Hampshire Business Awards 2024 celebrate best of business
The second annual Hampshire Business Awards celebrated the outstanding achievements of businesses from across the county.
There was a lively atmosphere at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre with 370 guests enjoying dinner and applauding winners across 16 award categories.
Highlighting the breadth of entries and finalists, Richard Thompson, Chief Executive at Awards organiser The Business Magazine, said: “This year has been momentous with a huge response from many fantastic companies. The finalists range from the latest start-ups and successful companies scaling up through to well-established ‘veterans’ in their sector.”
The awards were supported by Hampshire County Council and headline sponsor Farnborough Airport, as well as category sponsors Gulfstream, Associated British Ports, Herrington Carmichael, Milestone Infrastructure, Menzies, Gracelands, Barratt Redrow PLC and Utilita.
Welcoming everyone to the event, Nick Adams-King, Leader of Hampshire County Council, said that as a businessman, he understood the challenges and rewards of running your own company. “It’s wonderful to see so many businesses here tonight. Hampshire is home to some brilliant world-leading companies and plays a pivotal role in driving the UK’s economy,” he said.
Supporting Partners were Farnborough International, Lainston House, Farnborough College of Technology, Hampshire Chamber of Commerce, University of Winchester, the Aviator, Rootquotient and Solent University.
The all-important independent judges, who had the difficult task of deciding on the winners, were Natasha Dochniak from Hampshire Fare; Sarah Marshall from Farnborough International; Nigel Harper from Harpers for Growth; Teresa Hogsbjerg from Hampshire County Council and Joe Jeffers from Hambledon Vineyard.
During the evening, guests raised a significant sum for the event’s nominated charity, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance.
Overseeing proceedings and entertaining the audience was media entrepreneur, writer and performer Cally Beaton.
Congratulations to all the finalists and award winners on the night.