Finalists

Best Independent Business of the Year

AK Teaching 

Asset55 Ltd

City Dental 

New Results Training

Trustmark Roofing and Building Limited

Retail, Hospitality & Leisure Business of the Year

Club Zest

Diego’s Joint 

Park Lane Cards

Sunderland Empire 

Sustainability Award

Pacifica 

Reynolds Outdoor Centre

The Encore Group (Envelopes And Packaging) Limited

The Sunshine Co-operative

Employer of the Year

AK Teaching

City Dental

Ocado

Penshaw View

Innovation Award

Building Design Northern

Evolve Assess

Haskel

UNIO

Vantec Europe Limited

Best Business Transformation

Ambassador Theatre Group

Apexon 

Harrison and Brown

Media Savvy CIC

Large Business of the Year

Kura (CS) Ltd

Ocado Retail

Pacifica

Vantec Europe Limited

Entrepreneur of the Year

Amy Swan Active Families North East

Elliott Usher The Sole Guyy

Louise Kennedy Oculus HR

Scott Wilson-Laing WL Distillery

Apprentice/Trainee of the Year

Branden Hartley The Encore Group (Envelopes And Packaging) Limited

Jessica Oliver Hays Travel

John Scott Persimmon Homes

Jorja Sutton Evolve Assess

Liam Slater - Chameleon

SME Business of the Year

Kirtley Co 

Love Lily

Owben 

Turnmill Engineering

Social Enterprise of the Year

Active Families North East

Media Savvy CIC

Space North East

Veterans In Crisis 

We Make Culture CIC

Business in the Community Award

Fedash

Sunderland's Business Improvement District

Swim City LLP 

Sweet Symphony School of Music