Winners of the Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2020-21 revealed
The winners of the Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2020-21 have been revealed.
A live virtual ceremony was held on Thursday (April 29), attended by representatives from business and organisations across the county, who enjoyed the chance to network in breakout rooms before and after the awards.
Winners in 21 categories were announced, along with the Cambridge Independent Overall Gold Winner.
This went to Evolution Packaging Products - a St Ives-based company that provides eco-friendly packaging under the trading name naturepac.
All of its products - which include cups, boxes and trays, plates and bowls, cutlery and bags - are made using biodegradable, compostable or recycled materials.
Among the big winners on the night were PervasID and East Anglian Air Ambulance, which earned two awards each.
Faye Holland was named Business Person of the Year while her business, cofinitive, picked up a silver in the Best Enterprising Business category, and the Impact Women’s Network, which Faye co-founded with Shima Barakat, was named Networkoing Group of the Year.
Meanwhile, Louise Palmer-Masterton, founder of plant-based restaurant business Stem & Glory, was named Business Woman of the Year.
One of the most striking stories of the night came in the Young Business Person of the Year category, where Ankit Chadha, co-founder of In2Med, emerged victorious just days before he takes his final medical exam at Cambridge.
In the two Business of the Year categories, office and laboratory fit-out specialist COEL and pioneering healthcare company Priority Digital Health emerged victorious.
A full list of all the winners is below. Many of them will now go on to compete in the equivalent categories for the National SME Business Awards, run by our partners Events&PR.
These are usually held every year at Wembley, and feature winners from counties across the country.
To express your interest in the next SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards, contact paul.brackley@iliffemedia.co.uk and matt.drummond@iliffemedia.co.uk.
With thanks to our sponsors
WINNERS OF THE 2020-21 CAMBRIGDE INDEPENDENT SME CAMBRIDGESHIRE BUSINESS AWARDS
Apprentice of the Year sponsored by Form the Future/Greater Cambridge Partnerships
- Gold winner: Conor Macklin - Espi Ltd
Best Customer Service
- Silver winner: Custom Converse
- Gold winner: Studio 88
Best Enterprising Business sponsored by Regus
- Silver winner: cofinitive
- Gold winner: PervasID
Best New Business sponsored by Milton Hall
- Silver winner: PetMedix
- Gold winner: ROOTS Medtech CIC
Business Hero
- Silver winner: Matthew Maltby - Cambridge Property Investments
- Gold winner: Stephen Higgins - Elton Village Store
Business Innovation sponsored by Mantle
- Silver winner: Biorbyt
- Gold winner: Evolution Packaging Products
Business of the Year Less than 50 Employees sponsored by pem
- Silver winner: Darke Engineering
- Gold winner: Priority Digital Health
Business of the Year More than 50 Employees sponsored by Ashtons HR Consulting
- Gold winner: COEL
Business Person of the Year sponsored by Gibbs Denley Financial & Investment Advisers
- Silver winner: Sue Keogh – Sookio
- Gold winner: Faye Holland - cofinitive
Business Woman of the Year sponsored by HCR
- Silver winner: Jade Holly Smith - The Saddle Bank
- Gold winner: Louise Palmer-Masterton - Stem & Glory
Community Business of the Year
- Silver winner: Taj Tandoori
- Gold winner: Cambridge 105 Radio
Employer of the Year sponsored by Mattioli Woods plc
- Silver winner: Z-Tech Control Systems
- Gold winner: East Anglian Air Ambulance
Entrepreneur of the Year
- Silver winner: Louise Palmer-Masterton - Stem & Glory
- Gold winner: Luke Ingle - Studio 88
High Growth Business of the Year sponsored by Entrepreneurship Centre at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School
- Gold winner: PervasID
Networking Group of the Year sponsored by IWM Duxford
- Gold winner: Impact Women’s Network
Not for Profit Business of the Year
- Silver winner: Cambridge Science Centre
- Gold winner: East Anglian Air Ambulance
Positive Impact Award sponsored by King’s Ely
- Silver winner: R&S Village Stores
- Gold winner: Fit Again Sports Therapy
Service Excellence
- Silver winner: Espi
- Gold winner: FutureYou Cambridge
The Green Award sponsored by South Cambridgeshire District Council
- Silver winner: Oxwash
- Gold winner: Aponic
Website of the Year
- Silver winner: onespacemedia.com
- Gold winner: newmarquemotorhomes.co.uk
Young Business Person of the Year sponsored by Kleinwort Hambros
- Silver winner: Floyd Pierres - Charco Neurotech
- Gold winner: Ankit Chadha - In2Med
Cambridge Independent Overall Gold winner: Evolution Packaging Products
Congratulations to all our winners.
Look out for further coverage in the Cambridge Independent, out from Wednesday, May 5, and in the next edition of IQ business magazine, out in May.
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