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The finalists for the Stray Ferret Business Awards 2025 are in - have you been shortlisted?

by Fiona Callow

| 17 Jan, 2025
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The shortlist of finalists at the Stray Ferret Business Awards has been announced - and some of the brightest and best businesses in the Harrogate district have been selected.

Earlier this week, a panel of judges made up from top local companies and organisations met to decide who would be in the mix for an award at the annual event on March 13.

The judges - Niall Gunn, CEO of Prosperis, Fiona Movely, chair of Harrogate International Festivals (HIF), Zara Jackson, founder and CEO of Network Scientific and Andy Makin, MD EnviroVent - took a whole day to consider the dozens of entries, across 10 categories.

The glittering black tie event will take place at The Pavilions in Harrogate, for what promises to be an evening of entertainment, celebration and networking. Tickets are now available to buy here.

Without further ado, here are this year's finalists.

Dynamic Leader - sponsored by Impulse Decisions

  • Matthew Chapman, Harrogate Business Improvement District (BID).
  • Hazel Haas, Knaresborough Christmas Market.
  • Marc Wise, Live For Today.
  • Sarah Glynn, Visiting Angels.
  • Simon Wade, Grantham Arms.

Business Growth - sponsored by Claro Court Business Centre

  • ABK Invest - How Stean Gorge.
  • Live For Today.
  • The Bluebell Arms, Grantham Arms, Tap on the Tutt, Fox & Hounds.

Best Employer - sponsored by Jones Myers

  • Cloud Nine.
  • NEOM Wellbeing.
  • SMR Architects.
  • VIDA Healthcare.
  • Visiting Angels.
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The trophies at the 2024 award ceremony

Best Independent Retailer - sponsored by Hornbeam Park

  • Jespers of Harrogate.
  • Smiths of Harrogate.
  • The Crystal Budda.
  • 17 Miles.

Best Use of Digital - sponsored by Xi Communications

  • Cloud Nine.
  • IDR Law.
  • Live For Today.
  • Nexus Labroratory.
  • Show+Tell.

Employee Appreciation - sponsored by Vida Healthcare

  • Stef Winter, Artizan.
  • Bethany Allen, Harrogate Business Improvement District (BID).
  • Danny Scott, Howard Conrad.
  • Georgia Armitage, Grantham Arms.
  • Nicola Isaac, Visiting Angels.

Inclusivity Award - sponsored by Kempston-Parkes Chartered Surveyors

  • Artizan.
  • Cloud Nine.
  • Craft & Social.
  • Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre.
  • Resurrected Bites.

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All the winners at the Stray Ferret Business Awards 2024.

Rising Star Under 30 - sponsored by Thompsons Chartered Accountants

  • Thomas Lupton, Econ Engineering.
  • Atlanta Wilkinson-Moore, EnviroVent.
  • Aoife Robinson, Next Chapter.
  • Emily Gaunt, Bluebell Arkendale.
  • Dominic Forshaw, Pavilions/YEC.
  • Lauren Wood, Yorkshire Wellbeing Collective.

Business of the Year - sponsored by Reed Bordall

  • City Plumbing.
  • Cloud Nine.
  • Lightwater Quarries and Concrete 4U.
  • Live For Today.
  • Verity Freason.

Sustainable Business

  • Harrogate Community Radio.
  • Horticap.
  • Lightwater Quarries.

You can support and congratulate the finalists in the comments section below.