bagelman – Brighton

§  Pegasus PR – Worthing

§  Westways Vending Ltd, Hailsham

Manufacturer of the year – sponsored by Edwards

§  Brighton Sheet Metal – Brighton

§  Drallim Industries Ltd – St Leonards on Sea

§  Parafix Tapes and Conversions Ltd – Lancing

University Enterprise award – sponsored by University of Brighton

§  Brighton & Hove Business Community Partnership – Brighton

§  Kates Cakes – Ashington

§  Mast Carbon International – Guildford (please note, this award is open to any company, organisation, social enterprise or project team, not necessarily located in Sussex, which has achieved a significant benefit through a relationship with a university based in Sussex.)

Learning Pays! – sponsored by Learning and Skills Council Sussex

§  Midnight Communications – Brighton

§  Parafix Tapes and Conversions Ltd – Lancing

§  Sussex Sign Company – Newhaven

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD – sponsored by Southern

§  Burgess Hill Town Council – Burgess Hill

§  Mayo Wynne Baxter – Lewes

§  MGM Assurance – Worthing

INNOVATION IN BUSINESS – sponsored by Spaceover

§  Auto-online Ltd – Falmer

§  Close Invoice Finance – Hove

§  Scarecrow Bio Acoustic Systems – Uckfield

SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS – sponsored by Veolia Environmental Services

§  Due South – Brighton

§  Old Chapel Forge– Chichester

§  Sussex and the City – Brighton

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