Valldata Group, the Melksham-based outsourcing partner for the charity sector, will find out this evening whether it is one of the winners in this year’s prestigious West of England Business of the Year Awards.
The firm is among the four finalists in the category for businesses turning over less than £25m or employing fewer than 100 employees.
Since their launch by accountants PwC 24 years ago the coveted awards, which this year are staged in association with Bath Business News, have gained a reputation built firmly on the thoroughness of the judging panel, which is made up of respected business figures from across the region.
Valldata is competing against Cut4Cloth, the Cornish-based maker of Frugi organic kids’ clothes, printed circuit boards maker Graphic, and piping systems manufacturer Pipex – both based in Devon.
The six finalists in the larger business category, for companies turning over more than £25m or with 100-plus employees, are construction firm Beard, oak furniture retailer JB Global, and magazine and book wholesaler Smiths News – all from Swindon – along with Bristol subsea cabling firm Offshore Marine Management, Cornish brewer St Austell Brewery Company and Swallowfield, the Somerset-based cosmetic, personal care and household goods manufacturer.
The winners will be announced at a gala dinner tomorrow at the Bristol Marriott City Centre Hotel, which will be hosted by ITV West & Westcountry presenter Ian Axton.
This year the awards are supporting the NSPCC and will raise money for the charity’s planned state-of-the-art service centres in Bristol, Plymouth and Swindon which will offer pioneering programmes at the cutting edge of child protection.
Bath Business News is supporting the Business of the Year Awards alongside its sister websites Bristol Business News and Swindon Business News. Other supporters are Beacon South West, ITV West & Westcountry and the Western Daily Press.
A special edition of the Bath Business News e-bulletin will be emailed to subscribers tomorrow morning with full details of the winners. To subscribe to go www.bath-business.net
