Several Newtown businesses have been announced as finalists in the Powys Business Awards 2019.
The competition sees 28 businesses shortlisted for 12 different award categories in this year’s Powys Business Awards.
Among them are Hughes Architects, Electric Classic Cars Ltd, Liberty Furnishings, CellPath, EvaBuild, Varleys of Newtown, The Milford Collection and Nidec.
Several other business from north Powys are also finalists.
Winners will be chosen following judges visits which will take place over the summer months, winners will be announced at an awards dinner to be held on Friday, 4 October at Dering Lines in Brecon.
The finalists are as follows:
Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Welsh Government
BORD3R Limited, Four Crosses
Gloversure Ltd, Welshpool
Navmoor Limited, Llangorse
Start-up Business Award sponsored by Myrick Training
Countryside Financial Services Ltd, Llanidloes
Natural Weigh Ltd, Crickhowell
Navmoor Limited, Llangorse
Micro Business Award (Less than 10 employees) sponsored by The Cambrian News & Brecon & Radnor Express
Electric Classic Cars Limited, Newtown
Liberty Furnishings, Newtown
Tailored Imports Limited, Talgarth
Growth Award sponsored by Development Bank of Wales
A.C. Roof Trusses Ltd, Welshpool
CellPath Ltd, Newtown
Radnor Hills, Knighton
Investing in People Award sponsored by PCI Pharma Services
Caereinion High School, Llanfair Caereinion
EvaBuild Ltd, Newtown
Mitchell Meredith Ltd, Llandrindod Wells
Excellence in Customer Service Award sponsored by Nidec Control Techniques
Mitchell Meredith Ltd, Llandrindod Wells
The Nags Head Inn, Garthmyl
Varleys Of Newtown Ltd
Small Business Award (Under 30 employees) sponsored by The County Times
A.C. Roof Trusses Ltd, Welshpool
The Milford Collection, Newtown
TS Henderson & Co Ltd, Hay on Wye
Social Enterprise/ Charity Award sponsored by Mid Wales Housing Association Ltd
Corn Exchange Crickhowell Ltd, Crickhowell
Severn Rivers Trust, Welshpool
Tir Coed, Rhayader
International Trade Award sponsored by Trax JH Ltd
CellPath Ltd
Winslow Adaptics Ltd
Outstanding Apprentice Award sponsored by Mid Wales Manufacturing Group
Joe Paul – Gloversure, Welshpool
Joleyon Harris – Morgan’s Plumbing and Heating Ltd, Llanymynech
Daniel Gregory – Nidec, Newtown
Technology & Innovation Award sponsored by Lanyon Bowdler Solicitors
Electric Classic Cars Limited, Newtown
EMDR Solutions Online Ltd, Boughrood
Winslow Adaptics Ltd, Brecon
Small Business Growth Award sponsored by NPTC Group of Colleges
Hughes Architects
OTM Groundscare Ltd
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
In addition to the above awards, the Judging Panel have a discretionary award called the Judges Award which is made each year to recognise some outstanding achievement or person that has come to the judge’s attention during their visits and which the strict criteria for the other awards does not recognise which this year is sponsored by the Mid Wales Chamber of Commerce.
Secondly from the category winners the overall award for Powys Business Awards, the Business of the Year, is sponsored by Powys County Council.
The awards celebrate excellence in business in the county and brings recognition in the local and regional business communities. The winners will be revealed at the Awards evening to be held at Dering Lines in Brecon on 4th October.
