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BOA BUSINESS AWARDS
Winners announced in
3rd BoA Business Awards
The Bradford on Avon Business
Awards took place at the end of
October celebrating the town and
surrounding villages diverse
business landscape.
This year there were 129 nominees in 19 categories and over 3,500 people
voted for their favourites. The awards ceremony which took place at the
town’s St Margaret’s Hall was a sell out with 120 tickets sold. Andrew
Eberlin, chair of BoA Business who represent over 500 businesses in the
town said: “We are proud that our 3rd BoA Business Awards continues to
celebrate the best of business in Bradford on Avon. Thank you to the 3,500
people who voted and to the businesses who participated so enthusiastically.
The Awards perfectly demonstrate that our business community is
collaborative, innovative and ambitious.”
The winners in each category are:
Andrew Eberlin, chair of BoA Business and compere on
awards night
Harry Hamlin from CS Bowyers Funeral
Directors presenting Natalie Sherman
with the best estate agent award won
by Kingstons
• Making Your Customers Smile: Dixon Health and Iford Manor: The
Peto Garden.
• Business Success of the Year: Ojo Solutions
• Putting BoA On the Map: Wiltshire Music Centre
• Best Team: Browns Hardware
• Best Consultancy or Practice: Wiltshire Women in Business
• Best Place to Eat: Ravello
Anita Jaynes, The Business Exchange presenting Nathan
Baranowski, ojo solutions with his award
Jackie Allen (centre) with the joint winners
of the making your customers smile award
• Best Shop: Dible & Roy Interiors
• Best Coffee, Tea or Cake: No. 10 Tea Gardens
• Health, Body and Mind Award: Wiltshire Music Centre
• Best New Business: The Cake Architect
• Design Award: Beagle Framing Studio
• Social Media / Digital Marketing Campaign: Iford Manor:
The Peto Garden
• Technology and Innovation: Systemagic
• Best Pub: The George at Woolley
• Best Wedding Service: The Cake Architect
• Best Services Business: Bath & West Fire & Safety
• Best Venue or Workspace: Glove Factory Studios
• Best Food or Drink Producer: Kettlesmith Brewing
Helen Pinkett of Wiltshire Women in Business collecting
her award for best consultancy or practice
• Best Estate Agents: Kingstons Estate Agents
The awards were organised by a group of individuals who themselves are
business owners and are passionate about business in Bradford on Avon.
The team worked hard to ensure every aspect of the awards supported and
championed local firms from the catering to the table decorations.
Nick Kirkham from The Glove Factory
Special thanks go to the organisation team:
• Andrew Eberlin, director of web design company Brighter Side
• Jackie Allen, owner of Piha and Meg’s Cottage Fudge
• Ruth Warren, the DogHouse
• Rachael Arnold, owner of dance school Groovy Moovers
• Donna Spence, Creme de la Whiskers
• Anita Jaynes, managing editor/owner, The Business Exchange
And further thanks to: The table decorators Helen Pinkett of I Do
Weddings and Sarah Nesbitt from The Petal Shed AND photographer
Jessica at Red Rabbit Photography.
The BoA Business Awards organisation team
James Eades, Systemagic
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