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Meet the finalists
Family run since 1985
Windows Doors Conservatories
01494 536000 hazlemere.co.uk
01908 061676 www.harrysrainbow.co.uk
Taking your HR from ‘TO DO’ to ‘DONE’
Outsourced HR Service that provides efficient, direct service saving you time and money to concentrate on your business. www.hrresultsltd.co.uk
Building Excellence in Development Solutions
ETHICS & EQUITY CPD TRAINING
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BAME Business of the Year
Akhand Armour D’Rose Development Consultancy Ramtech Consultant REAS Group Rivaro Travel Yumchop Foods
“D’Rose Development
Consultancy Ltd is proud to be a focused Ethics and Equity Change Maker. With over 20 years’ experience in creating equitable cultures, empowering people from diverse backgrounds and developing inclusive learning opportunities, D’Rose Development Consultancy Ltd has created a holistic approach to supporting organisations develop and implement their diversity and inclusion strategies.
Our tailored packages are founded in the D’Rose Resilience Model (trademark pending) which establishes core competencies and best practice in ethics, equity, diversity, inclusion and sustainability. Our framework helps to embed best practice throughout the organisation’s structure including policy development, procedural implementation and staff training.”
MyMiltonKeynes Best Business in BID District
Bluecube Technology Solutions Business Live Global iFLY Indoor Skydiving Milton Keynes YMCA Milton Keynes
Sandler MK Best Customer
Service Public Vote
La aesthetics/ La Academy MDB SERVICE CONSULTING Olivia Cole Treat Street Wealth And Tax Management Your Cloud Works
DoubleTree by Hilton Best Enterprising Business
Active in the Community CIC Bucks Star Brewery & Tap House Champagne Fire Truck Kimbletech Nutshell Creative Marketing Profile Resourcing Queensbury
MK Pulse/Business MK Best New Business
Carlys Candle Company Fierce Gym Go Car Charge HR Results Ltd. La aesthetics & Academy Lovegrove Consulting Rivaro Travel The Willen Ice Cream Company
“We are very excited to have made it onto the shortlist for both ‘Business of the Year’ and ‘Employer of the Year’, as this has validated our core values.
The Engineering Quest is people focused; we pride ourselves in the care and attention we give to Health and Wellbeing, which is embedded in our top level strategy.
The business has grown through innovation and high customer service. Our team thrives on finding solutions.”
We are absolutely delighted to announce that HR Results Ltd is a finalist for this year’s SME MK & Buckinghamshire Business Awards in three categories: Best New Business, Business Woman of the Year, and Service Excellence.
“HR Results Ltd was founded in the middle of a pandemic to provide, outsourced human resources consultancy service, with a personal, bespoke touch working like an ‘in-house’ person. I have a deep understanding that each client’s needs are unique and therefore providing the result that meets their requirements is very important. I am immensely grateful to all the clients that I have gained and retained and the positive feedback.
“The Willen Ice Cream Company is absolutely delighted to be nominated in both the Best New Business and Family Business of the Year categories.
We are a small, independent business with family at the heart of everything we do. This recognition is testament to the hard work we put into producing the most delicious ice cream around, which includes a range suitable for gluten free and vegan diets.
We’d like to thank all our customers and everyone who has continued to support us. We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for you. We’re beaming with pride.
It’s true… ice cream does make you smile.”
Buckinghamshire Business of the Year
The Engineering Quest Voucherline
“Voucherline are SO excited to be a finalist in this super award ceremony, and know we’re going to have a great night and mix with lots of other fantastic companies too. Thank you to the judges and organisers.
Voucherline have been providing fun incentive and loyalty programmes since 2003 and our customers have access to over 300 UK gift cards and e-codes in our self-serve corporate platform with API capability. We also have Reward Panda, an employee, member or customer rewards/benefits platform costing from £1 per member for life.
Visit www.voucherlinecorporate. com and revolutionise your incentive programmes today.”
Business Chameleon
Brettish Services Bucks Star Brewery & Tap House MDB SERVICE CONSULTING Mia Tui
Complete IT Business of
the Year (less than 50 employees)
Kimbletech Nutshell Creative Marketing Treat Street WSA The Communications Agency
123 Internet Group Business Innovation
Air For Life Business Live Global MSP Dark Web MumPod Company Nutshell Creative Marketing Red Giraffe Vibrant Fit Vinyl Interiors
“WSA The Communications Agency is immensely proud to have been announced as finalists for Business of the Year and Service Excellence categories at the 2022 SME Milton Keynes & Buckinghamshire Business Awards.
We are particularly excited to have been recognised in the same year that Milton Keynes has deservedly achieved city status. WSA has remained vocal advocates for business in MK and the wider Buckinghamshire region ever since its inception in 2005, supporting organisations such as Ride High, YMCA, Willen Hospice, MK SNAP and Worktree; as well as commercial involvement with local institutions such as Milton Keynes University Hospital and MyMiltonKeynes Business Improvement District.”
Franklins Solicitors Business
of the Year (50+employees)
Ashridge Home Care Bluecube Technology Solutions Lucid Support Services SMS Cleaning The Engineering Quest YMCA Milton Keynes
“Lucid Support Services is an awardwinning, established, reliable and trusted employment services and IT project delivery provider throughout the UK. We believe in a karma-neutral policy, creating transparent, successful partnerships from inception to delivery. To have reached the final shortlist of the
SME MK & Buckinghamshire Business Awards 2022 Business of the year: More than 50 employees means so much to the team as we pride ourselves in putting our people first and supporting the local Milton Keynes community through partnering with MK-based businesses and fundraising for local charities.”
Business Woman of the Year
Mandeep Meena Hanspal Akhand Armour Charlie Roberts Enhance aesthetics Jessica Sussex Floors At Fourteen Daxa Patel HR Results Ltd Nicole O’Grady Olivia Cole Hazel Scanlon SMS Cleaning Natasha Barnes Hutchinson Spoilt Rotten Dog
Beauty Aesthetics Training
01908 370 788 info@join-the-quest.co.uk First Avenue, Bletchley Milton Keynes MK1 1DY
Community Business of the Year
Active in the Community CIC Als Pals Harry’s Rainbow The Princes Risborough Centre Wealth And Tax Management YMCA Milton Keynes
Eco Design Consultants Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Red Giraffe Shirley Parsons
Employer of the Year
MDB SERVICE CONSULTING SMS Cleaning The Engineering Quest
Odyssey Connections Family Business of the Year
D.O.T.S. Chiropractic Hazlemere Window Co Kimbletech Locanda Gabriella Lovegrove Consulting Platinum Plants UK RJ Fabrication & Design The Willen Ice Cream Company
“Hazlemere are very pleased to be shortlisted for the SME MK & Bucks Business Awards Family Business of the Year. Although a lot has changed since the father and grandfather of our managing director Rachel started the company in 1985, family has always been - and remains - the cornerstone of our success.
The awards are a great platform to celebrate the many outstanding local businesses in the county, championing local is a message that really resonates with us. Good luck to all the shortlisted companies and we are looking forward to seeing you all at the awards ceremony.”
Family run since 1985 Datis Gol Bucks Star Brewery & Tap House Martin Lay Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts Milton Keynes Matthew Walsh The Princes Centre
MK Business Centre Milton Keynes Business of the Year
Air For Life UK Business Live Global RJ Fabrication & Design Treat Street
Positive Impact Award
Akhand Armour Harry’s Rainbow MDB SERVICE CONSULTING Profile Resourcing
“Harry’s Rainbow was founded in 2011 following the sudden death of Harry Mould, aged 5.
Reaching the finals in two categories - Community Business of the Year and Biggest Impact - in our tenth anniversary year reflects our passion for change for the bereaved community. We work tirelessly to raise the awareness of child bereavement and the needs for bereaved children so we can reach and support more families in need.
We are incredibly proud of our varied provision of services to children and young adults up to 25 years old and the team cannot wait to celebrate with all the finalists in June.”
Hair Salon/Barber of the Year
HAIR DR
High Growth Business of the Year
Ashridge Home Care Benchmark Architects Bluecube Technology Solutions
Odyssey Connections Family Business of the Year
Aimee Newton Osteopathy and Yoga Ashridge Home Care EAC Consulting Group Fierce Gym HR Results Ltd J Brown Funeral Services Spoilt Rotten Dog WSA The Communications Agency
Sustainability Award
Carlys Candle Company Ramtech Consultant
“I am over the moon to have reached the finals in two categories for the SME MK & Bucks awards 2022.
My little boy has always been my true inspiration for my business and when I set up Carlys Candle Company, I never imagined that I would be getting recognised for my toxin free, child, baby and pet safe, sustainably sourced and made home fragrances.
Over the last two years my business has continued to grow from strength to strength.
Now with new zero waste refillable candles on offer and more new products being planned, the only way is up.”
Website of the Year
Red Giraffe
Franklins Solicitors Young Business Person of the Year
Jessica Sussex Floors At Fourteen Feroze Shanmughanathan Rivaro Travel Louise Barnard The Small Business Expert Sanj Chandi Treat Street
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Food manufacturer puts focus on waste cuts
Protecting the environment and supporting the community around the business has always been part of the culture at food manufacturer Brioche Pasquier.
Its factory in Milton Keynes produces brioche and other branded breakfast and dessert goods for the UK’s major retailers and is currently building a 80,000 sq ft extension to its UK headquarters to house a further two production lines, taking the total to five at the site on Wymbush.
The company, founded in France, remains a familyrun bakery business and has grown to become the leading brioche and viennoiserie producer in France and the UK, with 14 factories in France, two in Spain, one in the USA and one in the UK. There are also sales subsidiaries in Belgium, Italy and South Korea.
It has always advocated minimising waste and focusing on its green credentials. Its brioche product has a shelf-life of 29 days, which means less wastage at the point of retail.
Brioche Pasquier’s environmental initiatives include: n Segregated recycling; n Solar panels; n 29 day product shelf life; n Food waste to energy; n Green energy.
Now the business is preparing to accelerate its move towards hitting its environmental targets after agreeing an exclusive recycling partnership with regional waste management and recycling specialist Cawleys.
It is working with Brioche Pasquier to maximise its recycling through schemes such as segregated cardboard recycling and segregation into itemised bins of waste items including plastic, glass, food, paper, card and cans. This allows for more effective recycling making a greater impact on carbon emissions over the long term, Cawleys says.
Brioche Pasquer’s industrial director Ryan Peters said the measures will reduce the company’s waste transport costs and its carbon footprint.
“Working with a local family-run recycling company makes such a difference,” he added. “The Cawleys team really took the time to understand our requirements and to help us work out the best way to reduce waste and uplift our recycling rates.”
Dan Tebay is head of corporate sales at Cawleys. “It was obvious from the outset that Brioche Pasquier are an organisation with a clear green agenda and excellent reputation for keeping food waste to a minimum with their long shelf life.
“We view all waste as a resource and I saw it as Cawley’s job to help the team at Brioche Pasquier find the perfect way to extend this philosophy to all aspects of their waste management.”
Cawleys will also provide training for Brioche Pasquier staff and host on-site environmental and recycling awareness days at the factory.
