Months of deliberations, site visits and an intense judging meeting have culminated in the revelation of the finalists of the SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards 2023 — with some impressive names making the shortlist.
Gloucestershire business leaders and senior figures from the organisations sponsoring this year's awards met at Cheltenham's Malmaison for the final SGGBA judges meeting on Wednesday 13 September 2023, with afternoon tea helping to sweeten an afternoon of hard decisions!
James Fyrne, SoGlos's managing director, said: 'Every year, the calibre of entries to SGGBA gets stronger and stronger — so it's always tough for our judges to decide on which businesses go forward as finalists.
'We received entries from a total of 150 different companies from across the county and spent an entire week reviewing each one to create the shortlist this year. The judges have done a spectacular job of whittling that down to the very best businesses in each category.
'We're excited to now reveal the incredible list of finalists and look forward to revealing the winners at our glittering awards evening next month.'
And the finalists are...
SGGBA 2023 finalists
SGGBA New Business of the Year — sponsored by Montrose Group — montrose-group.co.uk
- AccXel
- Cotswold Eco Tubs
- Elderflower & Fern
- Grandbar Snacks
- Marvel FMCG
SGGBA Most Innovative Business of the Year — sponsored by Hartpury University and College — hartpury.ac.uk
- AccXel
- Astor Bannerman
- DUKU
- Green Car Depollution
SGGBA Growth Business of the Year — sponsored by GFirst LEP — gfirstlep.com
- Bolthole Retreats
- Cotswold Energy Group
- Gloucester Brewery
- Immersa and AlphaESS UK Group
- Premiere Kitchens
- Squashed Robot Films
SGGBA Family Business of the Year — sponsored by QuoLux — quolux.co.uk
- Bennetts Coaches
- Gloucester Carpet Outlet
- Green Car Depollution
- G.R. Lane Health Products
- MG Markey Group
SGGBA Green Business of the Year — sponsored by Ecotricity — ecotricity.co.uk
- Cotswold Energy Group
- Fleet Electric Leasing
- G-TEKT Europe Manufacturing (G-TEM)
- Howard Tenens Logistics
- Stroud Brewery
SGGBA Best Place To Work of the Year — sponsored by Six Property Consulting — sixpc.co.uk
- Ecclesiastical Insurance Office
- Freemans Event Partners
- Holiday Architects
- Larchtower Engineering
- Original Consultants
SGGBA Customer Excellence Award — sponsored by MKM — mkm.com
- Be More Bob
- Bolthole Retreats
- Laithwaites Wine
- Tayntons Solicitors
SGGBA International Business of the Year — sponsored by Invest in Gloucestershire — investingloucestershire.com
- Avon Metals
- Cloudtamers
- Cotswold Eco Tubs
- PACE Manufacturing
- Prima Dental
SGGBA Entrepreneur of the Year — sponsored by University of Gloucestershire — glos.ac.uk
- Chris Brown — Rippl
- Graham Taylor — Hudson Rose
- Heather Muir — Spruce Cirencester Professional Dog Grooming
- Louise Williams — Solace Gym
- Mary Merheim — Grandbar Snacks
SGGBA Employee of the Year — sponsored by GB Solutions — gbsolutions.co.uk
- David Hodges — Cotteswold Dairy
- Leanne Williams — Stagecoach West
- Phil Beastall — Squashed Robot Films
- Rachel Stephenson — Larchtower Engineering
SGGBA Team of the Year — sponsored by ReformIT — reformit.co.uk
- Aquascape Swimming Pools
- Bamboo Technology Group
- GET — Gloucestershire Engineering Training
- Rappor Consultants
- Severnside Security
SGGBA Heritage Business of the Year — sponsored by Hewer FM — hewerfm.co.uk
- Cotteswold Dairy
- G.R. Lane Health Products
- MG Markey Group
- Tayntons Solicitors
SGGBA Business Leader Award — sponsored by Gloucestershire County Council — gloucestershire.gov.uk
- Chris O'Riordan — Firestarter Business Solutions
- Colin Smith — Wheatway
- Lucy Beresford and Richard Buckland — SLG Brands
- Laurie Bell — The Cheltenham Trust
- Mark Colebrook — Astor Bannerman
SGGBA Young Business Leader Award — sponsored by Ontic — ontic.com
- Gemma Elizabeth Conway — Cotswold Cottage Gems
- Heath Gunter — Cheltenham BID
- Hugh Joslyn — Gloucester Brewery
- Lauren Cleary — Cotswold Eco Tubs
- William Collins — Sanderson Financial
SGGBA Apprentice of the Year — sponsored by Gloucestershire College — gloscol.ac.uk
- Harry Davis — Cobalt Health
- Jozef Nixon — North Tower Consulting
- Maea Browning — Pro Global
- Oliwier Kieltyka — Stagecoach West
- Ruby Roberts — Penguin Uniform
SGGBA Cyber Business of the Year — sponsored by Cleevely Electric Vehicles — cleevelyev.co.uk
- Core to Cloud
- Cyber Security Associates
- Emerge Digital
- InfoSec People
- Salus Cyber
SGGBA Charity of the Year — sponsored by Nimble Elearning — nimble-elearning.com
- Caring for Communities and People
- Cobalt Health
- Hollie Gazzard Trust
- National Star
- Pied Piper Appeal
SGGBA Micro Business of the Year — sponsored by 16i — 16i.co.uk
- Cotswold Wine School
- Fairbank Design
- Go Climate Positive
- MIMMO Studios
- P3M Works
- Quayside Wealth Management
SGGBA Small Business of the Year — sponsored by HR Star — hr-star.co.uk
- Bolthole Retreats
- Cloudtamers
- Gloucester Brewery
- Greenfields Garden Services
- Holiday Architects
- Severnside Security
SGGBA Medium Business of the Year — sponsored by Workplace Interiors Co — workplaceco.co.uk
- Astor Bannerman
- Avon Metals
- Cotswold Energy Group
- Freemans Event Partners
- Stroud Brewery
SGGBA Large Business of the Year — sponsored by Vitruvius — vitruviusms.co.uk
- Cotteswold Dairy
- Ecclesiastical Insurance Office
- G-TEKT Europe Manufacturing (G-TEM)
- Howard Tenens Logistics
- Prima Dental
SGGBA Business of the Year — sponsored by co-headline sponsors Hazlewoods and Willans LLP solicitors — hazlewoods.co.uk / willans.co.uk
- To be revealed on the night of the SGGBA awards.
For more information about Gloucestershire's leading business awards, see soglos.com/business-awards.
