Another Record Breaking Year For The Swale Business Awards

Written by Wesley Horan on 31st July 2019

The Swale Business Awards have continued their record-breaking trend of the last several years by closing the 2019 awards with a record number of applicants.

In total, 52 businesses from across the borough decided to ‘throw their hat into the ring’ for the 2019 awards.

After much deliberation, the judging panel have whittled the list down to 23 finalists.

Brian Carey, Chair of the Awards, discussed the quality of applicants received:

“I was completely blown away by the calibre of the businesses that have entered this year. Certainly it was the toughest shortlisting process that I have ever been involved in. There were a number of applicants that I think in previous years would have been finalists, but because this year the quality was so high they just missed out on making the final shortlist.

“I am absolutely delighted that so many businesses throughout Faversham, Sheppey and Sittingbourne see the value of the Swale Business Awards and are so keen to show everyone else the fabulous work that they have been doing. I think the Swale Business Awards provide a phenomenal platform for raising the profile of local businesses.”

The finalists for the 2019 awards are as follows:

3D Displays
A2 Tyre Supplies
AbBaltis
BB4 Hospitality
Burden Bros Agri
Computer Rescue
Cucumber Catering
Edibleculture
Elmley Nature Reserve
Golden Leas Holiday Park
Kayo Digital
Kedoo Optical
Kent Catering Service
Lorenden Prep School
No Place Like Home
The Oast Osteopathy
Queenborough Harbour CIC
SATEDA
Saxon Shore Estate Agents
Sheppey 92.2FM Community Radio
Tribeca Technology Group
Waller Building & Glazing
Weatherall & Wyles Plumbing and Heating Services

The judging panel will visit the finalists in September and all finalists will be invited to the Swale Business Awards 2019 Gala Awards Ceremony, taking place at Kent Event Centre on 18^th October. This year, tickets to the ceremony will be made available to everyone. If you are interested in attending, please email awards@swalebusinessawards.co.uk for more information.

Handelsbanken and Swale Means Business are the principal sponsors of the Swale Business Awards. The Swale Business Awards are also sponsored by C & D Logistics South East, CS One Design, Enterprise Centres, George Webb Finn, Invicta Financial Group, Kent Event Centre, Kent Science Park, Shepherd Neame, Sheppey College, Swale Borough Council, Thomson Snell & Passmore, UHY Hacker Young, Unipet International, University of Greenwich and William Whitmey Independent Funeral Directors.