2009 Winners

SUSSEX BUSINESS AWARDS 2009

 

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

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“This prestigious Sussex Business Awards is a testament to the dedication and commitment to excellence demonstrated by the whole team at Theatre Royal Brighton.”
by Julien Boast Theatre Royal Brighton