Countdown toawards night
Tonight, Thursday 6th September, the movers and shakers of Gainsborough’s business community will gather for a glittering awards ceremony at The White Heather, Caenby Corner.
Here we meet some of the finalists with their eyes on the top prizes.
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Hide AdNominations for the Best Use of Innovation and Technology include Respect Green Burials, which has burial sites at Laughton near Gainsborough and Scrooby near Bawtry. The team at Respect Green Burials are also nominated for the Best Small Business category.
“We are really pleased about being part of these awards. It makes us feel a bit more a part of the local business community,” said team member Gordon Tulley. “The Gainsborough Business Awards are a great opportunity to introduce ourselves to the local community, without who we would not have a business.”
Respect Green Burials have developed an innovative new service for their clients using new technologies.
“The Memorialiser is a way of bringing any burial plot to life,” explained Gordon. “Anyone with a mobile phone that is Internet enabled can scan the memorial and get an instant image of the person in that grave, and their obituary or eulogy.”
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Hide Ad“Families can also access and add to their family history and genealogy using the application.”
Gordon said the team at Respect Green Burials was looking forward to the evening at the White Heather, as they did last year.
“We wish all the finalists good luck, and hope the best businesses win,” he said.
Another finalist, this time in the Best Customer Service category, is Emmalooos Coffee and Tapas Bar.
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Hide AdThe popular Market Street eatery has been shortlisted thanks to its loyal customers who voted through The Gainsborough Standard.
“Emmalooos manager Sophie Lintott told the Standard: “We’re delighted that for the second year running, we have been shortlisted for the Best Customer Service award.”
“Many thanks to all our customers who nominated us, and for all their support.”
A total of 21 businesses have been shortlisted across seven categories.
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Hide AdAnd representatives from each will be treated to a fabulous occasion tonight, expected to be bigger and better than the previous two years.
The awards are a black tie dinner, with special guest speaker Sharon Wright.
Sharon appeared on BBC2’s Dragons’ Den with her invention MagnaMole.
Not only did she secure more money than she had asked for, the investment was also on better terms.
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Hide AdFor a full report on the success stories from the Gainsborough Business Awards 2012, see next week’s Gainsborough Standard – out Thursday 13th September.
Gainsborough Business
Awards Finalists
l Best Customer Service
Barron Bou’
Emmalooos Coffee House
The Weston Rooms
l Best Use of Innovation / Technology
Respect Woodland Green Burial Parks
R H Smith & Sons (Wigmakers) Limited
Trent Valley Academy
l Business of the Year
The Gelder Group
Regal Manufacturing Limited
R H Smith & Sons (Wigmakers) Limited
l Small Business of the Year
Supplybase Solutions Limited
Barron Bou’
Respect Woodland Green Burial Parks
l Outstanding Contribution to the Community
Lincolnshire Co-operative Limited
The Gelder Group
R H Smith & Sons (Wigmakers) Limited
l Best New Business
Connell & Son
Parr Energy Solutions Limited
Supplybase Solutions Limited
l Business Person of the Year
Celia Madden – West Lindsey Domestic Abuse Service
Dawn Barron – Barron Bou’
Ed Holmes – Regal Manufacturing Limited