This year saw a record number of applicants, with more than 500 businesses from across the country nominated. Finalists include JustPark, LEON, Tide and Huel, with previous award-winners including Revolut, Go Ape, Innocent Drinks, Betfair and Fever-Tree. We were also pleased to see Mo Bros shortlisted for export champion of the year.
The annual Amazon Growing Business Awards, created by Real Business and backed by the CBI, recognises the achievements of growing UK businesses - large or small, urban or rural. Many of the finalists in recent years have grown to become some of the UK’s most recognisable and successful brands.
This year sees an exciting line-up and the awards on 28th November will once again shine the spotlight on the innovative British businesses driving growth for the UK economy.
The final shortlisted businesses and entrepreneurs for each category are below:
Young Company of the Year
- Air Marketing Group, Exeter
- Bevy, London
- Borrow A Boat, London
- Flash Pack, London
- Home Made, London
- Mindful Chef, London
- Pembroke Tutors, London
- Rayner Rowen Construction, Wigan
Micro Business of the Year
- Boss Brewing Company, Swansea
- Castle Hill Fire Protection, Huntingdon
- Issoria, London
- Mantons Cards, Isle of Man
- Proviz, Hampshire
- The Willoughby Book Club, Leicester
- WriteUpp, Chester
The Growing Business of the Year: Smaller Company (Turnover up to £10m)
- Broadsword Event House, Beckenham
- CafePod Coffee Co., London
- Davison Canners, Armagh
- Fourex, London
- TrustedHousesitters, Brighton
- Imaginera, Oxford
- LovetheSales.com, London
- Marshfield Bakery, Dyrham
The Amazon Business Growing Business of the Year: Mid-sized Company (Turnover £25m-£50m)
- Captify, London
- Checkout.com, London
- Giacom, Hull
- John Good Shipping, Hull
- Pharmacy2U, London
- Sykes Holiday Cottages, Chester
- Smith Brothers (Contracting), Huddersfield
- Verdant Leisure, Lancaster
The Santander Growing Business of the Year: Smaller Company (Turnover £10m-£25m)
- Brewhouse & Kitchen, London
- Golden Leaves, Malvern, Worcestershire
- Housekeep, London
- Key Travel, London
- Love Energy Savings, Bolton
- Q5, London
- Schoolblazer, Oundle
- The Underfloor Heating Store, Basildon
The Santander Growing Business of the Year: Larger Company (Turnover £50m+)
- adm Group, London
- AFI Topco, Wolston Warwickshire
- Apex Hotels, Edinburgh
- Ceuta Group, Bournemouth
- HL Plastics, Denby
- Travel Counsellors, Manchester
- Utilita Energy, Harrogate
Creative Industries Business of the Year
- ARTIQ, London
- Buffalo 7, Manchester
- MCCGLC, London
- Reel Film Media, Harrogate
- West Design Products, Wimborne
Family-Owned Business of the Year
- Biscuiteers Baking Company, London
- Bonacia, Peterborough
- Find Me A Gift, Southam,
- Food Attraction, Leicester
- H2O Hygiene, Walsall
- Red Box International, Southampton
- The Willoughby Book Club, Leicester
- Xupes, Bishop's Stortford
Rural Business of the Year
- Belvoir Fruit Farms, Isleworth
- Bluefruit Software, Redruth
- Farmer Copleys, Pontefract
- LJ Fairburn & Son, Newbury
- Mash Direct, Comber
The Amazon Marketplace Export Champion of the Year
- Be-Baby, Wilmslow
- CPR Global Tech, Swansea
- Huel, Aylesbury
- Mo Bro's, Leicester
- Net Worlds Sports, Wrexham
- Ramsden International, Grimsby
- The Group Company, York
The Amazon Web Services Digital Business of the Year
- Compare and Recycle, Maidstone
- Cybertill, Knowsley
- Funding Options, London
- Lantum, London
- Liftshare.com, Norwich
- SingleMuslim.com, Wakefield
- Tide, London
- Timico, Reading
The ECI Partners B2B Business of the Year
- BigChange, Leeds
- CDL, Manchester
- CR Worldwide, Stratford-Upon-Avon
- ENSEK, Nottingham
- eviivo, London
- Gray Dawes Group, Leamington Spa
- Tessian, London
- Virtual College, Ilkley
The ECI Partners Consumer Business of the Year
- CommuterClub, London
- Flight Club Darts, London
- Kiddylicious, Amersham
- LEON, London
- OTTY Sleep, Leeds
- Paleo Ridge Raw, Waterlooville
- Pharmacy2U, London
- TrueStart Coffee, Bristol
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
- Antony Woodcock, GIG, London
- Charlie Taylor, Debut, London
- Declan Colleran, DC Ground and Tree Care, Warrington
- Joseph Valente, ImpraGas, Colchester
- Michael Szlas, OTTY Sleep, Leeds
- Natalie Meyer, Tokyoesque, London
- Tushar Agarwal, Hubble, London
Entrepreneur of the Year
- Andrew Preston, GRI, Knutsford
- Christopher Fagan, Access Install, Liverpool
- Craig Bunting, BEAR, Derby
- Darren Fell, Crunch, Brighton
- David Spencer-Percival, No1 Rosemary Water, London
- Dr Graeme Malcolm, M Squared, London
- Rachel Jones, SnapDragon Monitoring, Edinburgh
- Richard Potter, Peak, Manchester
Innovator of the Year
- Agilitas IT Solutions, Hook
- Alcove, London
- JustPark, London
- Matrix Booking, London
- Ubiqutek, Kineton
- Vizolution, London
- ZapGo, Oxford
The Bridges Positive Impact Award
- ACM Environmental, Waltham Abbey
- Bambino Mio, Northampton
- Desolenator, London
- Hey Girls, Dunbar
- The First Mile, London
- Toast Ale, London
- TT Education, Colchester
- Wefarm, London
