Finalists

Finalists 2026

Apprentice of the Year (Sponsored by Dudley College of Technology)

Emily Cooper, Black Country Transport
Jude Aston, City of Wolverhampton Council
Katie Robinson, Doocey Group
Kelly Anne Russell, City of Wolverhampton Council
Mackenzie Shakespeare, IPL Schoeller
Niamh Peters, BGF Trading LTD

Employee Wellness Excellence Award

A&M EDM
SV Contracts
The Sandwell Colleges

Family Business of the Year (Sponsored by Crowe LLP)

Coinadrink
Darlaston Builders Merchants
Hughes Funeral Directors
Summit Garage (Dudley) Ltd
Westley Group Ltd
Will Hire Ltd

Growth & Innovation Award (Sponsored by Pallet-Track Ltd)

The Big Phone Store
Coinadrink
Summit Garage (Dudley) Ltd

Manufacturing Champion (Sponsored by Safran Electronics & Defense)

CJ Tool and Mouldings Ltd
Exol Lubricants
Haywoods Contracts Ltd
Jenks & Cattell Engineering Ltd

Retail, Hospitality & Leisure Business

Blackbrook Barns
Compton Care
Dreamland
Fun City
Luxor Events Sandwell Ltd
Play@Lower Drayton Farm

Small to Medium Business of the Year (sponsored by The Tipton & Colesley Building Society)

Coinadrink
Euro-Matic
Haywoods Contracts Ltd
Jenks & Cattell Engineering Ltd
Opus International Products Ltd
SMART Balustrades Ltd

Large Business of the Year (Sponsored by Greenhous Commercials)

City of Wolverhampton Council
DJH Accountants & Business
Pallet-Track Ltd
S&R Construction

Sustainability Award 

The Big Phone Store
DJH Accountants & Business Advisers

Euro-Matic
Haywards Contracts
Play@Lower Drayton Farm

Young Business of the Year (Sponsored by Gough Group)

Cosy Bean Sedgley
Express Dubai Visa Ltd
Francesca's
Luxor Events Sandwell Ltd
The Bookery
Wakeykoi & Aquatics Ltd

Business Person of the Year

Alexander Goodger, BGF Trading Ltd
Darren Ennis, Haywoods Contracts Ltd
David Hough, SMART Balustrades Ltd
Matthew Randle, Dreamland bedding centre
Rachel Middleton, WOW Logistics/TopGear Recruitment
Sarah Moorhouse, Black Country Chamber of Commerce

Business of the Year (Sponsored by Doocey Group)

Coinadrink
Pace Group
Pallet-Track Ltd
S&R Construction
School of Coding
Topgear Tuning

Business in the Community (Sponsored by The Sandwell Colleges)

Allister and Terri Malcolm
Doocey Group
Dreamland Bedding
Haywoods Contracts Ltd
Pallet-Track Ltd
Party Angels

Finalists 2025

Apprentice of the Year (Sponsored by Black Country and Marches Institute of Technology)
Katie Cooper, ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UKI
Luke Harvey, DAE Energy Solutions
Deborah Colley, Performance Through People / AF Blakemore

Employee Wellness Excellence Award (Sponsored by MNA Digital)
Coinadrink Limited
Higgs LLP
Jenks & Cattell Engineering

Family Business of the Year (Sponsored by Crowe LLP)
A. Perry Ltd
Gough Group Holdings
S Jones Containers

Growth & Innovation Award (Sponsored by Express & Star)
Coinadrink Limited
Doocey Group
Pallet-Track Ltd

Manufacturing Champion (Sponsored by Collins Aerospace)
A&M Pure Precision
Jenks & Cattell Engineering Ltd
Steelway Fensecure Ltd

Retail, Hospitality & Leisure Business
Dreamland bedding centre
Little Dessert Shop Ltd
New Invention Brewery

Small Business of the Year
BCRS Business Loans
Bowers & Jones
Twin Design Limited

Medium Business of the Year (Sponsored by Higgs LLP)
Jenks & Cattell Engineering Ltd
Prestwood
T.C. Morris

Sustainability Award
Dreamland bedding centre
Iron & Velvet
Lord Combustion Services

Young Business of the Year (Sponsored by Gough Group)
Hockerhill Adventure Playbarn
DAE Energy Solutions Ltd.
PLAY@ Lower Drayton Farm

Business Person of the Year (Sponsored by Richardson)
John Joseph Donovan, JJX Logistics
Mark Chard, Star Scaffolding
Alan Curtis, Steelway Fensecure Ltd

Business of the Year (Sponsored by voestalpine Metsec plc)
Coinadrink Limited
JJX Logistics
Walsave Credit Union Ltd