AWARDS CATEGORIES

This award celebrates the independent retailers that make the Mercury area special and will be judged on financial performance, product and store innovation, as well as excellent customer service.

Has your business been a roaring success in its infancy? Has it exceeded all your expectations, or is it exactly on the right track, looking strong and with excellent prospects for the future?

You may be a one-man band looking to expand, or you may have started on a larger scale and already proved your ideas work. This award is open to companies in business for up to three years from the date of the launch.

This award is open to charities and social enterprises that can demonstrate the significant commercial and social impact of their activities. Judges will want to see clear evidence of commercial awareness and innovative strategies that complement the altruistic aims of the organisation.

The winner of this award will be an individual who stands out from the crowd, has an entrepreneurial spirit, demonstrates outstanding achievement and inspires others around them.

The winner of this award will have been instrumental to the success of their business, growing the reputation of both their business and the area in which it operates.

This award will recognise the company, irrespective of size or sector, that can prove it really does put the customer first. Has your business excelled to help one customer in particular or perhaps you have introduced new ways of working to help every customer? 

The organisation must have objectives for high-quality customer service and clear methods of monitoring and evaluating standards.

This award is for the employees or trainees making an exceptional contribution to their workplace and can demonstrate commitment to personal development, dedication to career progression, and outstanding levels of success. The judges will be looking for an outstanding contribution to the organisation and its success. 

Individuals should be nominated by their employers or line managers.

Presented to the business that can demonstrate a commitment to reduce its carbon footprint with projects such as cutting its use of fossil fuels, caring for the natural environment, improving the use of resources by cutting waste, reducing pollution, and increasing its environmental understanding.

Recognizing established businesses that have been in business for over 20 years and have set the benchmark for excellence. This award celebrates outstanding performance in turnover growth, staff retention, and innovation. It honors organisations that not only achieve impressive commercial results but also foster loyal teams and lead the way in shaping their industry’s future.

This award is open to a business trading for more than three years with up to 20 employees and which is able to demonstrate excellence and innovation in its field, management with the ability to drive the business forward, and funding arrangements and investment plans for the future of the business.

It must show it understands its market, has arrangements to respond to chang,e and can demonstrate why the business should win.

This award is to celebrate dedication and commitment to the business. The title will go to the team who always goes the extra mile and exceeds expectations within their company. 

The judges will be looking for a team who can demonstrate how their attitude, commitment, and dedication to their role have delivered significant benefits to the company they work for.