Return of the DN21 Business Awards announced.
Return of the DN21 Business Awards announced.
25 March 2024
The highly successful DN21 Business Awards will be relaunched this summer by Marshall’s Yard with support from West Lindsey District Council as headline sponsor.
Twelve awards are available
this year - focussing on celebrating excellence and innovation in the town’s
business community.
Centre Manager for
Marshall’s Yard, Jodie Pacey said she hoped the awards would continue to put
Gainsborough on the map as a great place to work and do business.
She said: “The
awards are all about keeping it local and recognising the fantastic businesses
we have right here in Gainsborough.
“Organised to
recognise some of the fantastic companies in Gainsborough, the event celebrates
those delivering great products and service in retail and other business
sectors keeping it local in the DN21 postcode area.”
Award categories
include ‘Green Business of the Year’, ‘Best New Business’ and a ‘Community
Engagement Award’.
West Lindsey
District Council is looking forward to putting the spotlight on business that
embody the spirit of growth, resilience, and innovation.
Leader of West
Lindsey District Council, Cllr Trevor Young said the awards were a highlight for
many local businesses. He said: “We are excited to be part of the DN21 Business
Awards. We look forward to bringing together our expertise and resources to shine
the spotlight on the business at the heart of our community driving prosperity
and success.”
Sally
Grindrod-Smith, Director for Planning, Regeneration and Communities at the
Council and member of the Invest Gainsborough Place Board described the awards
as a ‘cornerstone event’ for businesses.
She said: “The DN21 Business Awards are a prestigious platform for business
to showcase their achievements and gain valuable recognition. Over the last
year, Invest Gainsborough has promoted lots of positive stories from local
businesses in the district and these awards will continue to champion the work
they are doing. The partnership with Marshall’s Yard reinforces the awards
position and is an important event for the business calendar.”
Nominations will be
open on Monday 25 March and the winners will be announced in a glittering
awards evening which will be held at Thonock Park on 25 July.
There are twelve
award categories open to businesses which include:-
· Retailer of the year
· Customer service team of the year
· Community engagement award
· Green business of the year
· Independent retailer of the year
· Best family run business
· Business of the year
· Business person of the year
· Best trade business
· Shining star (individual award)
· Best new business
· Social media award
Entries for the awards open on Monday 25 March and close on Monday 3 June.
Application forms
can be downloaded from www.dn21awards.co.uk or a hard copy can be
collected from the Centre Management office at Marshall’s Yard.
Applications are
accepted from any business as long as it is registered with a DN21 postcode
(full criteria and terms and conditions are also available on the website).
The awards night
will be held on Thursday 25 July and can be attended by all businesses in the
DN21 area. More information about the award evening and the event’s special
guests will be announced over the next few weeks.
For sponsorship
opportunities and more information contact Melissa Cutforth on 01427 810706 or
at melissa.cutforth@marshallsyard.co.uk.
Notes to Editors:
The DN21 Business
Awards were originally launched by a partnership formed between Marshall’s Yard
and Gainsborough Trinity Football Club.
Pictured (L-R) Sally Grindrod-Smith (Director for Planning, Regeneration and Communities at WLDC) Cllr Lesley Rollings (Deputy Leader at WLDC), Melissa Cutforth (Assistant Centre Manager at Marshall’s Yard) & Cllr Trevor Young (Leader of WLDC).
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