The South Yorkshire business community came together last night (30th November) to make the very first unLTD Business Awards a huge success.
The glittering event, held at Peddler Warehouse in Sheffield and hosted by comedian and Chaser Paul Sinha, saw hundreds of people gather together to honour the companies and individuals making waves on the regional business scene.
Revellers enjoyed a fun-packed night of entertainment, including circus performers and mouth-watering food from Sheffield-based caterers PJ Taste.
The big winners on the night were Gravitate and Kitlocker, who each picked up two awards.
Gravitate, a digital-first accountancy firm that utilise automation and technology to free up client’s time and help them run as efficiently as possible, triumphed in both the Finance & Accountancy Company of the Year and Best Small Business categories.
Online sports kit retailer Kitlocker bagged Best Independent Retailer, while its founder Mike Kent was honoured with the Entrepreneur of the Year award.
Our special bonus Award for Business of the Year, chosen by our headline sponsor Veezu and hand-picked from all of the night’s winners, went to Corrosion Resistant Materials, a steel stockholder and processor to the manufacturing industry, who also scooped Manufacturing Company of the Year.
There were more than 120 applications submitted, with each category whittled down to a shortlist of the three best entries and the overall winners announced on the night.
The awards were judged by a number of high-profile businesspeople and experts from across the region, who said the quality of applications was extremely high.
Phil Turner, publisher of unLTD, added: “A huge well done to everyone shortlisted and of course, our fantastic winners. It was a wonderful evening celebrating the very best of South Yorkshire business, and in particular, the SMEs.
“It was brilliant to see a collection of forward-thinking, innovative businesses rewarded for their hard work this year.”
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Nightlife or Hospitality Business
- Cawa Coffee
Best Independent Retailer
- Kitlocker.com
Property & Construction Company of the Year
- Redbrik Estate Agents
Best Business Support or Consultancy
- ActionCOACH Sheffield
Creative Business of the Year
- Open House Pictures
Best Recruitment or HR Business
- Bhayani HR & Employment Law
Manufacturing Company of the Year – Sponsored by MEPS International
- Corrosion Resistant Materials Ltd.
Best Technology Business – Sponsored by Sheffield Technology Parks
- Simoda Ltd.
Finance & Accountancy Company of the Year
- Gravitate Accounting
Legal Company of the Year
- Taylor Emmet
Best Not For Profit, Charity or Social Enterprise – Sponsored by Bag It Don’t Bin It (BIDBI)
- Grimm & Co
Best Business Start-Up – Sponsored by Business Sheffield
- Reef App Ltd.
Best Micro Business – Sponsored by Seven Hills Creative
- Rock & Star Ltd. @ The Mowbray
Best Small Business – Sponsored by Chapter II
- Gravitate Accounting
Best Medium-Sized Business – Sponsored by Simoda
- STEPS Rehabilitation
Inspiring The Future Workforce – Sponsored by See It Be It
- Visualised It
Entrepreneur of the Year – Sponsored by Andy Hanselman Consulting
- Mike Kent – Kitlocker.com
Best Company Culture
- Evoluted
Sustainable Business of the Year
- BIDBI
The Veezu Award for Business of the Year
- Corrosion Resistant Materials Ltd.