Finalists revealed for Hampshire Business Awards after judges whittle down hundreds of entries

The finalists for this year’s inaugural Hampshire Business Awards have been announced.

Set to take place on 30th November 2023 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, the event will celebrate the best of Hampshire business across 11 different categories.

Hampshire Biz News has also stepped up to sponsor the Best Place to Work Award, celebrating businesses which value employee investment, engagement, welfare, training, development and diversity.

The finalists were selected from hundreds of entries by an independent team of five judges, all based in the county:

• Peter Taylor – President of Hampshire Chamber of Commerce and Senior Partner, Paris Smith LLP
• Carey Moore – Solent University Business School Business Advisory Board Member, Solent LEP Skills Advisory Panel Vice Chair and Regional Director, NatWest Group, Commercial Mid-Market, Solent
• Joe Jeffers – Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Finance Committee of Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, Finance Director at Hambledon Vineyard
• Amarjit Singh – CEO, India Business Group and Special Advisor for India to University of Southampton
• Sally-Ann Hall-Jones – CEO, Reality HR

Richard Thompson, CEO of The Business Magazine Group, said: “The awards have received an extremely high number of entries, so many congratulations to those companies that have been identified as finalists.”

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Hampshire Business Awards – The Finalists

Best Place to Work Award sponsored by Hampshire Biz News

• Blue Angel Care
• Castle Trust Bank
• Hendy Group
• HGP Architects
• ISON Travel
• Lewis Brownlee
• Prestige Telecom Group
• Shorefield Holidays

Commitment to Education, Training & Skills Award sponsored by Utilita Energy

• Basingstoke College of Technology
• Berthon
• Dutton Gregory Solicitors
• Paragon Skills
• Parmenter Forge
• Silver Lining Convergence
• Trant Engineering

Contribution to the Community Award sponsored by ABP Southampton

• Hampshire Cultural Trust
• Hendy Group
• Milestone Infrastructure
• New Milton Sand and Ballast
• Ridge and Partners LLP
• Yateley Sports and Community Interest Company
• YMCA Fairthorne Group

Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Herrington Carmichael

• Blue Angel Care
• Brush Baby
• Collard Group
• eSift
• Evolve Dynamics
• Omnia Smart Technologies

Equality, Inclusivity & Diversity Initiative Award sponsored by Milestone Infrastructure

• Basingstoke College of Technology
• National Oceanography Centre
• Parmenter Forge
• Ridge and Partners LLP
• STEM Returners

Hampshire Business of the Year sponsored by Menzies LLP

• Collard Group
• GRP Solutions
• Gurkha Security Services
• Infinigate Cloud
• New Milton Sand and Ballast
• Pascoe International
• Phillips Law
• Rocksteady Music School
• Trusted Technology Partnership

Made in Hampshire Award sponsored by Hampshire County Council

• AJ Wells and Sons
• Blatchford
• Dynamic Load Monitoring
• In-Space Missions
• Lanzante
• Pascoe International
• Sugoi Campers
• Whitchurch Silk Mill

Not for Profit of the Year sponsored by Sightline

• Carswell Gould for Venturefest South
• EBP South (Education Business Partnership South)
• Hampshire Fare
• Shaping the Future of Portsmouth CIC
• YMCA Fairthorne Group
• Youth Options Charity

Sustainable Green Investment Award sponsored by FATFACE

• Betapak
• Fortis IBA
• Harvest Fine Foods
• Kelda Showers
• Lainston House Hotel, Exclusive Collection
• New Forest Collection
• The Handlebar Cafe

Tech Company of the Year sponsored by Infinigate Cloud

• CV-Library
• entrust IT Group
• HB Tech
• MedTec Design Services
• One Beyond
• Tailor Made Technologies
• Trusted Technology Partnership

Technology Innovation Award sponsored by Gulfstream

• Associated British Ports
• CanSense Group
• Fawley Waterside
• FaultFixers
• Kelda Showers
• VES

The finalists for the final three categories will be announced shortly.

• To find out more and book your table for the event, follow this link.

Read more – Simon Geere explains why Farnborough Airport is backing the Hampshire Business Awards