Limited sponsorship opportunities are now remaining for the 2025 Make Your Mark Awards.
Aycliffe Business Park’s showcase event of the year will take place at Hardwick Hall next May, in association with headline sponsor Senstronics.
The awards have also won the backing of Business Durham, the economic arm of Durham County Council, as well as Aycliffe firms Husqvarna, Roman and South West Durham Training, GEM Partnership and law firm Swinburne Maddison.
Resolution Media and Publishing – owned by Aycliffe Business founder Martin Walker and his business partner Dave Allan – will again deliver the awards ceremony on behalf of Aycliffe Business Park Community.
The 2024 event was attended by 250 people in Hardwick Hall’s Coleman Suite.
And they will return to the stunning venue for the 2025 event on May 8 next year.
Resolution, publishers of Tees Business magazine, have already established five key awards events in the Tees Valley region, including the Tees Business Awards, Tees Businesswomen Awards, Tees Tech Awards, Best New Tees Business Awards and VelociTees.
“We’re looking forward to making the 2025 event even bigger and better than this year,” said Martin.
“I’m looking forward to again leading on these awards and creating a buzz for the business park again.”
Entries and nominations are now open for the Make Your Mark Awards, with a deadline of February 25. The shortlists will be revealed mid-March. Click HERE to see the categories, criteria and online entry forms.
There are currently seven categories available for sponsorship, including Environment Award, Innovation, Service Business of the Year, Community Champions, Businessperson of the Year, Lifetime Achievement and Apprentice of the Year.
The category sponsorship package, costing £3,000 (+vat), includes:
• Pre-event publicity – a press release with picture promoted on the ABPC website and social media channels, Aycliffe Business magazine aycliffetoday.co.uk.
• Chance to be involved in the judging process for other categories.
• Event branding (social media posts, event media wall, event programme)
• Table of 10 at the Make Your Mark Awards 2025 ceremony, including welcome drink, reception pictures, three-course dinner and table wine.
• Two-minute speech about your organisation and why you’ve sponsored the Make Your Mark Awards.
• Present award to category winner.
• Full page advert in the awards programme.
• Post-event publicity – a story and pic presenting the award, shared with award winner – which will be published on the ABPC website, social media, in the next available issue of Aycliffe Business magazine and on aycliffetoday.co.uk.
To enquire about sponsorship opportunities, email [email protected] or call 07826 525907. Or contact Aycliffe Business Park Community chair Kerina Clark on [email protected]