Winners of the Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2022 revealed

The winners of the Cambridge Independent SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards 2022 have been revealed at a glittering black tie gala dinner.

A celebration of innovation, entrepreneurship and hard work, the awards recognised companies and individuals across 19 categories.

Held at the five-star Cambridge Country Club in Bourn, the awards began with an introduction by Ricky Allan, chief revenue officer for Cambridge Independent publisher Iliffe Media, who told the hundreds gathered: “Tonight is recognition of your hard work as well as an opportunity to celebrate all that you have achieved. You all should be extremely proud.

“Despite all the local challenges, our county’s best entrepreneurs modelled gracious professionalism, and inspired, motivated and encouraged their teams to power through and succeed regardless. Our awards tonight recognise those incredible individuals.”

Hosted by BBC Radio Cambridgeshire presenter Chris Mann, the awards were generously supported by headline sponsor Barr Ellison, the Cambridge law firm, along with wealth management and employee benefit services company Mattioli Woods, service office space provider Milton Hall, strategic business growth organisation Growth Works, motor retailer Barons Cambridge BMW, IT management and support company ILUX and The Cambridge Building Society.

There was double delight for Cambridge-based Oxwash, which has reinvented dry cleaning and laundry services by collecting from your doorstep, using low impact washing technology and then returning your items via electric cargo bikes. It won the Business of the Year (more than 50 employees) and Business Innovation categories.

Game Swap Shop UK, the Ramsey-based video game swapping platform, also won two golds - in the Best Customer Service and Community Business of the Year categories, while Oomph Ventures, which offers rapid and mobile EV charging, took gold in the Best New Business and Best Enterprising Business sections.

Domainex, the fast-growing drug discovery contract research organisation, earned gold in the High Growth category and silver in Business of the Year (more than 50 employees) category.

The Business of the Year (less than 50 employees) section was scooped by Intelligent Membranes, which also won silver in Best Enterprising Business.

And COEL, the Cambridge-based office and laboratory fit-out specialist, enjoyed gold in the Property Industry Business of the Year sponsored by Barr Ellison, while taking home a silver in the Lockdown Leader category.

There was gold for Great Shelford-based angli-EAR Hearing and Tinnitus Solutions in the Website of the Year category and it took silver for Customer Service.

It was a great night for Harry Ball, of Eaton Socon-based Elite Timber Supplies. He won Business Person of the Year, while the company earned silver in the High Growth category.

And Sue Keogh took home silver in the Business Person of the Year category, while her business, the digital marketing agency Sookio, earned gold in the Service Excellence category.

The overall winner on the night - chosen from all the gold winners - was Energise, the St Neots-based net zero consultancy, which delivers energy and carbon management for corporates, public and third sector organisations, SMEs and individuals. Energise also took home the gold award for Employer of the Year.

All the winners can be found below - and many of them will now go on to compete in the National SME Business Awards final, organised by our event partner, Events & PR.

Look out for our special souvenir coverage from the night in the Cambridge Independent - out from Wednesday, October 19, and all our photos from the evening will soon be available to browse or purchase as prints or JPEGs at https://photos.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/.

Meanwhile, you’ll soon be able to enter the 2023 SME Cambridgeshire Business Awards - just keep an eye out for details on the dedicate website at https://cambridgeshireawards.co.uk/.

Congratulations to all this year’s winners!

THE 2022 WINNERS

Family Business of the Year sponsored by Iliffe Media

• Gold - Cambridge Property Investments
• Silver - All Aboard Boating

Best Customer Service*

• Gold - Game Swap Shop UK
• Silver - angli-EAR Hearing and Tinnitus Solutions

Best New Business* sponsored by Milton Hall

• Gold - Oomph Ventures
• Silver - Beyond A Princess

Best Enterprising Business*

• Gold - Oomph Ventures
• Silver - Intelligent Membranes

Business of the Year less than 50 Employees* sponsored by Barons Cambridge BMW

• Gold - Intelligent Membranes
• Silver - Guardtech Group

Business of the Year more than 50 Employees*

• Gold - Oxwash
• Silver - Domainex

Business Chameleon*

• Gold - Elite Swimming Academy
• Silver - Motive Exhibitions

Business Innovation* sponsored by Growth Works

• Gold - Oxwash
• Silver - The Saucy Printing Co

Business Person of the Year* sponsored by ILUX

• Gold - Harry Ball, Elite Timber Supplies
• Silver - Sue Keogh, Sookio
• Bronze - Liam Rushmer, Fitness Rush

Young Business Person of the Year* sponsored by ILUX

• Gold - Edward Marshall, Motive Exhibitions
• Silver - William Mayes, Layrd Design
• Bronze - Kiefer Driscoll, Football Fun Factory

Community Business of the Year* sponsored by The Cambridge Building Society

• Gold - Game Swap Shop UK
• Silver - Overstream Clean and Garden

Business Woman of the Year*

• Gold - Jade Boswell, Bitesize Bakehouse
• Silver - Steph Ryan, Studio 88
• Bronze - Desi Gray, Skat

Employer of the Year* sponsored by Mattioli Woods

• Gold - Energise
• Silver - Grant Instruments

High Growth Business of the Year* sponsored by Growth Works

• Gold - Domainex
• Silver - Elite Timber Supplies

Lockdown Leader*

• Gold - Liam Rushmer, Fitness Rush
• Silver - COEL

Sustainability Award*

• Gold - WindsorPatania Architects
• Silver - Stem & Glory

Website of the Year*

• Gold - angli-EAR Hearing and Tinnitus Solutions
• Silver - Maltby Marketing

Property Industry Business of the Year sponsored by Barr Ellison

• Gold - COEL
• Silver - This Land

Service Excellence* sponsored by Barr Ellison

• Gold - Sookio
• Silver - Football Fun Factory

Overall winner

• Energise