Winner's of Kent Business Awards

Twelve of the best companies in the county were recognised in 2008

The results were revealed to an audience of over 450 business and civic leaders at a glamorous Oscar-style awards ceremony at Kent Show Ground

Click here to see photographs of the evening

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Judges' Award For Excellence

Winner:

Royal British Legion Industries

Finalists:

Armourcoat

ComputerTel

Hadlow College

Kent Large Company of the Year

Winner:

Hadlow College

Finalists:

Armourcoat

Southern Salads Ltd

Kent Business Person of the Year

Winner:

Robert O'Connor, Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Park

Finalists:

Ray Boakes, Southern Salads

Peter Boreham, National Grid Grain LNG

Guy Lucas, Bactec International

Corporate Social Responsibility Award

Winner:

Shepherd Neame

Finalists:

ADM Computing

Hadlow College

 

Kent Small & Medium Sized Company of the Year

Winner:

Regent Development Ltd

Finalists:

5 Star Computing Systems

SIMS Claims Services

Creative Industries Award

Winner:

Bussroot Ltd

Finalists:

Courtyard Studios

Surin Restaurant

Year One Consulting

Innovation in Business

Winner:

PageSuite

Finalists:

Bedfont Scientific

Oil Drum

Sweeep

Customer Service Award

Winner:

ComputerTel

Finalists:

Active Digital Communications

MoCo Business

The Chapel Hair & Day Spa

Social Care Award

Winner:

Royal British Legion Industries

Finalists:

All Seasons (Kent) Ltd

Safe Hands Community Carers

Best New Business Award

Winner:

Sweeep Ltd

Finalists:

Education Sense Ltd

Kent Trainers Ltd

SIMS Claims Services

 

Technology Award

Winner:

Sota Solutions Ltd

Finalists:

Aurora Kendrick James

Sota Solutions Ltd

Judges Special Certificate for Entrepreneurial Merit

Winner:

Charlie Artingstoll, Timbertags