Dorset Business Awards recipients announced

The winners of the Dorset Business Awards were announced at a celebration at the Hilton Hotel in Bournemouth.

Ian Girling, chief executive of awards and festival organiser Dorset Chamber, said: “Congratulations to all of our very worthy winners.

“They richly deserve their success after standing out in a strong field of entries which showcased what an exceptional business community we have in Dorset.

“The awards were the perfect way to end our second annual Dorset Business Festival. Warmest thanks go to everyone who made the awards, and the business festival, such a phenomenal success and helped show why Dorset is such an outstanding place in which to work, live and do business.”

The roll call of winners is:

• BEST NEW BUSINESS AWARD: Clarity Health Insurance.
• BEST PLACE TO WORK: 4 Couture.
• COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AWARD: Streetwise HR.
• CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD: Farmer Palmer’s.
• DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGY AWARD: CrowdComms.
• ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AWARD: Eco Sustainable Solutions.
• EXPORT BUSINESS AWARD: The Silver Crane Company.
• FUTURE LEADERS AWARD: David Burnet of Invidar.
• SCALEUP AWARD: The Silver Crane Company.
• SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD: Lewis-Manning Hospice Care.

Ian hosted the awards and chamber president Tony Brown closed the ceremony, which was followed by an after-party in the hotel’s panoramic Sky Bar.

As well as the awards, highlights of the business festival have included an expo attended by more than 500 delegates and a packed conference on the theme of ‘business as a force for good’.

The festival is supported by Premier Festival Partner Lester Aldridge and Festival Partners Blue Sky Financial Planning, Bournemouth and Poole College, Dorset Council, ElectriX and YMCA Bournemouth.