Several Cumbrian businesses have been nominated for prestigious regional awards.
The Family Business Awards North West celebrate the successes of family-run firms – and the people who work in them.
Winners will be announced at an event at Bolton Football Stadium, co-hosted by Dave Clarkson and Sue Howorth, of The Family Business Community, alongside renowned food and drink writer and presenter Nigel Barden on Friday May 10.
Sue said: “With another year of increased entries we have been working with our 23 judges which are representing all five counties of the North West, and we know they have had extremely difficult decisions to make. Our finalists should be extremely proud of themselves for being recognised in this years shortlist.
Dave added: “A huge thank you to everyone who has invested time filling in their application forms. We’ve been absolutely blown away by the strength and diversity and attention to detail in the applications.”
Sunnyside Guest House, in Keswick, is a finalist in the Leisure and Tourism category. It is run by Nicky and Paul Roper.
Paul said: “We are thrilled to have been selected as a finalist. Nicky and I have strived to develop Sunnyside and we are extremely proud for this to be recognised.”
Lakes Sandwiches, based in Kendal, is a finalist for the Community Champion – People’s Choice category.
Mel Walmsley, company director, said: “We are absolutely blown away to have been nominated and now shortlisted for this award. It’s an amazing achievement that makes all the hard work and dedication our whole team put into the day-to-day running of our family business all the more worthwhile and we will be looking forward to celebrating this on May 10.”
Shortlist
Agri Business
- The Torpenhow Farm House Dairy
- Threlfall’s Farm Daires
- H Pigney & Son
- Eden Yard
Construction, Property & Engineering
- DASCO Construction
- Orb Rope Access
- Cubby Construction
- Story Decorating Group
Business Services (B2B)
- Cache4 IT
- Cando payments
- Aqueous Digital
- Crime Prevention Services
Business Services (B2C)
- Clifton Homecare
- C&D Family Care
- Hardy Soft Play Hire
- Atherton House Group
- Professional Carers
Manufacturing
- Arden Dies
- The Rakem Group
- Seaways Services
- Vanliners
- Open House Products
- Roberts Manufacturing
Haulage, Logistics & Transport
- Seaways Services
- Grace Overseas
- Trinity Logistics
Wholesalers
- Mrs Dowsons Farm Park
- Penningtons Tea & Coffee
- Honeyberry Solutions
- Mini & Mighty
Retailers & E-Tailers
- H Pigney & Son
- Mini & Mighty
- Adaptive Clothing
- Charnleys Home & Garden
- Briggs Shoes
Food & Drink Producers
- Lovingly Artisan
- Shed One
- Higginsons of Grange
- Mrs Dowsons Farm Park
- Spice Kitchen
- Wild Fox Distillery
- Penningtons Tea & Coffee
Food & Drink Establishments
- Mrs Dowsons Farm Park
- The Yan
- The White Bull at Oswaldtwistle
- Sabden Smash
- Wild Fox Distillery
Leisure & Tourism
- Cheshire Alpacas
- Sunnyside Guest House
- Shed One
- R&D Kellet Mill House Farm
- Mrs Dowsons Farm Park
- Applegarth Villa
- Park Foot Holiday Park
Emerging Family Business
- R&D Kellet Mill House Farm
- Honey Berry Solutions
- Eden Yard
- Adaptive Clothing
- Sabdan Smash
- MashCroft’s
People’s Choice
- Atlas Environmental Services
- Castle Guards Farm Retreats
- Cathy’s of Garston
- Cheshire Botanicals
- Cumbria Access & Maintenance Solutions
- Coniston Stonecrafts
- Helen Home Funeral Directors
- Lakes Sandwiches
- San Pietro
- StarKidz Entertainment
- Telford Automobiles
- Village Green Tearoom
- John Watt & Son
Green Award – Large
- Arden Dies
- Cubby Construction
- Seaways Services
- Story Decorating Group
Green Award – Small
- R&D Kellet Mill House Farm
- Shed One
- The Yan
- Hesketh Jones Construction
Community Impact – Large
- Aqueous Digital
- Adlington Law
- Grace Overseas
- The Rakem Group
Community Impact – Small
- Hardy Soft Play Hire
- Adaptive Clothing
- Razzamatazz
Digital Transformation
- Arden Dies
- Cubby Construction
- Adlington Law
- Nutree Life
- The Doris Project
- RAF Engineering
Leadership Excellence
- Adam Hodgkinson – Nutree Life
- Sanjay Aggarwal – Spice Kitchen
- Diana Grayston – The Lancashire Handyman
- Karen Farrell – Crime Prevention Services
- Sara Taylor – Grace Overseas
- Caroline Cosh – Clifton Homecare
- Briony Fawcett – PHX Training
- George Apel – Atherton House Group
Employee of the Year
- Dave lavery -Adlington Law
- Conrad Black – Almond & Mellor Services
- Caitlin Allan – Aqueous Digital
- Nicola Braide – C&D Family Care
- Suzanne Booth & Laurie Brown – Cathy’s of Garston
- Jelena Fedorjaks – Nutree Life
- Stephen Butterworth – Story Decorating Group
- Dawn Cross – Wild Fox Distillery
- Josh Wheeler – Arden Dies
- Ella Telford – Telford Automobiles
- Sarah Ainsworth – Mrs Dowsons Farm Park
- Tyrone Blake – San Pietro
- Mandy Bury – Grace Overseas
- John Ashcroft – Helen Home Funeral Directors
