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BUSINESS NEWS
CHIPPENHAM BUSINESSES
BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Entries are now open for the Chippenham
Business Awards 2020.
The awards, now in their fourth year,
are organised by Chippenham Business
Improvement District (BID) and take place
every February. It is the largest event in the
Chippenham business calendar and the
number and standard of entries has grown
each year.
Entries are welcomed from within a five-
mile radius of Chippenham’s high street and
2019’s event saw an increase of 24% on the
previous year’s entries; growing in both the
number of category entries and the number
of businesses applying.
This year Chippenham business Alliance
Pharmaceuticals is getting behind the
awards as title sponsor.
Manager of Chippenham BID, Kathryn
Crosweller, said, “It is so exciting that
Alliance Pharmaceuticals have come
on board as the title sponsor for the
first time this year. This is a large, well
respected company with its headquarters
in Chippenham and to have their support
reinforces the significance of an event that
is about celebrating the achievements of
local businesses in an increasingly difficult
environment for many.”
Alliance Pharmaceuticals is a publicly
owned international healthcare business
listed on AIM, part of the London Stock
Exchange. It started trading in 1998 and has
grown strongly to an annual turnover over
£130 million. At the heart of the business
is a diverse team of dedicated, enthusiastic
and experienced professionals working
together to provide much needed medicines
and healthcare products around the world.
Alliance Pharmaceuticals’ modern offices
Alliance Pharmaceuticals collecting their Chippenham Business of the Year 2019 Award.
are located in the heart of Chippenham, and
they also have offices in Paris, Milan, Madrid,
Cary (North Carolina), Düsseldorf, Dublin,
Shanghai and Singapore.
Peter Butterfield, Chief Executive Officer
at Alliance Pharmaceuticals, said, “We were
pleased to be part of the 2019 Chippenham
Business Awards last year and were proud
to win two awards including Chippenham
Business of the Year. Chippenham is really
important to us as our headquarters are
based here in the heritage setting of the
town’s landmark Nestle factory. As the
outgoing winner we would really like to
be able to pass on the baton to the overall
winner of the 2020 Chippenham Business
Awards and we’re thrilled to be joining the
event as title sponsor.”
Businesses interested in entering the
awards should visit:
www.chippenhambusinessawards.co.uk
Entries are open until Thursday 13th
February 2020.
Chippenham Business Awards 2020
has already received a range of support
from both returning and new sponsors
including 24-7 Staffing, Aaron and
Jonathon Bewley Funeral Directors,
Awdry Bailey & Douglas, HPH Ltd.,
Huw Thomas Commercial, Best
Western Angel Hotel and Wiltshire
College. However, there are still some
sponsorship opportunities available.
To find out more email:
[email protected]
Enter the South West Business & Community Awards
Nominations are now officially open for the
South West Business & Community Awards
2020.
Now in its third year, the annual award
scheme celebrates the achievements of the
most ambitious, inspirational and exciting
businesses, charities and individuals.
The 2019 awards attracted over 360
nominations from across the South West with
several winners from Swindon and Wiltshire.
Alec Jones-Hall, Director and Co-Founder
of the awards is delighted to be opening
nominations again. He said, “Now more than
ever there is a need to reward and celebrate
the amazing achievements of the region’s
brightest talent.”
There are 13 award categories including:
• Business of the Year
• SME of the Year
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New Start-Up of the Year
Apprentice of the Year
Contribution to the Community Award
Lifetime of Achievement of the Year
Charity of the Year
Leisure & Tourism of The Year
Networker of the Year
Entrepreneur of the Year
Female Entrepreneur of the Year
Male Entrepreneur of the Year
Employer of the Year
It is free to enter and nominations can be
made by organisations themselves, or
individuals who believe a business, charity or
individual deserves to be recognised.
The awards are judged by an independent
panel made up of some of the UK’s most
significant business leaders, entrepreneurs,
charity ambassadors and regional
influencers. Local judges include, James
Phipps, Chairman of Excalibur and Anita
Jaynes, Publisher of The Business Exchange.
Entries close on Sunday 15th December
2019 and can be submitted by visiting:
www.southwestbusinessawards.co.uk/
nominate/
The shortlisted nominees will be
announced on Tuesday 17th December
2019 and the winners will be announced
at a glittering black-tie award ceremony
on Thursday 23rd January 2020 at The
Doubletree by Hilton Swindon. Unique to
the South West Business & Community
Awards, all profits generated from the award
scheme and evening ceremony are donated
to selected charities, this year organisers
raised and donated
over £10,000.
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For more info:
www.southwestbusinessawards.co.uk
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