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Cardiff Business of the Year 2022 – Whisper Cymru
CBA 22 – Winner’s Q & A – Screen Alliance Wales
CBA 22 – Winners Q & A – Delio
CBA 22 – Winner’s Q & A – Heath Windows and Doors
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Shortlist announced for the Cardiff Business Awards
The 2022 Cardiff Business Awards launches this week

Winners

Cardiff Business of the Year 2022
  • Whisper Cymru
Outstanding Contribution to Cardiff
  • Alan Peterson OBE
Third Sector Organisation of the Year
  • Screen Alliance Wales
Young Business Person of the Year
  • Dario Ostad & Lawrence Thompson
Leisure and Hospitality Business of the Year
  • Clayton Hotel Cardiff
Green Business of the Year
  • Keep Wales Tidy
Retail Business of the Year
  • Zara Cardiff
Family Business of the Year
  • Heath Windows and Doors
International Business of the Year
  • Catsci
Start-Up Business of the Year
  • Suppleo Recruitment
Financial and Professional Service Business of the Year
  • Sphere Solutions
Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Jarrad Morris - Fleet-E
Creative and Digital Business of the Year
  • Whisper Cymru
Innovation Business of the Year
  • PureCyber
Employer of the Year
  • Box UK
Technology Business of the Year
  • Delio
SME of the Year
  • Stable
Highly Commended
  • Entrepreneur of the Year - Katherine Jones Artist
  • Young Business of the Year - Green Door Bakery
  • Employer of the Year - Moxie People
  • Innovation Business of the Year - Virtus Tech
  • Technology Business of the Year - Virtus Tech
  • Family Business of the Year - Workbench

Categories

Construction Business of the Year
  • This award recognises those Cardiff-based companies that have made a real impact in the construction and building services sector.
  • The judges are looking for construction businesses that have achieved growth and strong financial performance through innovation, exceptional customer experience and are focused on future business success.
Creative & Digital Business of the Year
  • This award recognises those businesses in Cardiff that are operating in the highly important creative and digital sectors.
  • The judges are looking for creative and digital companies that have achieved growth and strong financial performance through innovation, exceptional customer experience and are focused on future business success.
Employer of the Year
  • This award will recognise those businesses in Cardiff that continuously invest in their employees for sustainable growth and development. They must also pay at least the real Living Wage (£9.90p/h) to all employees aged over 18.
  • The judges are looking for evidence of staff development, employee voice, retention and recruitment; career development and training for employees; commitment to diversity; payment of the real Living Wage and the embedding of a learning culture.
Entrepreneur of the Year
  • This award will recognise those individuals who have shown the desire to succeed with their own ideas and have had the ambition to turn those ideas into a successful business.
  • The judges will be looking for an outstanding individual who can best demonstrate exceptional vision and leadership and personality in the development of their own business.
Family Business of the Year
  • This award will recognise and celebrate the major role that family businesses have made to Cardiff over the years.
  • The judges are looking for family businesses that can demonstrate sustainable growth, a clear vision for continuing long-term success and a contribution to the local economy.
Financial & Professional Service Business of the Year
  • This award is open to any business operating in the financial and professional services sector.
  • The judges are looking for companies that have achieved growth and strong financial performance through innovation, exceptional customer experience and are focused on future business success.
Green Business of the Year
  • This award recognises those businesses for whom sustainability is at the core of their activities or whose products, processes or practices have resulted in significant environmental improvement.
  • The judges are looking for businesses that have developed an environmental product, process or service or have built sustainability into the strategic operations of the business, either of which has resulted directly in increased profitability.
Innovation Business of the Year
  • Recognising those businesses that have achieved growth through innovation driven entrepreneurship.
  • For this category, innovation is broadly defined and could include technology, product or process innovation.
International Business of the Year
  • This award is open to any Cardiff business that is trading overseas.
  • The judges are looking for evidence of a detailed internationalisation strategy, growth in overseas markets and a commitment to improving export performance.
Leisure & Hospitality Business of the Year
  • This award is open to any business based in the Leisure and hospitality sector in Cardiff.
  • The judges will be looking for businesses that demonstrate exceptional commitment to provide an outstanding experience for visitors, tourists and business travellers.
Manufacturing Business of the Year
  • This award is open to any Cardiff based company in the manufacturing and engineering sector.
  • The judges are looking for businesses that are using cutting edge manufacturing techniques to create new high-quality products.
Retail Business of the Year
  • This award is open to any retail business either online or physical retail
  • The judges will be looking for businesses that demonstrate retail excellence. Businesses will have achieved growth and strong financial performance through innovation, exceptional customer experience and are focused on future business success.
SME of the Year
  • This award is open to all organisations with less than 250 staff and a turnover less than €50million
  • The judges are looking for those SMEs demonstrating significant growth or expansion, innovation in products, services or processes, exceptional customer engagement, effective leadership and management and strong financial results.
Start Up Business of the Year
  • The start-up award aims to celebrate and support Cardiff’s newest businesses. Entrants to this award must be independent and have been trading for up-to a maximum period of three years on 9 September 2022.
  • The judges will be looking for real passion, a strong plan, an innovative product or service and exceptional forecasts for further growth.
Third Sector Business of the Year
  • Calling all charities, not-for-profit organisations, campaigners and volunteer groups - here is your chance to showcase your work and achievements.
  • The judges want to hear from large and small charities, hospices, third sector organisations and non-profits that are helping those in need, bringing about real social change or raising awareness and campaigning on key issues.
Technology Business of the Year
  • The Technology award recognises the success of companies that have created and developed innovative products or processes that have improved the performance of the organisation or led to significant job creation.
  • The judges will be looking for a technology-based firm with a clear commitment to research and development, innovation and future growth potential. Applicants need to describe the technology and how it has benefited the company and/or customers.
Young Business Person of the Year
  • This award is made to individuals under the age of 30 on 9 September 2022 who are involved in business. These include young entrepreneurs that are building their own venture or those employees who have had an outstanding impact in contributing to the successes of a larger organisation.
  • The judges are looking for individuals who demonstrate ambition, energy, skill and vision, as well as tangible business success. Applicants should have raised the profile of their organisation, developed and implemented plans that have achieved growth, and who have exceeded customer expectations.

Shortlist

Creative and Digital Business of the Year
  • bedigital UK
  • designdough
  • Good Gate Media
  • Gorilla TV
  • Whisper Cymru
Employer of the Year
  • Box UK
  • Gorilla TV
  • Heath Windows and Doors
  • Moxie People
  • Sphere Solutions
  • Yolk Recruitment
Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Jarrad Morris, Fleet-E
  • Phil Davies, Flyform
  • Katherine Jones, Katherine Jones Artist
  • Vicky Morissette, Word Has It
Family Business of the Year
  • Apollo Distribution Solutions
  • Heath Windows and Doors
  • Tradeprices Bathrooms
  • Workbench
Financial & Professional Service Business of the Year
  • Currie & Brown
  • Hoop Recruitment
  • Moxie People
  • Robert Ingram Wealth Management
  • Sphere Solutions
Green Business of the Year
  • Creative Spaces Design
  • Fleet-E
  • Keep Wales Tidy
  • Think Air
Innovation Business of the Year
  • PureCyber
  • Think Air
  • Virtus Tech
  • Wagonex
International Business of the Year
  • Catsci
  • Delio
  • PureCyber
Leisure & Hospitality Business of the Year
  • Cardiff Distillery
  • Clayton Hotel Cardiff
  • The Healthy Hangout Group
  • voco St David's, Cardiff
Retail Business of the Year
  • Green Door Bakery
  • Laings the Jewellers
  • The Bagel Place
  • Tradeprices Bathrooms
  • Zara, ITX
SME of the Year
  • Box UK
  • Flyform
  • Hoop Recruitment
  • Stable
  • Workbench
Start-Up Business of the Year
  • Butternut Web
  • Conexus
  • Lumen SEO
  • Suppleo Recruitment
  • SW7 Academy
Technology Business of the Year
  • Catsci
  • Delio
  • Virtus Tech
Third Sector Organisation of the Year
  • Keep Wales Tidy
  • Screen Alliance Wales
Young Business Person of the Year
  • Rhian Jones, Green Door Bakery
  • Daisy Purkis, Marketing Purks
  • Dario Ostad & Lawrence Thompson, Suppleo Recruitment

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