Business leaders from across the district will be celebrated at the 2022 South Holland Business Awards this weekend.
Organised by the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce, the event raises awareness of local business success.
The shortlisted finalists are:
Business of the Year (sponsored by Woodhouse Farm Hotel & Spa) – Ace Tones Limited, AJS Control & Automation Limited, Harringtons and Melon & Co Ltd
Business Innovation of the Year (sponsored by Duncan & Toplis) – AJS Asset Care Limited, Eye Guide MC and Naylor Farms
Business Person of the Year (sponsored by South Holland District Council) – Justin Szymborski, Melon & Co Ltd, Ken Maggs, Moore Thompson, Louise Motala, Bridge Farm Group and Paul Tomlinson, Davis Worldwide Ltd
Excellence in Customer Care (sponsored by Calthrops Solicitors LLP) – Molsom & Associates Ltd, Woodlands Hotel and Spalding Water Taxi Company
Food, Drink and Farming (sponsored by Lincolnshire Field Products) – Harringtons, Naylor Farms and Vine House Farm Ltd
Small Business of the Year (sponsored by Charmed Interiors) – Harringtons and Integrity Plus Ltd
Supporting the Community (sponsored by Welland Power) – Nacro Education Spalding, Little Miracles South Holland, PSP IT Design & Development, Riverside Training (Spalding) Ltd, Royals Gym, Tonic Health and Worldwide Fruit Ltd.
Young Achiever of the Year (sponsored by National Centre for Food Manufacturing) – Abbey Tyrell, National Centre for Food Manufacturing, Lisa Wright, National Centre for Food Manufacturing, Matthew Day, Maples Solicitors LLP and Milly Mason, Worldwide Fruit Ltd.
Simon Beardsley, chief executive at Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “We haven’t run these awards since 2019, so it feels so good to be back again celebrating all that is great in South Holland.
“The calibre of entries this year have shown just how resilient, innovative, and adaptable businesses are in this area and we’d like to thank each business who took the time to apply and also all of our sponsors who have supported the award so far this year and previous years.
“On top of our category and headline sponsors, we also have Americold sponsoring the drinks reception, AJS Control & Automation Limited are our table wine sponsor and Upp are our programme sponsor, so a huge thank you to you all.
Lee Juniper, chief executive officer, FreshLinc, said: “As a locally based company we are delighted to be supporting the South Holland Business Awards this year.
“They are an important event in the business calendar, to celebrate the achievements and hard work of local businesses and their employees and we’d like to wish all the finalists the best of luck on the night.”
