Winners
2023
Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
Scott Palmer - Labcorp (Winner)
Highly Commended - Ailsa Bailey (Blue Willow Heritage), Grace Bald (Cedar Court Hotel) & Sophie Cowler (Berwins)
Best Independent Business
Astral Gymnastics Club
Best SME Company
Beaucare Medical Ltd
Business in the Community
Verity Frearson
Highly Commended - Your Harrogate
Business Leader/Entrepreneur of the Year
Alastair Taylor - NYnet Ltd
Employee Health & Wellbeing Award
Belzona Polymerics Ltd
Highly Commended - Harlow Consulting
Large Business of the Year
Vida Healthcare Limited
Rural Business of the Year
Claire Baxter Gallery
Technology & Digital Award
Strive Group Ltd
Sustainability Award
Harrogate College
Tourism Award
Harrogate International Festivals
Highly Commended - Mother Shipton's Cave
Small Leisure, Retail or Hospitality Business
The Wild Swan
Large Leisure, Retail or Hospitality Business
HRH Group
Business of the Year
Verity Frearson
Special Recognition Award
David Simister
2022
Best Leisure, Retail or Hospitality Business
The HRH Group
Best Rural Business
Dale Stores
Technology Development Award
Inhealthcare
Tourism Award
Destination Harrogate
Sustainable Business Award
EnviroVent
Best Independent Business
Cause UK
Best SME Company
Picture News
Best Large Company
The Harrogate Bus Company
Apprentice/Trainee of the Year
Owen Baxter – The Harrogate Bus Company
Entrepreneur of the Year
Ben Poole – The Travel Journal
Business Community Hero
Sue Kramer – Crown Jewellers
Employer of the Year
Smalley Marsey Rispin Architects
Overall Business of the Year
Picture News
Lifetime Achievement Award
Fiona Movley – Harrogate International Festivals
2020 Winners
Best Rural Business
Studfold- The ‘Nidderdale Experience’
Tourism Award
Mother Shipton’s
Family Run Business
Mama Doreen’s Emporium
Employer of the Year
Radfield Home Care Harrogate
Entrepreneur of the year
Adam Chandler- Reel Film Media
Best SME Company
9xb Ecommerce
Best Newcomer
Jarfull
Community Initiative of the Year
Vertu Volkswagen, Knaresborough
Best Large Company (over 50 employees)
NaughtOne
Apprentice of the Year
Luke Messenger- Disability Action
Digital/Technology Development
Signa Technologies Ltd
Sustainability Award
Harrogate Bus Company
Business of the year
NaughtOne
2019
BEST RURAL BUSINESS
Wharfe Valley Farms
BEST SMALL COMPANY
Reef Film Media
BEST MEDIUM-SIZED COMPANY
BioClad Ltd
BEST LARGE COMPANY
Harrogate Bus Company
BEST FAMILY-RUN BUSINESS
GPS Return
BEST COMPANY WEBSITE
Snooty Frox
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE
Rise Furniture and Mobility
APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
James Marks, Fodder
ACHIEVEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY
Chameleon Technology (UK) Ltd
SMALL GREEN BUSINESS
Number Thirteen
LARGE GREEN BUSINESS
Cone Exchange
TOURISM AWARD
Harrogate International Festivals
EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR
Network Scientific
BUSINESS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
Sharon Canavar
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Lesley Wild