Sponsored by FW Capital
TURNOVER
SME (£ 3M- £ 10M )
FINALIST
BJP HOME SUPPORT , Guisborough
Family-run BJP Home Support has been operating for 10 years but has more than 30 years of experience in the care sector . It provides carefully tailored home care and support services across Redcar and Cleveland . Operating with a family-run , caring team , it says it is proud to be the only independent home care company to achieve an outstanding Care Quality Commission rating in Redcar and Cleveland , Middlesbrough and North Yorkshire . Turnover for the year increased from just under £ 3.2m to more than £ 4.8m – growth of 51 per cent .
FW Capital senior investment executive Alexandra Gent with Vistech Services operations director Paul Heeran .
WINNER
VISTECH SERVICES , MIDDLESBROUGH
Security firm Vistech Services is anticipating a bright future after bagging a brace of prestigious VelociTees awards .
The Middlesbrough-based firm was a double winner at the inaugural VelociTees ceremony , held to celebrate the Tees region ’ s fastest-growing businesses in terms of turnover and job creation .
For not only did it win the SME VelociTees for Turnover , having jumped 58 per cent from £ 4.89m to £ 7.75m , it also won the Job Creation VelociTees for Large Businesses , with its staff numbers rising 75 per cent from 154 to 270 .
An “ absolutely over the moon ” Vistech operations director Paul Heeran said : “ I ’ m really proud and pleased to accept this award on behalf of our staff who have made this possible for us .
“ We ’ ve retained most of our staff since 2018 and they have been crucial to the growth of the company . Everybody is invested , so it really is down to them .”
Founded in 2010 , Vistech Services now has more than 270 SIA security professionals across the region , in addition to several national contracts . Working 24 hours a day , 365 days a year , the firm is dedicated to providing integrated security and facilities management solutions to major UK companies .
It has also achieved some of the highest accolades in the security industry and continues to invest in its control room , solar-powered CCTV systems and fleet of mobile patrol vehicles .
SPONSOR MESSAGE
Alexandra Gent , senior investment executive at FW Capital , said : “ It ’ s great to see a locally based business achieve such high levels of turnover growth in just one year . This is testament to the experience and dedication of the management team , the quality of service delivery and high levels of client retention . We wish Vistech every success for the future .”
FINALIST
HART BIOLOGICALS , Hartlepool
A thriving biomedical company with a global reach , Hart Biologicals is a blood science ( haemostasis / haematology ) specialist company with links to a strong distribution network in Europe and beyond .
The firm employs local workers , especially scientists , to supply clinics with testing for warfarin and other blood-thinning medication . It has flourished from just three people to a 40-strong team , and it has also tripled its production capacity over the past year or so .
Turnover in Hart ’ s latest filed accounts grew 42 per cent to over £ 3.3m .
FINALIST
ULTRALIGHT OUTDOOR GEAR , Wynyard
Lightweight gear for the great outdoors has proved a heavyweight success for this Teesside firm , which is now the UK ’ s leading lightweight specialist .
Founded by experienced backpacker Mark Richardson in 2006 , the aim was to bring the best lightweight kit together under one roof . And with all 21 staff having outdoor interests and personal knowledge of what makes good kit , they provide an industry-leading level of detail on each product .
Ultralight Outdoor Gear ’ s turnover grew by 45 per cent in its latest accounts – from under £ 4.2m to more than £ 6m .
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