CORNWALL BUSINESS AWARDS

The finalists for the 2022 Cornwall Business Awards have been revealed. Featuring 38 businesses representing a range of sizes and sectors, from Gunnislake to Penzance, the finalists will be vying for the top prize at the awards night on June 30. These 38 businesses supported over 3,000 employees and turned over £250 million in the past 12 months, proving once more that Cornwall fights well above its weight when it comes to business.

Community Interest Company, Active Plus, along with Boost Innovations, Mike Martin Window Systems, Ocean Housing Group, Peaky Digital, Penzance Dry Dock and Smile Together Dental lead the way, each with two nominations.

Other businesses finding their way to the podium include former award winners Bluefruit Software and Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust, along with big names such as St Ewe Free Range Eggs and Pendennis Shipyard. Plus there is the county’s rising talent, too, with Jamie Murphy of Penzance Dry Dock, Alex Horsfall of The Valley Cottages and Tom Woodley of The Cornish Company all spearheading the charge in terms of future Cornish business leaders.

From great places to work and customer experience, inspirational stories of success and growth to exporters and rising stars; the Awards recognise companies that demonstrate why Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is such a great place to do business.

“Once again we have been blown away by the quality and range of businesses that have taken the time to apply. For every category there was only a few points difference between the top three, which is a credit to how many great companies we have in the local economy,” said Kirsty Miles-Musgrave, Operations Manager for the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Growth and Skills Hub, who organise the awards.

“Our expert panel of judges have reviewed, deliberated and scored the entries and every business on our finalist list is among the best of the best in Cornwall,” she added.

The winners are still waiting to be chosen, of course, with the finalists to make a pitch for the top spot during Showdown Day on June 17. This will be where an expert panel will get the chance to quiz the business on their entry, before the winners are decided and announced at the glamorous awards night at St Mellion Estate on June 30, with guest speaker, Ben Fogle.

There is a The People’s Choice Award will be decided by the public with finalists from across the 15 categories in the running to win this award. The vote will be live right up until the night of the awards.

sponsored by The Beacon Project Active Plus Bluefruit Software Ocean Housing Group

sponsored by Corserv Boost Innovations Earth Candle Co. Smile Together Dental

sponsored by Talent Tide Budock Vean Hotel Ethica Diamonds Pocketful of Stones Limited

sponsored by St Austell Printing Company Cornish Accounting Solutions Mike Martin Window Systems St Ewe Free Range Eggs

sponsored by Outset Cornwall NQY Sports Once Upon a Tuesday Xigxag

sponsored by the Skills Hub Active Plus Ocean Housing Group Thought Quarter

sponsored by Cornwall Isles of Scilly Investment Fund Boost Innovations Ignition Credit Smile Together Dental CIC

sponsored by Future Focus and Unlocking Potential Michael Gibbs of Lesjöfors Heavy Springs Natalie Crouch of Peaky Digital Georgie Upton of Wild Card

sponsored by University of Exeter ARCO 2 Architecture Cornish Lithium Push Chocolate

sponsored by the Eden Project Coastline Housing Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust Konnect Communities

sponsored by Truro and Penwith College Emma-Jayne Brooker of Cornish Traders Vicki Spooner of Falmouth Harbour Julie Belcher of ISO Spaces

sponsored by Business Cornwall Feritech Global Mucky Nutz Radix Communications

sponsored by Access to Finance Mike Martin Window Systems Peaky Digital Penzance Dry Dock

sponsored by Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership Jamie Murphy of Penzance Dry Dock Tom Woodley of The Cornish Company Alex Horsfall of The Valley Cornwall

sponsored by Cornwall College Business Training Black Voices Cornwall iCareiMove Pendennis Shipyard The Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Growth Hub and Skills Hub organise the awards and are part funded by the European Structural & Investment Funds and match funded by Cornwall Council, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Enterprise Partnership. The Awards are also supported by Cornwall Innovation, Vickery Holman and DCA PR.