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Shortlist Announced for the DN21 Awards!

Shortlist Announced for the DN21 Awards!
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Shortlist Announced for the DN21 Awards!

14 May 2018

The judges for the DN21 Awards have announced their shortlist of hopefuls as Gainsborough prepares for its own glittering awards ceremony on Thursday June 7.

The event is being staged for the fourth year as a result of a partnership formed between the town's shopping centre, Marshal's Yard and Trinity Football Club – the two organisations decided in 2015 it was time to recognise and celebrate the great business community which Gainsborough boasts.

Gainsborough Trinity FC Chairman, Richard Kane, said: "We are extremely excited to host the DN21 Awards for the businesses in the town and have been overwhelmed once again by the response. We received over 150 entries and the calibre was extremely high making this a difficult task for our judges who have mystery shopped and interviewed the shortlisted candidates."

Eleven awards will be given out in total at the glitzy event which is due to be held at it's new venue, Gainsborough Golf Club, following the event outgrowing the Blues Club. The categories include: Customer Service Team of the Year, Community Engagement Award, Best Family Run Business, Independent Retailer of the Year, Business of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Shining Star Individual Award, Best New Business, Social Media Award, and the new Best Trade Business Award.

Over the past two months the businesses have been busy nominating themselves and their colleagues for the awards and the independent judges, Ian Green, Relationships Manager for HSBC, George Elliott from Sheffield's The Source Retail Skills Academy and Graham Soult from Canny Insights have determined the winners. 

The shortlisted businesses are as follows:-

Customer Service Team of the Year Award - sponsored by Gainsborough Golf Club
M&S
Next
Seasalt
Costa
 
Independent Retailer of the Year Award - sponsored by Invest Gainsborough
Barnes Jewellers
Barron Bou
Coe & Co
Jasmine Tree
Bella Fiore
 
Community Engagement Award - sponsored by PING
Page’s Pet Rescue
Riverside Training
Affordable Foods
Corringham Kitchen
 
Business Person of the Year - sponsored by Darron Child's Practice
Natalie Wright of Sills & Betteridge
Sarah Jarvis of Lovelle Estate Agents
Andy Wood of Kal Group
 
Business of the Year - sponsored by HSBC
Nationwide Traffic Solutions
Wefco
LEW
 
Best Trade Business - Sponsored by Martin & Co
Eminox
Otter Roofing
Sandie Webster
LEW
AMP Rose
 
Best New Business  - sponsored by Wright Vigar
Sophie Amelia Hair
Jaime’s Fit Club, PT and Sports Massage
Blyton Dental
Rochell Rose
Gainsborough Scaffolding Services
 
Best Family Run Business - In memory of John Horsley
Adam’s Bay
Let there be meat
AMP Rose
 
Shining Star Individual Award - sponsored by EDF
Nathan Hunt of New Look
Amy Arnold of Wefco
Mazhar Hussain of Corringham Kitchen
Laura Darley of Sills & Betteridge
Leanne Fox of Blyton Dental
 
Social Media Award – sponsored by West Lindsey District Council
Bella Fiore                                                                                 
Sophie Amelia Hair
Rochell Rose
Let there be meat
Jaime’s Fit Club, PT and Sports Massage

In addition to these nine awards, the public have been invited to vote for their ‘Retailer of the Year’, sponsored by Gainsborough Town Council, by giving their vote to the store who they feel deserves to win.

Centre Manager at Marshall’s Yard, Alison Shipperbottom said ‘We are really excited about holding these awards again this year in our new larger venue joining up with the whole town. The businesses which have been shortlisted are delighted with the news and there is a real buzz of excitement in Gainsborough at the moment. We are extremely grateful to all of our award sponsors as well as event sponsors Wefco, Noble Foods and Coe & Co helping to make this event happen.’

Pictured: 2017 winners. 

For further information, contact:

Public Relations Department, Dransfield Properties Ltd
Tel: 01226 360644
Emailadmin@dransfield.co.uk