UBM : 2017 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards Finalists Announced

Over 140 of Britain's leading businesses, business leaders and social enterprises, of all sizes and disciplines, have today been revealed as finalists for the 2017 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. Some of the shortlisted finalists include Gatwick Airport, Neal's Yard Remedies, Virgin Wines, Danone, Anglian Water, Missguided and New World Trading Company.

The finalists represent categories including The Amazon Digital Business of the Year, The Samsung Innovation Award, The Duke of York New Entrepreneur of the Year and The Lloyds Bank Mid-Market Business of the Year.

The finalists were chosen from the hundreds of businesses that entered or were nominated across 18 award categories. They will now prepare for live presentations to an expert judging panel who will decide the overall winners.

Helen Cooper, Managing Director of Neal Yards Remedies said, "Ethics and sustainability have always been at the heart of everything we do at Neal's Yard Remedies, and we're so honoured and excited to be shortlisted for the Sustainablility Award this year."

Lisa Sohanpal, CEO of Nom Nom foods said, "These prestigious awards are an example of the incredible support businesses receive in Britain in recognition of their hard work, tenacity and achievements that entrepreneurs have made. The awards adds credibility to the company profile, boosts brand awareness and encourages entrepreneurs to keep on going no matter what. We are thrilled to have made the shortlist and already celebrating this milestone."

Continuing the celebration of Best of British Ambition, this year's prestigious award ceremony will take place on Tuesday 14th November 2017, at the Grosvenor House, Park Lane, where the winners will be revealed.

Conor McGinn MP recently hosted a reception for the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards at the House of Lords. This enabled finalists to meet fellow entrants, the National Business Awards Advisory Board members, judges (who they will present to in September) and sponsors of each category.

Tim Hinton, Managing Director, Mid Markets and SME Banking, Lloyds Banking Group said, "The National Business Awards showcase the very best of British business. Lloyds Banking Group is pleased to sponsor these prestigious awards for the third year running, reflecting our support for businesses of all types and sizes. Congratulations to all of the finalists, who should be extremely proud of their achievements so far, and I wish every one of them the best of luck in the competition."

Tom Broughton, Group Brand Director of the Lloyds Bank National Business Awards said: "Given the economic uncertainty over the past year, it is inspiring more than ever to see British businesses prosper. Through a thorough and comprehensive judging process, this year's selected finalists demonstrate exceptional quality and diversity across a range of business sectors within the UK. We are now looking forward to the next step of the process and meeting some of the finalists face-to-face."

Visit http://www.nationalbusinessawards.co.ukOpens in a new windowfor a full list of all finalists or for details on how to attend the event.

The National Business Award Finalists are:

Amazon Digital Business of the Year

The Workplace Depot Bingham
Cornerstone London
EdPlace London
Green Man Gaming London
WUNDER2 London
Laundryheap London
Missguided Manchester
ORIIUM Consulting Wetherby
MoveGB Miadenhead
Property Partner London
Zopa London

The Duke of York New Entrepreneur of the Year

Bloom and Wild London
Comma Group Warwick
Envirosolar Chelmsford
(Josh Gill) Everflow Limited Castle Eden
Gamely Ltd Brighton
Light Purpose Living Isleworth
Nom Noms World Food London
The Cheeky Panda Ltd Shenfield
WeFiFo Horsham
Well & Truly London

The Howard Kennedy Employer of the Year

Alderman Tooling Ltd Plymouth
Anglian Water Huntingdon
Fleet Mortgages Ltd Fleet
Instinctif Partners London
Kare Plus Franchising Ltd Telford
Palletforce Haywards Heath
La Fosse Associates London
New World Trading Company Knutsford
Simply Business London
Thomas International Marlow

Lloyds Bank Exporter of the Year Award

Clifton Packaging Group Ltd Leicester
Cocofina Eastcote
Durbin London
J&C Joel Sowerby Bridge
M Squared Glasgow
Jeunvie London
Osprey Europe Ltd Poole
Pricecheck International
Brand Trading Sheffield
Vision Support Services Blackburn

The Lloyds Bank Mid-Market Business of the Year

Accesso Technology Group plc Twyford
La Fosse Associates London
ADEY Professional Heating
Solutions Cirencester
ZPG Plc London
New World Trading Company Knutsford
Spark Energy Selkirk
Treatt plc Bury St Edmunds
Wilcox Limousines Chalfont St Peter
iomart Glasgow
XLN London

The Lloyds Bank New Business of the Year

Comma Group Warwick
Cornerstone London
Everflow Limited Castle Eden
Green Frog Development
Solutions Dursley, Gloucestershire
InfoTrack London
LeadStream UK Fareham
Nutcracker Agency Ltd Sutton
Signal London
Strategi Solutions Group Ltd Newcastle under Lyme
The Green Energy Advice Bureau South Shields

The Lloyds Bank Positive Social Impact Award

Ashley Community Housing Bristol
Aspire Housing Newcastle under Lyme
Danone London
Novus Property Solutions Leeds
Kare Plus Franchising Ltd Telford
Company Shop London
Patron Capital London
RoundTable Global London
War Child London
Wellfair2Work Limited London

The Lloyds Bank Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year

Aish Technologies Poole
Dayinsure Cheshire
Joe's Gourmet Foods Limited London
ORIIUM Consulting Wetherby
Pet Brands Birstall
Q5 Partners London
SDS Limited Biddisham
Skinnydip London London
Epicurean Dairy UK Ltd London
UK Healthcare Corporation Ltd Manchester

The Samsung Innovation Award

AKW Droitwich Spa
Concrete Canvas Ltd. Pontypridd
Epos Now Norwich
Gatwick Airport Ltd Crawley
Iconic Digital Marketing
Consultants Ltd London
ADEY Professional Heating
Solutions Cirencester
Paymentsense London
The Grand Appeal Bristol
Xero London
XLN London

The Vonage Nexmo Business Enabler of the Year

Altia Solutions Limited Glasgow
Avalara Europe Brighton
AVN Chesterfield
Volo Commerce London
Close Brothers Retail Finance London
Gatwick Airport Ltd Crawley
Give A Grad A Go London
Mobysoft Manchester
DCSL Software Verney Junction
Radius Payment Solutions Crewe

The Smith and Williamson Scale-Up Business of the Year

ActiveOps Reading
ClearScore London
Captify London
Heck Food Kirklington
Kinesis Ltd St Neots
Opus Energy Oxford
Perkbox London
RateSetter London
RationalFX London
Shopper Media Group London

The Customer Focus Award

Epos Now Norwich
Virgin Wines Norwich
Verdant Leisure Ltd Wooburn Town
UKFast Manchester
Gatwick Airport Ltd Crawley
DPD UK Birmingham
ThirdWay London
Travel Counsellors Manchester
Paymentsense London
Xero London

The Business Award for Sustainability sponsored by The Grichan Partnership

G&P Group Holdings Ltd Leamington Spa
MINICLIPPER LOGISTICS Leighton Buzzard
English Tea Shop London
Neal's Yard Remedies London
Company Shop & Community Shop London
BESPOKE TEXTILES London

The Inflexion Entrepreneur of the Year

Chris Brady, Andy Lawler and Dave
Starkey of Acro Aircraft Seating Crawley
Annabel Karmel of Karmel Foods Ltd London
Mark Thompson of GBUK Group Ltd North Duffield
Steve Carter of Hawk-Eye
Innovations Ltd Winchester
Andy Lothian of Insights
Learning & Developmnet Dundee
Hugh Griffiths of Inzpire Farnborough
Graeme Malcolm of M Squared Glasgow
Chris Morling of money.co.uk Cirencester
Bill Holmes of Radius
Payment Solutions Crewe
Dale Bilson of SDL Chilwell
Amelia Harvey of The Collective London
Clive Sykes of Sykes Cottages Chester

About the National Business Awards
Open to organisations of all sizes from all sectors across the UK, the National Business Awards is the UK's most prestigious independent business recognition platform with its particular emphasis on excellence, innovation and ethical business. Now in its 16th year, the National Business Awards connects the nations' professionals through its annual awards ceremony; year-round thought leadership and round table events; and is UBM plc's flagship awards programme. Visit http://www.nationalbusinessawards.co.ukOpens in a new windowfor further information or follow us on Twitter @businessawards.

About UBM EMEA
The National Business Awards is organised by UBM EMEA. UBM plc is a leading global events-led marketing services and communications company. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online and in print. Our 3,500 staff in more than 20 countries are organised into specialist teams which serve commercial and professional communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. Running over 350 events per year UBM is the second largest exhibitions organiser globally and the biggest commercial organiser in the US, mainland China, India and Malaysia.