business excellence awards
The 2016 shortlisted Kingston businesses are: Commitment to the Community – sponsored by DoubleTree by Hilton 1 ABLE (The Academy for Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs) 2 Genuine Solutions Group 3 Kingston Pound Community Association 4 Kingston Race and Equalities Council 5 Kingston Vineyard and Growbaby 6 London Ambulance Service Best Business for Customer Service – sponsored by McDonalds 1 Autotec Workshop 2 Cornucopia Event 3 Genuine Solutions Limited 4 Holiday Inn London-Kingston South 5 IQ in IT Ltd. 6 Ismails Barbers 7 Meeting Point UK 8 The Cheeky Pea 9 The Terrace Eatery 10 Warren Evans Beds
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Best Start-Up Business (under 2 years) -sponsored by GSUK 1 A and G Hairdressing 2 Community Motors CIC 3 Dickie Wilkinson 4 Greenwoods Residential 5 Pangea | Connecting Everything 6 Prestige Business Solutions 7 Sartorial 8 The Fellowship Barber Shop Entrepreneur of the Year – sponsored by CNM Estates 1 Clare Garner, Prestige Business Solutions 2 Ian Brigden, Meeting Point UK 3 Katerina Damcova, IQ in IT LTD 4 Mini Vohra, Cornucopia Events 5 Sara Osborne, Glutopia Bakery 6 Steven Grant, Figment Agency Best Business for Food and Hospitality 1 Al Forno 2 Glenmore House 3 Jack’s Kitchen at the Holiday Inn London-Kingston South 4 Ravens Ait 5 The Boaters Inn 6 The Cheeky Pea
Independent Retailer of the Year – sponsored by Kingston First 1 Banquet Records 2 Caterpillars Cafe 3 CD Jennings & Sons Family Butchers 4 Food for Thought 5 Glutopia Bakery 6 Natterjacks 7 Serenity 8 The Cheeky Pea Best SME Business (turnover of under £15million) – sponsored by Antoinette Hotel Group 1 Caterpillars Cafe 2 Cornucopia Event 3 GSUK Ltd 4 IQ in IT LTD 5 Meeting Point UK 6 Speclean Best Business for Staff Training & Development – sponsored by Kingston University 1 Cornicopia Events 2 Genuine Solutions Limited 3 IQ in IT LTD 4 Meeting Point UK 5 Speclean 6 Tax Assist Accountants
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Apprentice Employer of the Year – sponsored by Kingston College 1 Holland, Hahn & Wills 2 IQ in IT LTD 3 Meeting Point UK 4 Speclean 5 Tax Assist Accountants Best Charity or Social Enterprise 1 Community Motors CIC 2 Kingston Rotary Club 3 Milaap Centre 4 Momentum Children’s Charity 5 Story Storks 6 The Community Brain 7 YMCA London South West 8 Young Enterprise Richmond & Kingston Tech Innovation of the Year 1 Hao2.eu 3DNovations 2 IQ in IT LTD 3 Pangea | Connecting Everything 4 Zed One Technology Best Business for Marketing and Social Media – sponsored by GSL 1 Banquet Records 2 Cornucopia Events 3 Figment Agency 4 Ravens Ait 5 YA2C LTD