BUSINESSES across the county have been shortlisted for the annual Somerset Business Awards.
The 2022 awards, organised by the Somerset Chamber of Commerce, launched earlier this year.
This years' shortlist has nominees from all over the county, including Bridgwater, Taunton, Wellington, Weston-super-Mare, Cheddar, Shepton Mallet, Yeovil, North Petherton, Westonzoyland, Bradford-on-Tone, Sparkford, Midsomer Norton, Nailsea, Roadwater, Highbridge, Merriott, Glastonbury, Wiveliscombe, Mark, Brean, Compton Martin, Norton St Philip, Ilminster, Henstridge and Langport.
The awards, in their 17th year, will end in a final ceremony hosted by BBC Somerset presenter and journalist Claire Carter at the Winter Gardens Pavilion, in Weston-super-Mare, on March 11 2022.
Somerset Chamber executive director, Emma Rawlings, thanked everyone who had entered the awards and said the most hotly contested categories had included Medium Business of the Year, Service Excellence and Environmental Achievement.
She said: “It was great to see so many entries from both Chamber members and non-members from all corners of the county and representing a wide range of sectors and industries.
“These awards are the largest in Somerset and are a fantastic opportunity to celebrate all that is great about our diverse business community and I’m looking forward to the grand final in March.”
The shortlisted businesses are as follows:
Albert Goodman Family Business of the Year (sponsored by Albert Goodman)
Alpha Housing Services Limited, Taunton
J&K Aquatics, Bridgwater
Musgrove Willows, Westonzoyland
Protek Products, Shepton Mallet
Walker and Ling, Weston-super-Mare
Small Business of the Year (sponsored by Enterprise South West)
Introtweet Ltd, Taunton
AIP Welding Supplies Ltd, Bridgwater
Long Hazel Park, Sparkford
Reflex Medical Limited, Shepton Mallet
Medium Business of the Year (sponsored by Brook Financial)
Haven Timber Holdings Ltd, Norton St Philip
Hippychick Ltd, Bridgwater
Lendology CIC, Bradford-on-Tone
Race At Your Pace Ltd, Taunton
Transformations, Ilminster
Large Business of the Year (sponsored by PKF Francis Clark)
Bradfords Building Supplies, Yeovil
Civils Store Ltd, Shepton Mallet
Regency Purchasing Group, Weston-super-Mare
Sansum Solutions Group Limited, Cheddar
Somerset Larder, North Petherton
Ten Three Cleaning Ltd, Yeovil
Best Use of Technology (sponsored by Porter Dodson)
Berry & Escott Ltd, Bridgwater
Double Brace, Bridgwater
Race At Your Pace Ltd, Taunton
Rotec Hydraulics Ltd, Taunton
Talick Group Ltd, Glastonbury
Charity of the Year (sponsored by Clarke Willmott)
Age UK Somerset, Taunton
bibic, Langport
Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance, Wellington
St Margaret’s Hospice Care, Taunton
The Community Council for Somerset, Taunton
Employer of the Year (sponsored by Elite Staffing Solutions)
Alpha Housing Services Limited, Taunton
Poolbridge Accountancy Limited, Highbridge
Singer Instruments, Roadwater
Somerset Larder, North Petherton
WPA, Taunton
Investing in Somerset (sponsored by Hinkley Point C)
Bridges Electrical Engineers Ltd, Midsomer Norton
Cake Box Bakery, Yeovil
MMES 2012 Ltd, Bridgwater
Turnbull Infrastructure and Utilities, Nailsea
Start-up of the Year (sponsored by Teapot Creative)
Coffee Blue Somerset West and Taunton Ltd, Taunton
Emily Thompson Social media Coach (formerly Socially Styled), Ilchester
Otterhead House, Taunton
Owley Woods Glamping, Cheddar
South West Removals Ltd, Chard
The Birch Dementia Centre Ltd, Weston-super-Mare
Employee of the Year (sponsored by Weston College)
Ryan Werner, AIP Welding Supplies Ltd, Bridgwater
Jo Pullen, Right at Home North Somerset, Weston-super-Mare
Rebekah Blake, The Willow Set Preschool, Taunton
Environmental Achievement (sponsored by Gravity)
Holiday Resort Unity (Brean), Brean
Kinetic Kitchen, Ubley near Compton Martin
Long Hazel Park, Sparkford
New Leaf Life Design, Bridgwater
Somerlap Forest Products Ltd, Mark
Somerset Larder, North Petherton
Talick Group Ltd, Glastonbury
Towens Group Ltd, Weston-super-Mare
Green Goblet Ltd, Highbridge
Service Excellence (sponsored by CETSAT)
Alpha Housing Services Limited, Taunton
Container Team Ltd, Weston-super-Mare
House Fox Estate Agents, Weston-super-Mare
Jays Logistics (South West) Ltd, Highbridge
New Leaf Life Design, Bridgwater
The Levels Financial Ltd, Langport
Somerset Manufacturer and Producer Award (sponsored by Garador)
E-FS Ltd, Highbridge
EPS Services and Tooling Ltd, Wiveliscombe
Greenbest Ltd, Henstridge
Rotec Hydraulics Ltd, Taunton
Somerlap Forest Products Ltd, Mark
Rebuild and Thrive (sponsored by Barclays)
ARK at Egwood CIC, Merriott
Introtweet Ltd, Taunton
Lendology CIC, Bradford-on-Tone
Long Hazel Park, Sparkford
Regency Purchasing Group, Weston-super-Mare
Sansum Solutions Group Limited, Cheddar
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