Bigger and better than ever. Congratulations to the Winners and Finalists.
This was the fourth the One Oldham Business Awards, which in addition to the presentations – featured a casino, live entertainment and a raffle with business class trips to Munich as prize (courtesy of Lufthansa). Food was provided by the White Hart, Lydgate.
The sell-out event saw a 460+ strong audience for the proceedings at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with benfits from the event going to Dr Kershaw’s and Oldham Youth Zone.
This Year’s finalists in the 10 categories were drawn from a record 144 entries.
Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award – Sponsored by The Oldham College
WINNER – AARON WELBY
Finalists:
Aaron Welby – Plant Man Ltd.
Arfan Khurshid – Homemove Northwest
Rebecca Jarvis – Pure Dance Academy
Retailer of the Year Award – Sponsored by Oldham Town Centre Partnership
WINNER – ALEXANDER JEWELLERS
Finalists:
Alexander Jewellers of Oldham Ltd.
Cafe Lahore
Muso’s of Oldham Ltd.
Startup Business of the Year Award – Sponsored by Innovative Technology
WINNER – CAREMARK OLDHAM
Finalists:
Desi Sweets snd Treets
Caremark Oldham & Tameside
The Hazlenut Bakery
Businessman of the Year Award – Sponsored by YFM Equality Partners
WINNER – GAVIN WHEELDON
Finalists:
David Wadsworth – MD, Cornerstone Design & Marketing
Gavin Wheeldon – CEO, Applied language Solutions Lrd.
Kevin Shaw – Artistic Director, The Coliseum Theatre
Businesswoman of the Year Award – Sponsored by Unity Partnership
WINNER – VALERIE SIMPSON
Finalists:
Laura Derbyshire – Team Spirit Ltd.
Pam Pelham – AMPWire Ltd.
Valerie Simpson – The Face and Body Shop
Environmental Best Practice Award – Sponsored by Johnson Group
WINNER – DIODES ZETEX
Finalists:
Axiom Displays Ltd.
Diodes Zetex Semiconductors
Park Cakes Ltd.
Innovation and Design Award – Sponsored by DCT
WINNER – STONERIG RACING
Finalists:
Boxing is NEET
Stonerig Raceway
The Regional Science Centre Oldham
Business of the Year with turnover under £1M Award – Sponsored by Trinity Mirror
WINNER – FRESCA
Finalists:
AMP FAB Ltd.
Fresca Restaurants Ltd.
The Face and Body Shop
Business of the Year with turnover over £1-5M Award – Sponsored by Web Applications UK
WINNER – OPTIMA CARS
Finalists:
Adamsons Vehicle Care Centre
Optima Cars Ltd.
The Regional Science Centre Oldham
Business of the Year with turnover over £5M Award – Sponsored by Natwest
WINNER – OMC
Finalists:
Applied Language Solutions Ltd
First Choice Homes Oldham.
OMC Ford
Award for Contribution to the community
The Award for contribution to the community was presented to Martyn Torr