IT was a night of celebration at this year’s Bradford Means Business Awards.
The awards, held on Thursday night, saw 340 of the brightest in the Bradford business community attend a black-tie event held at the new venue Walton View Hotel in Drighlington.
After a drinks reception, Duncan Wood, former ITV Calendar presenter, opened the awards evening by saying: “Bradford has so much to offer and it’s going places. There are so many amazing talents in the room tonight. Everybody deserves to win.”
In the end, there were 12 worthy winners of a wide cross-section of awards which Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe said celebrated “the success and achievement of businesses in the district”.
The awards presentation was kickstarted when the ACS Group won the first accolade of the evening – the Sustainability Award.
“This means the absolute world to us,” said Sacha Jones, director of the ACS Group. “We’re about making the world a better place.”
- SME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR – MyLahore
- SOCIAL MOBILITY AWARD – The Bradford Teaching Hospital and Bradford College Partnership
- APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR – Keiran McCrickard, a science manufacturing technician at Solenis
- NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR – Prospect Change
- INNOVATION AWARD – sportsshoes.com
- EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR – Schofield Sweeney
- FAMILY BUSINESS OF THE YEAR – Thorite
- CREATIVE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR – Bloomin Buds
- MANUFACTURER OF THE YEAR – Acorn Stairlifts
- HEALTH AND WELLBEING AWARD – Christeyns
- SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – ACS Group
After winning the first award, Ishfaq Farooq, director of MyLahore, said: “This is a great recognition for all of our team including everyone behind the scenes. We’d like to dedicate this award to our late uncle, Mohammed Munir, who sadly passed away two weeks ago.”
Then after winning the Business of the Year, Mr Farooq said: “This is a very big award. It’s a great testament to our 500-strong team across all of our sites.
“MyLahore isn’t just about business, it’s about doing good for the community.”
