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THE TECHIES AWARDS 2019
The Category Sponsors
Best Tech Support Service Award - Sponsored by Basepoint Social Impact Award- Sponsored by Howden
Basepoint is a purpose built business centre in West Swindon, offering fully
managed offices and workshop units. The centre also offers meeting rooms and
virtual office rental and is ideally located close to junction 16 of the M4 and close
to Swindon town centre. Part of the global Hyperion group, Howden is a leading Chartered Independent Retail
Broker. With offices across the UK and overseas. They combine the traditional service
ethos of a local broker with the scale and negotiating power of an international group.
Howden is still majority owned by employees and social and customer care is at the
organisations core. That’s why they got behind the Techies Social Impact Award.
For more info:
www.basepoint.co.uk/locations/swindon
The Cutting IT Award - Sponsored by Britannia Quickmove
Britannia Quickmove is a Calne-based move management company that helps
families and individuals relocate their home and personal belongings. They also
have a commercial division that works with businesses large and small, helping
them to seamlessly relocate with ease. Britannia Quickmove is proud to sponsor
‘The Cutting IT Award’, recognising emerging technology.
For more info:
www.britanniaquickmove.co.uk
Best User Experience Award
- Sponsored by Mackenzie & Co Financial Consultants
McKenzie & Co Financial Consultants are specialists in wealth management
and financial planning supporting businesses, families and individuals. Providing
clients with financial security is their passion, offering face-to-face advice,
tailored to their needs. Services include: Retirement Planning, Investment
Planning, Inheritance Tax Planning and Corporate Financial Planning.
For more info:
www.mckenzieandco.co.uk
Cloud Innovation of the Year - Sponsored by Thrings
Thrings is a Top 10 South West law firm with a strong corporate focus. The firm
provides quality advice which is client-led and supported by a flexible team structure.
Integrated specialist teams help commercial clients and business owners with
corporate deals and restructuring, investments, dispute resolution, commercial
contracts, debt recovery, property (commercial and residential), employment,
agriculture, family, private wealth, landed estates and more. Working with a number
of tech firms across the country, from SMEs to large multinationals, Thrings has
developed the expertise needed to meet the legal needs of this growing sector.
For more info:
www.howdengroup.co.uk
Future Tech Superstar Award- Sponsored by Shaw & Co
Shaw & Co is an advisory boutique helping ambitious owner-managers to create
value in their business whilst they grow, fund and exit. This Summer, Shaw &
Co are launching a Funding Academy, a 5-month programme (funded by Shaw
& Co and free to participants) to get your business investment ready. For more
information about the Funding Academy visit the Shaw & Co website.
For more info:
www.shawllp.co.uk
Using Tech to Transform Business Award
- Sponsored by Elm Workspace
Elm Workspace is the South West’s leading office furniture and office moves
supplier. Based in Calne, they supply office and educational furniture products
from some of the UK’s leading manufacturers. The team has unrivalled product
knowledge, a design team to offer the best advice on how to create your perfect
workplace and a beautiful showroom where you can try your product before you buy.
For more info:
www.elmworkspace.com
Flying the Flag for Swindon & Wiltshire Tech Award - Sponsored by
Swindon & Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (SWLEP)
Established in July 2011 as a private sector led partnership between Swindon Borough
Council, Wiltshire Council and local businesses, the SWLEP’s primary role is to drive
economic growth, by creating jobs, attracting new investments and supporting new and
growing businesses in Swindon and Wiltshire.
For more info:
www.swlep.co.uk
For more info:
www.thrings.com
Techies Supporters
The Techies 2019 wouldn’t have been possible without the support of several other organisations
including Business West and Enterprise Europe Network (EEN). EEN is the world’s largest business
support network, operating in over 60 countries. It employs more than 4000 staff in the European Union
and beyond through a network of over 600 partner organisations. The network is free and simple to use,
providing access to local knowledge and expertise.
Enterprise Europe Network is jointly funded
by the European Commission and Innovate
UK and is delivered in the South West
by Business West. One of their current
programmes is Innovate 2 Succeed.
Innovation Specialists, Dee Temple-
Multon and Sinclair Brown presented the
Most Innovative Tech Solution Award on
award’s night.
Taste of Bath also supported the awards
providing goodie bags for our judges, a raffle
prize for our chosen charity Inner Flame
and a hamper for our Tech Team of the Year
winners.
M4 Karting and Apex City of Bath Hotel
gifted raffle prizes, including a racing
voucher and an Afternoon Tea experience.
On the night the prizes raffled for Inner
Flame raised £270. The funds will be used to
help local, disadvantaged young people aged
16-25 achieve their potential.
Nicholson Gin were proud sponsors of
The Techies arrival drinks. The heritage
brand which dates back to 1736 has a long
association with Hartham Park, with one of
the Nicholson’s purchasing the house in the
1920s. Nicholson Gin is still owned by the
Nicholson family (originally known as J & W
Nicholson & Co) one of the only brands to
still be family run, family made, nearly 280
years later.
Local video production firm Jooka
supported the Techies by creating a special
Awards Night Showreel. To get an insight
into Techies Awards Night by watching the
video online visit: www.the-techies-sw.co.uk
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