2009 Winners

SUSSEX BUSINESS AWARDS 2009/10

 

Sussex Company of the Year
Sponsor: Deloitte

Winner: Drusillas Zoo Park

Runner ups:

  • FDM Group plc
  • Fittleworth Medical Ltd

 

The Small Business of the Year
Sponsor: Royal Mail

Winner: Electric Hairdressing

Runner ups:

  • Access – by Design
  • Allwoods

 

The Sussex Businessperson of the Year
Sponsor: Heart

Winner: Rod Flavell, FDM Group plc

Runner ups:

  • Penina Shepherd, Acumen Business Law
  • Mark Woolley, Electric Hairdressing
  • Susan Fleet, Lea Graham Associates
  • Holly Heggadon, Sparks Yard General Store Ltd

 

The Entrepreneur of the Year
Sponsor: Redseven

Winner: Paul Craig, Absolute Brighton

Runner ups:

  • Mark Woolley, Electric Hairdressing

 
The International Business of the Year
Sponsor: The Grand Hotel

Winner: FDM Group plc

Runner ups:

  • Camillin Denny Architects Limited
  • Hughes Pumps Ltd

 

The Award for Leisure & Tourism
Sponsor: Midnight Communications

Winner: Theatre Royal Brighton

Runner ups:

  • Drusillas Zoo Park
  • Southern Water

 

The Best New Business of the Year
Sponsor: The Argus

Winner: Sussex Uniforms

Runner ups:

  • Crunch.co.uk
  • Brighton Body Casting

 

The Creative Industries Award
Sponsor: 021 creative

Winner: Brighton Body Casting

Runner ups:

  • Shoal Creative Ltd
  • Southern Water

 

The Business in the Community Award
Sponsor: Sussex Life

Winner: Family Investments

Runner ups:

  • Passington
  • Southern Water

 
The Healthiest Workplace Award
Sponsor: NHS West Sussex

Winner: Propellernet

Runner ups:

  • Domestic & General Services Ltd 
  • Sussex County Sports Partnership

 

The Training Award
Sponsor: Kelta HR

Winner: Southern Water

Runner ups:

  • Cathedral Works Organisation (Chichester) Ltd
  • Mid Sussex District Council

 

The Award for the Best Employer in Sussex
Sponsor: asb law

Winner: FDM Group plc

Runner ups:

  • ADA Technology Services
  • Propellernet

 

The Award for the Best Customer Service in Sussex
Sponsor: Domestic & General

Winner: Drusillas Zoo Park

Runner ups:

  • Acumen Business Law
  • Posture People

 

The Award for the Most Sustainable Business
Sponsor: Veolia Environmental Services

Winner: Pureprint Group

Runner ups:

  • Brighton & Hove City Council
  • Morgan Ashurst plc

 

The Award for Innovation in Business
Sponsor: University of Brighton

Winner: Propellernet

Runner ups:

  • Acumen Business Law
  • Nido Marketing

Quote

“As an international company that was started in Sussex almost 20 years ago, we are thrilled to have our achievements recognised and be crowned as the most outstanding business in the county. Receiving the Sussex Company of the Year award is a massive boost to our staff and will elevate our profile even higher in the Sussex Business community and beyond.”
by FDM Group - winners of Sussex Company of the Yea