Sponsors confirmed as 65 nominations received for Make Your Mark event

A total of 65 nominations involving 37 different companies on Aycliffe Business Park have been received for the third annual Make Your Mark awards event.

Aycliffe Business Park Community (ABPC) also secured sponsorship for all 11 awards for the glittering black tie do, due to be held at the Xcel Centre on Wednesday March 1.

Crafter’s Companion, Gestamp Tallent, Finley Structures, SCH Site Services, Ebac, the Xcel Centre, Business Durham, Endeavour Partnership, Star Radio, South Durham Enterprise Agency, NBSL and the Department for International Trade have all backed the business awards event with sponsorship.

A panel of judges – consisting of John Clare (Aycliffe Town and Durham County councillor), Steven Hugill (Northern Echo business editor), Tom Dower (UTC South Durham), Steven Robson (South Durham Enterprise Agency), John Parnell (Business Durham) and Kerina Clark (ABPC) – were this week deciding on the award shortlists and winners.

• Tickets for the evening itself have been subsidised to make them affordable for all, and they’re priced just £29.95 each, which are available from www.aycliffeawards.co.uk or by emailing [email protected]

The nominations received were as follows:

Apprentice of the Year
(Sponsored by Crafter’s Companion)
Martin Clutterbuck and Adisorn Khampan (Arlington Automotive)
Ben Thubron (Baltic Training Services)
Nicole Sheldon (Edwards Analytical)
Edward Cook (European Roofing Systems)
Simon Hocking (Formula Plastics)
Ben Clemmitt (Gregg Little Testing Centre)
Rachael Farley (Thrive Marketing)

Apprenticeships
(Sponsored by Gestamp Tallent)
Arlington Automotive
Certax (Durham) LLP
European Roofing Systems
Hitachi Rail Europe
Primex Plastics

Company of the Year
(Sponsored by Finley Structures and SCH Site Services)
Arlington Automotive
Baltic Training Services
Beaumont Grounds Maintenance
Crafters Companion
PWS
Raisco
SCH Site Services

Employer of the Year
(Sponsored by NBSL)
AAA Caring Caretaker
Arlington Automotive
Baltic Training Services
Certax (Durham) LLP
Hitachi Rail Europe
SCH Site Services
UPEX Electrical Distribution

Engineering & Manufacturing
(Sponsored by Business Durham)
BTS Fabrications
PWS
Premo Fabrications

Export
(Sponsored by the Department for International Trade)
Primex Plastics
Samwon Tech Europe
Trident Manor

Heart of the Community
(Sponsored by Star Radio)
JDP Contracting
Baltic Training Services
DISC
PWS
ROF 59
Thrive Marketing

Innovation
(Sponsored by Endeavour Partnership)
Premo Fabrications
Steam Machine Brewing Company
Stiller Warehousing & Distribution

Newcomer of the Year
(Sponsored by Ebac)
LED Supply & Fit
Crafters Companion
Creativehill
UTC South Durham
Steam Machine Brewing Company

Service Business of the Year
(Sponsored by the Xcel Centre)
Beaumont Grounds Maintenance
Certax (Durham) LLP
Commercial Expert
Eldon Financial Planning
Gregg Little Testing Centre
Thrive Marketing
Tree Tops Occupational Therapy
Trident Manor

Small Business of the Year
(Sponsored by South Durham Enterprise Agency)
AAA Caring Caretaker
Beaumont Grounds Maintenance
Commercial Expert
Gregg Little Testing Centre
Lorimers Electrical
SCH Site Services
Thrive Marketing
Tree Tops Children’s Occupational Therapy
Trident Manor
Upex Electrical Distributors
Workshop Supplies