The 2017 Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Business Awards for Excellence have been presented. The prestigious annual event celebrates the best in Island business and the ceremony was held at Cowes Yacht Haven Events Centre tonight (Friday 1st December 2017), hosted by Fred Dinenage. The event’s main sponsor was the Isle of Wight County Press.
Vikoma International were named Business Of The Year as well as collecting the award for International Business Of The Year and the first ever Morris Barton Apprenticeship Business Of The Year award.
The Seaview Hotel picked up two awards, being named Tourism Business Of The Year and the Green Business of the Year. Major General Martin White CB CBE JP was named Business Person Of The Year award and Crossprint Media were presented with the Chamber’s Member Of The Year.
You can watch highlights of the event here:
The winners in full:
Start Up Business of the Year
Sponsored by GLANVILLES DAMANT
Winner:
BrightBulb Design
Highly Commended
Isle of Wight Design and Print
Nominated:
The Meeting Pod Co.
Small Business of the Year Award
Sponsored by LIZ EARLE
Winner:
Tipsy Wight
Highly Commended:
Hillbans Pest Control
Nominated:
Rouse Limited
Morris Barton Apprenticeship Business of the Year Award
Sponsored by CHRISTOPHER SCOTT
Winner:
Vikoma International
Highly Commended:
Island Roads
Business in the Community Award
Sponsored by WIGHTLINK
Winner:
HJM Aspire
Highly Commended:
Bodster Equine
Nominated:
Ambulance Training & Community Response
Excellence in Customer Service Award
Sponsored by PC CONSULTANTS
Winner:
Sugar & Spice Lingerie
Highly Commended:
In2action
Nominated:
Holly Tree House
Green Business of the Year Award
Sponsored by GURIT UK
Winner:
Seaview Hotel
Highly Commended:
Visit Isle of Wight
Nominated:
Tipsy Wight
Business Innovation of the Year Award
Sponsored by LIFELINE ALARM SYSTEMS
Winner:
Innovative Physics
Highly Commended:
Yokogawa Marex
Nominated:
The Meeting Pod Co.
Growth Business of the Year Award
Sponsored by STEVE PORTER TRANSPORT
Winner:
Hillbans Pest Control
Nominated:
Isle of Wight Experience
WightStream Hydrocleaning Group
Tourism Business of the Year Award
Sponsored by RED FUNNEL
Winner:
Seaview Hotel
Highly Commended:
Isle of Wight Festival
Nominated:
Isle of Wight Experience
Manufacturing & Technology of the Year Award
Sponsored by IFPL
Winner:
Yokogawa Marex
Highly Commended:
RFEL
Nominated:
The Meeting Pod Co.
Marketing & Design Business of the Year Award
Sponsored by CROSSPRINT MEDIA
Winner:
Into The Blue
Nominated:
Isle of Wight Design & Print
Tipsy Wight
International Business of the Year
Sponsored by MOORE STEPHENS
Winner:
Vikoma International
Highly Commended:
RFEL
Yokogawa Marex
IW CHAMBER Member Of The Year
Crossprint
IW CHAMBER The President’s Cup
Major General Martin White CB CBE JP
IWCHAMBER Business Of The Year
Sponsored by ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
Vikoma International