Winner: Webbs Garden Centres
Webbs Garden Centres play a leading part in the UK horticultural industry. They currently operate three garden centres in the West Midlands and an online garden retail site. Webbs offers the service, products and expertise customers need to make their gardens and homes a growing pleasure. The independent and family owned business is traceable to the middle of the nineteenth century. Webbs is marketed as a tourism destination, with more than one million visitors coming to Webbs, Wychbold each year. www.webbsdirect.co.uk

Winner: I A Technology
I A Technology are a special technologies company based in Hereford. They operate across a wide range of sectors including; aerospace, defence, oil/gas exploration and other civilian markets. Their technical skill set contains a variety of technologies, such as digital and analogue systems, radio frequency, GSM and GPS.Many of the products they supply are bespoke allowing the company to offer a flexible service to every customer, depending on what their needs are. www.iatechnology.co.uk

Finalists
Borwell: www.borwell.com
GRC: www.grcltd.net

Winner: JMDA (John Martin Design Associates Ltd)
JMDA are a highly interactive creative product design consultancy based in Worcestershire. They offer a complete service from concept to manufacture. In addition to consultancy, they also develop their own intellectual property and offer this to clients. Their product markets are primarily consumer goods such as domestic appliances, health, beauty, medical products, and fire and security equipment. JMDA is the leading UK design company in the area of child car safety seats and one of the top two design companies in Europe. As well as across the UK, they have customers in the USA, Brazil, Canada, Europe and the Far East. www.jmda.co.uk

Finalists
Malvern Instruments: www.malvern.com
PLS: www.packaginglogistics.com

Winner: Concern Universal
Concern Universal is an international development agency based in Hereford with ten field offices. It’s the largest organisation of its kind in the region. With their work in 12 countries including Africa, Asia and Latin America, they support practical initiatives that improve the daily lives of 1.5million people in the world’s poorest communities. www.concernuniversal.org

Finalists
Sight Concern Worcestershire: www.sightconcern.co.uk
Megan Baker House: www.meganbakerhouse.org.uk

Winner: Peter Prosser Hairdressing
Peter Prosser Hairdressing comprises of three inner-city salons in Hereford. The business was launched in 1998 by Peter and Tracey Prosser with a small first floor salon. A large part of their business is training, both to initiate careers in hairdressing, but also to provide on-going education that ensures high standards are consistently maintained. With 12 apprentices currently employed by the salon, Peter Prosser Hairdressing is dedicated to offering young people the opportunity to build a successful career locally.

Highly Commended
Radshape Sheet Metal Limited www.radshape.co.uk

Finalists
Worcestershire Primary Care Trust: www.worcspct.nhs.uk

Winner: Peter Prosser Hairdressing
Peter Prosser Hairdressing comprises of three inner-city salons in Hereford. The business was launched in 1998 by Peter and Tracey Prosser with a small first floor salon. A large part of their business is training, both to initiate careers in hairdressing, but also to provide on-going education that ensures high standards are consistently maintained. With 12 apprentices currently employed by the salon, Peter Prosser Hairdressing is dedicated to offering young people the opportunity to build a successful career locally. www.peterprosserhairdressing.co.uk

Finalists
Worcestershire Acute Trust: www.worcsacute.nhs.uk
Oakland International: www.oakland-international.com

Winner: Magic Whiteboard Limited
Worcester based Magic Whiteboard Limited is a growing business that specialises in developing and marketing innovative stationery. Their main product is Magic Whiteboard, a groundbreaking portable whiteboard that allows individuals the ability to create a whiteboard from a roll – anywhere, in seconds. Furthermore they have recently added three new products to their range. They have over 6000 customers from a wide variety of industry sectors, from schools and hospitals through hotels and conference organisers to training and consulting firms. www.magicwhiteboard.co.uk

Finalists
Tipi Adventure: www.tipiadventure.co.uk
V8Media: www.v8media.co.uk

Winner: Philip Morris & Son
Philip Morris & Son is one of Hereford’s longest established and now largest independent retailer. The business operates from two thriving stores and through an e-commerce platform, which enables them to expand their customer base throughout the UK and abroad. The diverse product range covers home, garden and country, with various products from wood screws to tweed coats to shotguns. They are strongly focused on providing quality brands and products. www.philipmorris.uk.com

Highly Commended
JSC Rotational: www.jscrotational.co.uk
drpgroup: www.drpgroup.com

Finalists
Txt Local: www.txtlocal.co.uk
PLS: www.packaginglogistics.com

Winner: Dyno Plumbing
Dyno Plumbing is a drainage and plumbing company servicing the general domestic public. Their service includes repairing leaks and drips and replacing/repairing taps, bathrooms and showers. Since they establishment in Bromsgrove in July 2009 their domestic jobs per week have been doubled due to local marketing and a fantastic service delivered by the engineers.www.dyno.com

Finalists
Amey Herefordshire: www.amey.co.uk
Cherington HR: www.cheringtonhr.com
Hayward Wright: www.haywardwright.co.uk

Winner: Oakland International Ltd
Oakland International is a multi-temperature supply chain provider specialising predominantly in wholesale and retail distribution. 80% of their business is chilled food. They are a family owned business started in November 1998. Their head office is in Redditch but they have a number of depots including one in Ireland. Oaklands core strength is providing small and medium sized producers with a high quality and cost effective distribution route to their customers by holding stock and managing order receipt, picking, packing and distribution, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Their clients range from small family businesses to large multi-national corporations. www.oakland-international.com

Highly Commended
Overton Recycling: www.overtonrecycling.com

Winner: Kingspan Insulation Limited
Kingspan Insulation Limited based in Leominster, manufacture and distribute high and premium performance insulation products for the construction industry. They offer free design, technical support and advisory services, and provide training for their customers. Their customers cover the whole of the construction industry in the UK and overseas. Their products are used in a vast range of buildings from residential, industrial, commercial, educational, recreational and retail, for both new buildings and refurbishment projects. www.insulation.kingspan.com/uk

Highly Commended
Caplor: www.caplorfarm.co.uk

Winner: Webbs Garden Centres
Webbs Garden Centres play a leading part in the UK horticultural industry. They currently operate three garden centres in the West Midlands and an online garden retail site. Webbs offers the service, products and expertise customers need to make their gardens and homes a growing pleasure. The independent and family owned business is traceable to the middle of the nineteenth century. Webbs is marketed as a tourism destination, with more than one million visitors coming to Webbs, Wychbold each year. www.webbsdirect.co.uk

Highly Commended
Malvern Instruments: www.malvern.com
West Midland Safari Park: www.wmsp.co.uk

Central Group
Central Group’s core business is Central Roofing & Building Services Ltd, a leading and premier roofing company. Other businesses making up the group include Erect A Scaffold, Glosford Storage, Central Aviation and a Sheeting and Cladding business.

Phil Perry, Chairman of Central Group
Phil Perry is Managing Director of Central Group. The groups core business is Central Roofing & Building Services Ltd, a leading and premier roofing company. Other businesses making up the group include Erect A Scaffold, Glosford Storage, Central Aviation and a Sheeting and Cladding business.

Central Group
Central Group’s core business is Central Roofing & Building Services Ltd, a leading and premier roofing company. Other businesses making up the group include Erect A Scaffold, Glosford Storage, Central Aviation and a Sheeting and Cladding business.

Southco Europe Ltd
Southco develop distinctive human touch point solutions which create ‘wow factor’ impressions, whilst ensuring optimum performance requirements such as safety, security, positioning control or remote access possibilities.

Dytecna
Dytecna Ltd is privately owned business operating locally from its Malvern and Hereford facilities providing bespoke engineering solutions for a wide range of mainly Defence applications. Dytecna Ltd offers a wide range of engineering solutions including vehicle integration, mobile shelter, communications, monitoring systems, power distribution and extensive manufacturing facilities.

Pulsar Process Measurement Ltd
Pulsar’s main product line is a range of highly sophisticated non-contacting ultrasonic devices used for the measurement and control of level and flow. Stated simply, the equipment measures the time taken for an ultrasonic pulse to travel between a transducer and target, and then reflect from that target and return. Research and development is particularly important to Pulsar, all ultrasonic products being developed in house by a dedicated team.

Poston Mill Park
Poston Mill Park is a holiday park with 115 privately owned holiday homes, 45 touring/camping pitches, a restaurant, a farm shop and two luxury holiday cottages.

West Midland Safari Park
West Midland Safari Park covers 200 acres and is home to more than 1,700 animals. There is a four-mile safari drive as well as a Discovery Trail which showcases a Sea Lion Theatre, Creepy Crawlies Exhibition, Twilight cave, Seal Island and Hippo Lake.

ROAR Forensics Ltd
ROAR Forensics offers a comprehensive forensic, toxicology service to HM coroners, police and solicitors nationwide.

Tom Leavesley, Williams Recruitment Ltd
Tom Leavesley is the Managing Director of Williams Recruitment Limited. An independent recruitment consultancy who principally work with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) to recruit director level individuals.

St Richard’s Hospice
St Richards Hospice provides free of charge specialist palliative care to patients who are suffering from life threatening illnesses and offer much needed support to their families.

Southco Europe Ltd
Southco develop distinctive human touch point solutions which create ‘wow factor’ impressions, whilst ensuring optimum performance requirements such as safety, security, positioning control or remote access possibilities.

Universal Beverages
Universal Beverages is Europe’s largest independent fruit mill. They have the facilities to provide full manufacturing solution from milling fruit to liquid production and packaging to the drinks industry.

Kingspan Insulation Ltd, Pembridge

Be Eco UK Ltd

Postcode Anywhere

MilSys (UK) Ltd

Peter Prosser Hairdressing Ltd

Postcode Anywhere, Worcester

Architype Ltd

Borrowers Toy Library

www.borrowerstoylibrary.co.uk

H Weston & Sons

Clare Carpenter Recruitment

MilSys (UK) Ltd

John Fulford, Dytecna

Clikingo

Meg Fallon, Lynhales Nursing Home

Kelly Salter, Nexus Creative Ltd

7Y Services

Oakland International

Dytecna

MilSys (UK) Ltd

Bioganix

Brandon Weston

Holland Funeral Service

Hawkins Priday

Sandra Greenhow

Hotelshop UK Ltd.

Bluespier International Ltd.

Michael Whitefoot of Whitefoot Forward

JSC Rotational Ltd.

University of Worcester

MilSys (UK) Ltd.

Exel

Spearhead Machinery

Beck the Flower

Express Cleaning Supplies

Midlands Technical Translations

Moyles Motivational Marketing

Fizz Bang Marketing

Upton Primary School

FL Patents

ETL Systems

BizzEnergy

Whitefoot Forward

Haygrove Tunnels

Rabjohns

Pearl Lake Leisure

Thomas Vale Construction

Toastabags

Borrowers Toy Library

Malvern Instruments

Arctic Circle

Herefordshire Group Training Association

Rigidal Industries

Concer Universal

Premier Timber and Builders