The 2025 Business Awards for East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire

Each year, the Business Awards showcase and celebrate business excellence across the neighbouring areas of East Staffordshire and South Derbyshire, honour companies and individuals who are driving success, championing innovation, and making a real difference in our region. Whether you’re a thriving start-up or a well-established employer.

This years finalists are:

Leisure, Hospitality & Retail Award

Merlin Archery
Progressive Sports, Derbyshire
The Dragon, Willington
Chef Lucas Catering Services

Small Business of the Year

Bloods and Beyond
Fight Station Kickboxing
Pro-Tech MOT & Automotive Academy
Bambinos and Beyond

Medium Business of the Year

CTS Wholesale
Spotless Cleaning
Swarkestone Nursery & Garden Centre

Manufacturer of the Year

Wright Rubber
Acres Engineering
Appleby Woodturnings

Best Use of Innovation or Technology

Devtank
Bloods and Beyond
The Calmness Crew

Best Customer Service Performance

Firebird Firewalks
Aangan
Mayfield Snuggery
Sexual Abuse Rape Advice Centre

Most Promising New Start Up Business

Hardwick Studio Architects
Mint Cocktail Company
HLÆFDIGE
Progress Planner

Young Employee / Apprentice of the Year

Kaitlyn Watson – Bloods & Beyond
Connie Austin – Ego Technology
Jack Pinegar – Hi-Tech Fabrication
Douglas Hughes – The HEX Group

Rising Star Award

Pip Waite – Fight Station Kickboxing
Marcus Holder – Devtank
Nathan Kinson – Toons Furnishers

Employer of the Year

The HEX Group
TwoTwenty
EGO Technology

Business Awards 2025

 For more information: https://www.business-awards.co.uk/

23 October 2025