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Hundreds of people are expected to gather for the fourth annual Make Your Mark awards event at the Xcel Centre , Aycliffe Business Park , on Thursday May 24 .
PWS were crowned Company of the Year during the 2016-17 Make Your Mark awards final .
By Martin Walker
52 nominations for Aycliffe ’ s fourth annual Make Your Mark awards
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total of 52 nominations have been received for the fourth annual Make Your Mark awards event being held on Aycliffe Business Park in May .
The submissions involve 32 separate companies all vying for 11 different awards which will be dished out during the grand final at the Xcel Centre on Thursday May 24 .
Tickets are still on sale for the Make Your Mark event , priced just £ 21 ( including VAT ), which can be purchased online at aycliffeawards . co . uk .
Seven businesses are hoping to follow in the footsteps of PWS by winning this year ’ s coveted Company of the Year award , including Arlington Automotive , Eldon Financial Planning , M5tec , Newton Press , Roman , Stiller Warehousing & Distribution and Virtual College .
And the event organisers , Aycliffe Business Park Community ( ABPC ), say they ’ re expecting another bumper turnout for what has become the business park ’ s biggest annual event .
ABPC chair Kerina Clark said : “ Make Your Mark has very much become a firm highlight on the business park ’ s calendar , and the excitement is already building for this year ’ s event .
“ We ’ re delighted to have received so many nominations again , which provided our judges with the difficult task of picking out a shortlist and then the 11 winners .
“ But the night itself will be a fantastic collective celebration of all our achievements across the whole of Aycliffe Business Park , so we ’ re very much looking forward to it .”
Headline sponsors this year include Business Durham , Gestamp Tallent and Ebac , while other category sponsors include Razorblue , Handelsbanken , County Durham Engineering & Manufacturing Network ( CDEMN ), Endeavour Partnership , Teesside University , Fleet Recruitment , Logico and Maven Capital Partners .
An independent panel of judges met on May 4 to whittle the nominations down to shortlists , before winners for all 11 categories were chosen .
Tickets are still on sale for the Make Your Mark event , priced just £ 21 ( including VAT ), which can be purchased online at aycliffeawards . co . uk .
This year ’ s nominations in full are : Company of the Year ( sponsored by Business Durham ): Arlington Automotive , Eldon Financial Planning , M5tec , Newton Press , Roman , Stiller Warehousing & Distribution , Virtual College . Export ( sponsored by Ebac ): Crafter ’ s Companion , Mill Masters International , Roman . Apprenticeships and Training ( sponsored by Gestamp Tallent ): M5tec , South West Durham Training . Apprentice of the Year ( sponsored by Razorblue ): Arlington Automotive – Dominic Mincher , Arlington Automotive – Kaylee McNally , Arlington Automotive – Martin Clutterbuck , A-Tech Fabrications – Andrew Archer , Beaumont Grounds Maintenance – Luke Shaw , Gregg Little – Ben Clemmet , M5tec – Thomas Lavender , More Time – Sophie Bartlett , Sporting Force – Adam Holland , Thrive Marketing – Rachael Farley , Tree Tops Children ’ s Occupational Therapy – Simon O ’ Hanlon . Employer of the Year ( sponsored by Handelsbanken ): Arlington Automotive , Eldon Financial Planning , Thrive Marketing . Engineering and Manufacturing ( sponsored by CDEMN ): Aycliffe Fabrications , Formula Plastics , Palram DPL , Roman , Senstronics . Heart of the Community ( sponsored by Endeavour Partnership ): Beaumont Grounds Maintenance , Planet Leisure , Ruff ‘ N ’ Tumble , Sporting Force , The Work Place . Innovation ( sponsored by Teesside University ): DISC , Excelpoint . Newcomer ( sponsored by Fleet Recruitment ): Bee Happy 2gether , Pixel Media , Sporting Force . Service ( sponsored by Logico ): Avec Partnership , Beaumont Grounds Maintenance , Eldon Financial Planning , Stiller Warehousing & Distribution , Thrive Marketing . Small Business ( sponsored by Maven Capital Partners ): Beaumont Grounds Maintenance , Eldon Financial Planning , Fleet Recruitment , M5tec , Thrive Marketing , Tree Tops Children ’ s Occupational Therapy .