AWARDS COUNTDOWN
The shortlists have been revealed for the 2025 Make Your Mark Awards, celebrating the best of Aycliffe Business Park and Newton Aycliffe.
The Make Your Mark Awards will be held in the Coleman Suite at Hardwick Hall Hotel on the evening of Thursday, May 8, in association with Senstronics – when 11 awards will be handed out to mark the achievements of businesses and individuals across Newton Aycliffe.
Contego Environmental Services, Husqvarna UK and BTS Facades & Fabrications will battle it out for the Company of the Year award this year.
They’ re hoping to follow in the footsteps of Senstronics, 3M, Stiller Warehousing & Distribution, PWS, Finley Structures and Tekmar Energy in taking away the big honour of the night.
Murtek, C & A Embroidery and Print and Dart Industrial Services are the finalists in the Small Business of the Year category, while Carol Gaskarth( Pioneering Care Partnership), Lee Childs( NC Group) and Marcia Atkinson( BTS Fabrications) are shortlisted in the Businessperson of the Year category.
Hardwick Hall will host the seventh Make Your Mark Awards event.
Finalists named for Make Your Mark Awards 2025
And Barry Wedgwood of Primex Plastics, Brian Corker of NC Group and veteran Aycliffe butcher Don Walker are hoping to take away the Lifetime Achievement accolade.
Fifty nominations were received for the 2025 Make Your Mark Awards, which for the second year are being delivered by Resolution Media and Publishing on behalf of Aycliffe Business Park Community( ABPC).
ABPC acting chair Pamela Petty said:“ Yet again we’ re delighted with the response to this year’ s awards, not just with the quantity of entries, but the quality of them – as well as, of course, the fantastic support of sponsors.
“ The 2024 Make Your Mark Awards was a fantastic evening, but I’ m sure the organisers will deliver an even bigger and better spectacle for us this year.”
The Make Your Mark Awards are sponsored by Senstronics, Husqvarna, Ebac, Business Durham, The Auckland Project, GEM Partnership, Moonrise 24hr Recruitment, Hiyed, Roman, South West Durham Training, Swinburne Maddison and Masfix.
Make Your Mark awards 2025 SHORTLISTS
Newcomer of the Year Sponsored by Husqvarna
Dart Industrial Services Metrick Consultancy Auckland Innovations
Small Business of the Year Sponsored and shortlisted by Business Durham
Murtek C & A Embroidery and Print Dart Industrial Services
Apprentice of the Year Sponsored by Hiyed, shortlisted by Roman
Kelsea-Jo Watson( South West Durham Training)
Matthew Davis( 3M)
Ruth Alderson( Contego Environmental Response)
Community Champions Sponsored and shortlisted by The Auckland Project
Sisters of Support Palram ALP Active at Greenfield Academy
Innovation Award Sponsored by Husqvarna
Tidal Services Digital Edge Contego Environmental Response
Service Business of the Year Sponsored and shortlisted by Moonrise 24hr Recruitment
Murtek Metrick Consultancy Pioneering Care Partnership
Environment Award Sponsored by Ebac
Newton Press Husqvarna UK BTS Facades & Fabrications
Engineering & Manufacturing Sponsored and shortlisted by GEM Partnership
Durham Precision Engineering Senstronics Husqvarna
Businessperson of the Year Sponsored and shortlisted by Aycliffe Business Park Community
Carol Gaskarth( Pioneering Care Partnership)
Lee Childs( NC Group)
Marcia Atkinson( BTS Facades & Fabrications)
Lifetime Achievement Award Barry Wedgwood( Primex Plastics) Brian Corker( NC Group) Don Walker( Walker’ s Butchers)
Company of the Year Sponsored and shortlisted by Senstronics
Contego Environmental Response Husqvarna UK BTS Facades & Fabrications
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