Media release
27th November 2015 – For immediate release
West London Business Awards 2015 winners announced!
Westfield London scooped the big award – being crowned West London Business of the
Year at the glittering ceremony with around 300 attendees at the Sheraton Skyline Hotel at
Heathrow last night. The awards recognise the outstanding achievements of organisations
and individuals across three themes: economic growth; sustainable and responsible
business; and sector leadership
Judges chose Westfield from all of the category winners for the overall award. They were
unanimous in their choice, giving a variety of reasons including Westfield’s own success,
and the way that this rubs off on a wide range of other businesses in the region. One said
“Westfield works hard for its tenants, of course, but its presence inspires investment in
Shepherds Bush – which has a remarkable amount of activity – and in West London as a
whole”.
Another commented: “It provides a huge amount of employment – much of it for local people
who have found new opportunity and new aspirations. All in all, Westfield is a powerful
catalyst for good in West London!”
Westfield also won the Green Business of the Year award, for their efforts in achieving zero
waste to landfill for them and their tenants. Also winning two categories were energy
consultancy Beond, A2Dominion, Brunel University London and Kolak Snack Foods, who
were crowned Park Royal Business of the Year.
Full list of Winners:
Company
Knowall IT
Brunel University London
HammersmithLondon
Peter Brett Associates
Brunel University London
Carly Nettleford, Ultra Electronics
Westfield London
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A2Dominion Group
Beond
AirSea Packing
Category
Innovation
Best Meeting and Events venue
Marketing Award
Employer of the Year
Training and Development
Apprentice of the Year
Green Business of the year
Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Best Advisor/Consultancy
Logistics Business of the year
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Beond
Parker Cars
Pell Frischmann
Locata
Dorsett Hotel
Kolak Snack Foods
A2Dominion Group
Hub-Box
Alma Consulting Group
Kolak Snack Foods
Westfield London
SME of the Year
Retail Business of the Year
Export/International Business of the year
Technology Business of the year
Hospitality Business of the Year
Food and Drink Business of the year
Property and Construction Business of the year
Creative Industries Business of the year
Financial Services Business of the Year
Park Royal Business of the year
West London Business of the Year
The judges also awarded a number of High Commendations to entries which were very
close to winning in their category, and which they felt deserved a special mention:
Highly Commended
Locata
Innovation
Westfield London
Marketing Award
David Casey (Cargiant)
Apprentice of the Year
Jordan Droy (Natural Hair Salon and Uxbridge College)
Apprentice of the Year
Mikey Barnes, The Arch
Apprentice of the Year
Stephen Johnson Photography
Creative Industries Business of the year
Cargiant
Park Royal Business of the year
These are the only business awards for west London. They aim to celebrate business
excellence, and showcase the innovation and entrepreneurial character within west
London’s remarkable business community.
Ross Sturley, publisher of Business West magazine and Principal of co-organiser Chart
Lane, said: “These awards demonstrate the quality that exists in West London. The
combination of large international companies and nimble, entrepreneurial start-ups makes
for a dynamic and exciting business environment. It’s no wonder this is the UKs second
largest sub-regional economy.”
Andrew Dakers, CEO of West London Business concludes: “West London Business works
to help drive forward the sub-region’s global economic competitiveness. Last night's winners
and shortlisted entries all remind us of the sheer excellence that runs through our economy
and demonstrate why West London is the best place to do business."
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All winners
Dorsett, Shepherds Bush
Kolak Snack Foods, Park Royal Winner, presented by Victoria Hills, CEO of the OPDC
About West London Business
West London Business works to ensure West London stays the best place to do business.
West London is the UK’s second largest economic powerhouse with £50 billion GVA and
70,000+ businesses. We are a business-led organisation with a blue-chip board that
includes corporations such as GSK, SEGRO and PwC, as well as key regional firms such as
Fullers and Brompton Bicycles. We have a membership of many hundreds, 9000+
supporters and 30+ events per annum, including the West London Business Awards.
Our commitment is to raise West London’s global economic competitiveness, whilst pursuing
social and environmental sustainability. We work towards these goals by providing insight,
voice and connections to our members and the wider business community. Through this
programme we inform and influence the work of local, regional and national government
policymakers and promote inward investment.
To find out more, visit www.westlondon.com
PR Contacts:
Ross Sturley, Chart Lane, T: 01293 763285, E: ross@chartlane.co.uk
Simon Wade, West London Business, M: 07802 440246 E: simon@simonwadepr.com