CHAMBER CELEBRATES BEST BUSINESSES IN THE THAMES VALLEY

Thames Valley businesses have been recognised at an awards ceremony, with Hungerford electronic ticket machine supplier Ticketer being crowned Business of the Year.

The firm, which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, is the UK’s largest ETM supplier outside London, with ticketing machines on buses across the UK. The company also won the High Growth Business of the Year award at the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Awards.

High Wycombe-based Aircraft Materials UK, which supplies aerospace, high tech, and speciality alloys to businesses worldwide, was named Export Business of the Year, while the award for Family Business of the Year went to Aston and James, the Witney-based office supplies distributor. Ryemead Commercial Cleaning, based in High Wycombe, was named Small Business of the Year, and Maidenhead sales consultancy London Bridge Project – which helps global businesses access UK markets – was named Newcomer of the Year.

Hungerford training provider eLearning Marketplace was named E-Commerce Business of the Year and Best Use of Technology was jointly awarded to Newbury cloud security firm Cyberhive and the Oxford Bus Company.

High Wycombe accountants Seymour Taylor scooped Employer of the Year Award and solicitors BP Collins won the Workplace Wellbeing Award.

Abingdon IT support firm claireLOGIC won Customer Commitment, and the Education and Business Partnership Award was presented to Oxford-based Activate Learning.