Business of the Year

Ant Group

Business Person of the Year

Scott Russell

Community Involvement

Ipswich Building Society

Environment

White Space

Innovation & Transformation

Sales Media Evolution

International Trade

International Export Supplies

Marketing

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices

Medium/Large Business of the Year

Ant Group

Not for Profit Business of the Year

Red Rose Chain

Outstanding Customer Service

The Hearing Care Centre

Rural Business

Framlingham Technology Centre

Small Business of the Year

Crafted Media

Start-Up Business of the Year

Gorgeous Star PR

Training & Development

Abbeycroft Leisure

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The awards, organised by the East Anglian Daily Times for the 14th time this year and supported for the third year running by Choose Suffolk as main sponsor, were announced at a gala dinner ceremony at Trinity Park, Ipswich, hosted by BBC television and radio presenter John Humphrys.

Ant Group, based on the Claydon Business Park at Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, won the Medium/Large Business of the Year category, sponsored by Trebuchet, and then beat off competition from 12 other category winners to claim the overall title.

The group’s companies include Antistat, which specialises in high-end technology-led packaging solutions, electrostatic discharge consumables and clean room supplies, and Cyberpac, which supplies specialist packaging to the creative industry.

Also forming part of the group are Acupaq, a manufacturer of component processing and packaging consumables for the electronics, automotive and biomedical industries, and Cygna, which supplies computer parts, sub-assemblies and complete units to major IT service suppliers

Runner-up for the Business of the Year award and winner of the Small Business of the Year title, sponsored by Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, was Ipswich-based web design and marketing agency Crafted Media.

And third overall was The Hearing Care Centre, based in Ipswich and operating from 14 centres across Suffolk, which won the category for Outstanding Customer Service, sponsored by UK Power Networks.

The Business Person of the Year award, sponsored by Birketts LLP, went to Scott Russell, co-founder of specialist coffee company Paddy & Scott’s, based at Earl Soham, near Framlingham, and fashion brand Shipton White and owner of management consultancy Scott Russell & Co. He also founded the telecoms company NEG Telecom which was sold last year to Daisy plc for £23.3million.

Ipswich-based Gorgeous Star PR, launched by Hayley Sparkes early last year, won the Start-up Business of the Year category, sponsored by the Eastern Enterprise Hub, while the Rural Business award, sponsored by the Suffolk Agricultural Association, went to the Framlingham Technology Centre.

The Environment Award, sponsored by the Suffolk, Creating the Greenest County campaign, was won by Ipswich-based design and marketing agency White Space, the award for Comunity Involvement, sponsored by Adnams, went to Ipswich Building Society, and the winner of the Training and Development category, sponsored by Suffolk New College, was Abbeycroft Leisure, which manages the Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill leisure centres.

Needham Market-based International Export Supplies (Interex), which serves the motor sport, automotive and industrial markets, claimed the International Trade award, sponsored by NatWest, while Sales Media Evolution from Ipswich won the Innovation and Transformation category, sponsored by University Campus Suffolk, for its roll-up banners which incorporate a screen for moving images.

Completing the line-up of winners were East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices, which received the Marketing award, sponsored by Ufford Park, and Ipswich-based theatre group Red Rose Chain which won the Not-For-Profit Business of the Year category, sponsored by the School for Social Entrepreneurs Suffolk.

Speakers at the event included Jonathan Hustler, managing director of media company Archant Anglia, whose titles include the East Anglian Daily Times and Suffolk Business magazine, Terry Hunt, editor of the EADT, and Tim Passmore, chief executive of Choose Suffolk.

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Business of the Year

Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels, Aldeburgh

Business Person of the Year

Nicola Warner, Christies Care, Saxmundham

Community Involvement

Mackman Group, Sudbury

Diversity

Suffolk New College, Ipswich

Environment

Anchor Inn, Nayland

Innovation & Technology

Consense, Martlesham Heath

International Trade

Clarke & Carter Interyacht, Ipswich

Marketing

Ashton Graham, Ipswich

Medium/Large Business of the Year

Thorpeness & Aldeburgh, Aldeburgh

Not for Profit Business of the Year

Ipswich Town Community Trust, Ipswich

Outstanding Customer Service

The Hearing Care Centre

Rural Business

Greenstead Farm Shop, Greenstead Green, near Halstead

Small Business of the Year

Cyberpac, Great Blakenham, near Ipswich

Start-Up Business of the Year

The Moorish Lounge, Woodbridge

Training & Development

Atkinson Bolton Consulting, Newmarket

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Organised by the East Anglian Daily Times, with Choose Suffolk as main sponsor, the awards took place at Trinity Park, Ipswich, with the ceremony being hosted by entertainer, author, television presenter and former MP Gyles Brandreth.

EADT Business Editor Duncan Brodie (left) with Business of the Year winner Tim Rowen-Robinson of Thorpeness Hotels.

Thorpeness & Aldeburgh Hotels, whose properties include the the Brudenell and the White Lion in Aldeburgh, the Thorpeness Hotel and the Swan in Lavenham, won the Medium/Large Business of the Year category, sponsored by NatWest, and then went on to claim the overall Business of the Year title, chosen from among the total of 14 category winners.

The Business of the Year award was judged and presented by Celia Hodson, chief executive of Choose Suffolk, and Lord Edward Iveagh, a board member of the East of England Development Agency.

Runner-up overall was Christies Care, based in Saxmundham, whose managing director, Nicola Warner, won the Business Person of the Year title, sponsored by LB Group, while in third place was Suffolk law firm Ashton Graham, which won the Marketing award, sponsored by the East Anglian Daily Times.

The Moorish Lounge in Woodbridge, winner of the Start-Up Business of the Year title, jointly sponsored by the Ipswich and Suffolk Small Business Association (ISSBA) and the Federation of Small Businesses, was also highly commended by the Business of the Year judges.

The Small Business of the Year title, sponsored by Suffolk Chamber of Commerce, went to Cyberpac, based at Great Blakenham, near Ipswich, while the Not-for-Profit Business of the Year award, sponsored by Trebuchet, was won by Ipswich Town Community Trust.

Mackman Group, based in Sudbury, won the award for Community Involvement, sponsored by Adnams, and the Environment award, sponsored by EDF Energy Networks, went to the Anchor Inn, at Nayland, while the Rural Business category, sponsored by the Suffolk Agricultural Association, was won by the Greenstead Farm Shop, from Greenstead Green, near Halstead.

The Training & Development award, sponsored by the National Apprenticeship Service, went to Atkinson Bolton Consulting, from Newmarket, while the newly-introduced award for Diversity, sponsored by the Evening Star, was won by Ipswich-based Suffolk New College.

Concluding the line-up of winners, Martlesham Heath-based Consense won the Innovation & Technology award, sponsored by University Campus Suffolk, Ipswich-based Clarke & Carter Interyacht took the International Trade award, sponsored by Haven Gateway, and The Hearing Care Centre, also based in Ipswich, won the Outstanding Customer Service category, sponsored by Ipswich Building Society.

Welcoming guests at last night’s ceremony, Terry Hunt, editor of the EADT, said that, as in previous years, the award entries had again demonstrated how many businesses across the region were continuing to invest, to innovate and to succeed in the face of challenging market conditions.

“I would like to thank all of the businesses which entered the awards this year, and I salute all those who have made it here as finalists tonight,” he said. “And for the winners, their sense of triumph should be all the greater, with judges across a range of categories having commented on the quality of many of the entries received this year.”

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Business of the Year

sponsored by Choose Suffolk

Winner: Ipswich Building Society
1st runner-up: Bruizer
2nd runner-up: Morrison Freight

Start-Up Business

sponsored by Ipswich & Suffolk Small Business Association and the Federation for Small Businesses

Winner: @Work Recruitment

Innovation & Technology

sponsored by University Campus Suffolk

Winner: Omega Ingredients

Outstanding Customer Service

sponsored by Business East

Winner: Mackman Limited

Small Business of the Year

sponsored by NatWest

Winner: Bruizer

International Trade

sponsored by Haven Gateway

Winner: Morrison Freight

Young Business Person of the Year

sponsored by Picasso HR

Winner: Simon Doidge, Passion Automotive

Rural Business

sponsored by Suffolk Agricultural Association

Winner: Bunting & Sons

Training & Development

sponsored by Learning & Skills Council

Winner: Christies Care

Environment Award

sponsored by EDF Energy Networks

Winner: Adnams Hotels, Southwold

Entrepreneur of the Year

sponsored by Picasso

Winner: Jo Searle, East Suffolk Mind

Not For Profit

sponsored by Leo Print

Winner: Red Rose Chain

Medium-Large Business

sponsored by Prettys

Winner: Ipswich Building Society

Community Involvement

sponsored by Adnams

Winner: Otley College

Marketing

sponsored by Trebuchet

Winner: The Johns Practice

Year of Skills

Sponsored by Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Winner: The Hearing Care Centre

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Start-Up Business

sponsored by Gotelee & Goldsmith

Winner: Mad Rabbit Recruitment
Finalists: Smith & Coburn/Starburst Dental Care

The Judges said “Mad Rabbit’s vibrant brand is instantly recognisable in a highly competitive sector. The judges were impressed by its fresh approach, market awareness and genuine commitment to quality of service as well as its support of local charities”.

Innovation & Technology

sponsored by UCS

Winner: io Global
Finalists: Azura Group/Foot Function Centre

The Judges said “University Campus Suffolk is pleased to acknowledge the product innovation and commendable culture of innovation demonstrated by io Global. Specifically the judges acknowledge the technical creativity and global significance of the company’s locality-specific, personalised broadband portal”.

Outstanding Customer Service

sponsored by National Express

Winner: Ardex
Finalists: Feathers Hair Salons/React Computer Partnership

The Judges said “The team at Ardex clearly demonstrated a successful customer-focused approach to the way they run their business, which improved business performance and increased customer satisfaction”.

Small Business of the Year

sponsored by Suffolk Chamber of Commerce

Winner: Mackman Group
Finalists: Browser Media/Orwell Insurance Services

The judges were impressed with Mackman Group’s application, who outlined a strong vision for the future with a growing customer base. They have a business that shows increasing turnover and excellent profitability year on year”.

International Trade

sponsored by Haven Gateway Partnership

Winner: Fix-A-Form International
Finalists: Muntons/Toolbox Marketing

The Judges said “This year, yet again, there has been an extremely high standard of entry into this category. The Haven Gateway Partnership is pleased to sponsor t his award and congratulate all three finalists. The final decision was considered related to innovation, commitment to international markets and future plans.

Young Business Person of the Year

sponsored by Picasso HR

Winner: Joe Friedlein, Browser Media
Finalists: Jody Smith, Feathers Hair Salons/Deborah Watson, Lexia Media

Picasso Hr felt that Joe has shown exceptional extrepreneurship, drive and intelligence to get his business to where it is today. The future looks very promising for him and his business. We are delighted to present Joe with this award.

Rural Business

sponsored by Suffolk Agricultural Association

Winner: Otley College
Finalists: Valley Farm Riding & Driving Centre/Greenstead Farm Shop

The judges said “I have given this award to Otley College as through their educational establishment, they have helped individuals to gain the skills to develop many successful rural businesses in Suffolk”.

Training & Development

sponsored by Learning & Skills Council

Winner: Willis
Finalists: Blue Donkey/Monthind Clean

The judges said “Willis has recognised that people are its most crucial asset. The development of a technical training centre and the Willis academy are designed to support associates from day 1 of employment through stages of career progression. Willis is also committed to supporting education-business links within the local community”.

Environment Award

sponsored by EDF Energy Networks

Winner: CPW Computing
Finalists: Greenbottle/The Port of Felixstowe

The judges said “CPW Computing quickly emerged as a frontrunner due to the wealth of supporting material, which demonstrated how actions to mitigate their impact on the environment run throughout many strands of the business. In a competitive industry this company goes a step beyond the legal requirements”.

Entrepreneur of the Year

sponsored by Ipswich Audi

Winner: Shaun Bailey, Jacob Bailey
Finalists: Karen Finch, The Hearing Care Centre/Sureya Landini, Blue Donkey

The judges said “Shaun has shown great vision in expanding into new sectors of business and beyond Ipswich and the surrounding area. These decisions have proved successful and the risk taken shows real entrepreneurial flair”.

Not For Profit

sponsored by Call Connection

Winner: Eastern Angles Theatre Company
Finalists: Museum of East Anglian Life/Suffolk Breakthrough

The judges were very pleased with the very high standard of the applications for the first year of this new award. The winner showed their strong sense of financial planning in a bureaucratic world where a government organisation let them down. By tenacity and determination the winner reversed authority bureaucracy to get the funds they needed”.

Medium-Large Business

sponsored by Alliance Corporate Risk Management

Winner: Barnes Construction
Finalists: Crown Mortgage Management/Muntons

The judges said “bearing in mind their local presence, “hands-on” approach, employee relationship policy, position in the community, environmental approach and Health & Safety outlook – we have given Barnes Construction our vote”.

Community Involvement

sponsored by Adnams

Winner: Anglia IT Recruitment
Finalists: CPW Computing/Howard Nurseries

The judges said “Anglia IT Recruitment demonstrated an ethos of community involvement throughout its team. There is a strong passion for what they are doing, and they seem to have a lot of fun doing it”.

Marketing

sponsored by Choose Suffolk

Winner: Red Rose Chain
Finalists: Ardex/Jacob Bailey

The judges said “We were stunned by the enthusiasm from this team. They were able to demonstrate creativity in techniques used for this event and the product. The result of their marketing has meant that results have outstripped forecasts”.

Business of the Year

sponsored by Baker Tilly

Winner: Barnes Construction

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Business of the year

Winner: Call Connection
Second: Access Accounting
Third: Challs International

Business development

Winner: Challs International
Select Recruitment
White Space Design

Community involvement

Winner: Call Connection
‘one’
The Hearing Care Centre

Entrepreneur of the year

Winner: Graeme Kalbraier, Call Connection Ltd
Jackie Stoneman, Select Recruitment
Chris Lewis, CML Cleaning Ltd

Environment award

Winner: Otley College
Clacton Shopping Village
G R Green

Innovation and technology award

Winner: Access Accounting
Blyth Valley
Kirton Healthcare

International trade

Winner: MCP plc
St Peters Brewery
Muntons plc

Marketing

Winner: Challs International
Ardex
Jonathan Waters Estate Agents

Medium to large business

Winner: Warners M&E Ltd
Hutton Construction
Muntons plcs

Outstanding customer service

Winner: The West Wing at Ickworth
The Hearing Care Centre
KeConnect Internet

Rural business of the year

Winner: Bunting and Sons
G R Green
La Hogue Farm Shop and Delicatessan

Small business of the year

Winner: Project PR
CML Cleaning Ltd
Fire-Risk-Assessment Consultancy UK Ltd

Start-up business of the year

Winner: The Chilli Company
Time Appointments
MyRuby Ltd

Training and development award

Winner: Monthind Clean
Jonathan Waters Estate Agents
Call Connection Ltd

Young business person of the year

Winner: Neil Prentice, White Space Design
Craig Dade, Time Appointments
Joanne Sparkers, Girl Next Door

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