Slough Chamber Awards 2011 are open for business!

Monday, 29th November 2010

Following the tremendous success of the 2010 Slough Chamber Awards, Slough Chamber of Commerce (part of the Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group) is pleased to announce details of the 2011 event. The Slough Chamber Awards will recognise and celebrate the achievements of businesses in the SL postcode area, from small sole traders to large blue chip organisations.

The nominations for the nine Award categories are now open with a closing date of February 28 2011. The Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony will take place at the Copthorne Hotel, Slough on the evening of March 24 2011.

Gavin Spencer, senior business manager, Slough Chamber of Commerce said: “We are delighted that once again, we have secured the commitment of local sponsors who are unanimously supporting recognition of the entrepreneurial spirit and prosperity in the Slough area, despite the continued economic challenges this year. Slough has a thriving business sector which contributes more than £8 billion to the national economy, and now is the time to reward the organisations that have made the area such a success story.”

“In addition, Hygiene Group and Bucks Laboratories, winners at the Slough Chamber Awards this year were shortlisted at the British Chamber of Commerce Awards. Congratulations to Hygiene Group on winning the UK Award for Excellence for People Development at a ceremony in London last week. This is a great example of how entering the Slough Chamber Awards can lead to national recognition.”

The Slough Chamber Award sponsors and categories are:

Telefónica O2 UK Limited – Business of the year (Headline Sponsor)
Haines Watts Chartered Accountants – Entrepreneur of the Year
HSBC Bank Plc – Achievement in International Business
Kinnarps – Excellence in Customer Service
SEGRO – The Green Award
Owen White Solicitors – Most Promising New Business
Slough Skills Campaign – Award for Excellence in People Development
Research In Motion – Award for Innovation
Slough Trading Estate Enterprise Quarter – Micro Business of the Year

Note to editors: testimonials from 2010 follow.

Winning Micro Business of the year was a shock. It’s fantastic to be recognised for our hard work over the years, it makes it all seem worth it.

The award has also given our clients a sense of pride that they are working with a successful company, it has also added extra weight when pitching for new work as it shows we are not just ‘another design agency’.

Emma Carter, Director, Beyond Creative Thinking
2010 Winner – Micro Business of the Year

We would like to say how much we enjoyed the Slough Chamber of Commerce Awards event. We found the process of completing the application to be of real value in that it required of the Signet team that we reflect on our achievements, relook at where we are and refocus our efforts on the goals that we have set.

The event itself was enjoyed by our team and winning the award for Achievement in International Business for 2010 provided wonderful and independent feedback for the Signet International team who work so hard to provide our international freight forwarding and logistics customers with excellent service. Our sales team has also found the winning of the award to be really helpful in that it gives prospective customers confidence that they would be working with a company whose performance has been acknowledged by its peers.

Anthony Hooey, Chairman
2010 Winner – Achievement in International Business, Signet International

I have been to many awards events over the years and this was definitely on a par with the very best!! It was great to see the Slough Chamber putting on a high quality event and makes you the standard bearer for the rest of the Chamber to follow!

Jane Masih, Partner
Owen White Solicitors, 2010 Sponsor

For details of how to enter the Awards visit www.sloughchamberawards.co.uk or email Slough Chamber awards@sloughchamberawards.co.uk

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Photos from last year’s Chamber Awards are available on request