Business Awards Winners 2023

This award was designed to recognise our local, family-owned businesses with no more than 19 employees. The judges were looking for entries that could demonstrate success, growth and customer retention with strong revenue growth and distinctive qualities.

This award is a celebration of small businesses in our local community that have demonstrated excellence in their field. It’s about highlighting that business size doesn’t matter when delivering extraordinary customer experience. The judges were looking for businesses with 3 employees or less that have shown remarkable growth in revenue or customer base and have set themselves apart from the competition.

This award aims to recognise the collaboration and teamwork that have led to the overall success of a business. The judges were looking for teams that have demonstrated a coherent and complementary team effort, made a positive impact on their business and displayed a strong ethos and drive behind their teamwork.

This award is a salute to our local creators and thinkers who are delivering bold new business models and products in our local economy. The judges were looking for businesses that could explain their unique, ground-breaking, or disruptive approaches, demonstrated how they have used innovation to move their business forward and showed how this innovation has changed their business for the long term.

The purpose of this award is to celebrate an inspiring individual who brings success to our local community.  The judges were looking at how these individuals overcame challenges and facilitated business growth through their leadership, innovation, job creation, or community involvement.

This award is aimed at promoting the diverse and growing range of outstanding apprentices in Cirencester and the surrounding area. The judges were looking for entries from individuals who could showcase their impact within their organisation, demonstrate personal growth and were making exceptional contributions to their workplace.

This award recognises businesses that are making a positive impact through their activities, focusing on stakeholders rather than just shareholders. The judges were looking for businesses that highlighted their sustainability achievements, showcased employee-led initiatives with a positive impact and demonstrated a commitment to the green economy.

This award celebrates the solo entrepreneurs, those with the tenacity and drive it takes to go it alone. The judges were looking for self-employed individuals and freelancers who have demonstrated uniqueness in their industry, shared their successes and challenges and showcased sustainability in the long term.

This award celebrates our manufacturing and producing sectors of the Cirencester economy. The judges were looking for businesses that showcased a unique approach from design to supply and delivery chains, demonstrated improvements in business performance, operations, and profitability and showed how these measures are sustainable in the long term. The judges were particularly interested in manufacturers who have embraced technological advancements, implemented efficient processes and demonstrated a commitment to environmental sustainability.

This award is all about celebrating the service sector of the Cirencester economy. The judges were looking for providers that explained their approach, demonstrated how they have gone above and beyond to deliver first-class services and showcased their ability to adapt to meet the challenges of their customers’ needs. The judges were particularly interested in providers who have consistently delivered exceptional customer experiences, displayed innovation in service delivery and shown a commitment to continuous improvement.

This award acknowledges the entry with the highest score across the following categories:

Manufacturer of the Year

Medium Business of the Year

Micro Business of the Yar

Professional Service Provider of the Year

Self-employed/Freelancer of the Year

The Ethical Business Award