The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards ceremony took place last night at London’s Grosvenor Hotel, where the winners of the 13 categories were eagerly announced. The glittering awards ceremony celebrated some of the brightest minds in business and honoured those who won their category and celebrated all of the well-deserved finalists too.

The Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards ceremony was one of pure delight and celebration. The awards shone a light on those business and entrepreneurs who have truly made an outstanding contribution to British Business. The calibre of finalists in each category was very high, with Britain’s business elite filling every seat in the room.

The finalists sat in anticipation as the winners of each category were announced. The evening was intertwined with entertainment and speeches from Sarah Austin, Director of the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards and Paul Gordon, Lloyds Banking Group Managing Director for SME & MID Corporates giving inspirational talks to all finalists and winners. Steph McGovern from Channel 4 was a wonderful asset to the evening, introducing the special guests of the evening onto the stage.

The full list of winners is as follows:

The Lloyds Bank Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year Award

Winner – Frenchic Paint

Highly commended – The Tartan Blanket Co.

The Business Enabler of the Year Award

Winner – Dent Global

Highly Commended – Reflex Vehicle Hire

The Lloyds Bank New Business of the Year Award

Winner – EVONA

The Employer of the Year

Winner – Bovingdons Catering

Highly Commended – ServiceMaster AAA

The Lloyds Bank Mid-Market Business of the Year Award

Winner – QBS Technology Group

The Exporter of the Year Award

Winner – Direct Healthcare Group

The New Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Winner – Phillippa Main, Three Sisters Farm

The Lloyds Bank Positive Social & Sustainable Impact Award

Winner – Jude’s Ice Cream

Highly Commended – Tribepad

The LDC Entrepreneur of the Year Award

Winner – Simon Morrish, Ground Control

The iNews Technology Innovation Award

Winner – Octopus Energy

Highly Commended – Geeks

The Lloyds Bank Local Business of the Year Award

Winner – Your tender team

Highly Commended – buildabundle

The Purpose Before Profit Award

Winner – Sahan Care CIC

Highly Commended – SchoolOnline

Outstanding Contribution to British Business

Winner – Oxford Vaccine Group

Sarah Austin, Director of www.britishbusinessexcellenceawards.co.uk, commented:

“It has been an absolute delight to witness such well deserving companies and individuals receive their awards at the Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards last night. The build up to the awards has truly been exciting, getting to meet such wonderful people and learn more about companies that are helping to support the successful reputation of UK businesses has been amazing. Each winner was selected by our panel of judges for their outstanding contributions to British business and are truly a shining light in their chosen field. I am confident that these winners will use these awards as a platform to not only continue to shine in their field but to inspire other companies and people in so many ways.”

“The awards ceremony has been greatly supported by our selection of event partners and, of course, our Headline Sponsor Lloyds Bank who have shared in our joy of congratulating each winner on their success. We look forward to beginning the process all over again for next year and carry on celebrating some of the brightest minds in British business.”