Newark Business Awards 2023 winners revealed at ceremony at Newark Showground
The winners of Newark Business Awards 2023 were revealed in a gala ceremony in front of 300 guests last night.
Organised by the Advertiser, under its parent company Iliffe Media, the awards celebrated the very best in business across the district.
The ceremony took place at the Lady Eastwood Centre, Newark Showground, hosted by BBC Radio Lincolnshire presenter Melvyn Prior.
The big winner on the night was Catherine Carter, who took home four accolades.
She won the Business of The Year with her beauty salon Newark Beauty Rooms, based on Lombard Street, Newark, and also won the Judges’ Prestige Award for Catherine Carter Aesthetics & Beauty, on Millgate.
In addition, she was highly commended in the Employer of the Year and Businessperson of the Year categories.
Advertiser editor Sharon Hodkin said: “It was another wonderful night of celebration for all our local businesses. Congratulations to all our winners.”
The full list of winners are:
Best Social enterprise (sponsored by Urban & Civic):
Winner - Children’s Bereavement Centre
Highly commended - Gifts From Fairies
Independent Retailer Of The Year (sponsored by PVS Media):
Winner - Sweetpea Flowers By Design
Highly-commended - Flossie and Boo
Best Start-Up (sponsored by Newark and Sherwood District Council):
Winner - Shaw Spark Electrical and Property Services
Highly-commended - Not My Monkey
Customer Care (sponsored by Chattertons):
Winner - Warner Innovations
Highly-commended - Newark Computers
Business Innovation (sponsored by Barcode Warehouse):
Winner - Not My Monkey
Highly-commended - Dads Advocates
Environmental Champion (sponsored by Nottinghamshire County Council):
Winner - Acer Landscapes Design and Construction Ltd
Highly-commended - Radiant Renewables.
Team of the Year (Sponsored by YMCA):
Winner - Beaumond House
Highly-commended - Newark College
Employer of the Year:
Winner - Wirtgen Ltd
Highly-commended - Catherine Carter Aesthetics and Beauty
Businessperson of the Year:
Winner - Daniel Briggs, Motorfinity
Highly commended - Catherine Carter, Catherine Carter Aesthetics and Beauty
Business of the Year (sponsored by Duncan & Toplis):
Winner - Newark Beauty Rooms
Highly-commended - Leeds Associates
Judges’ Prestige Award:
Catherine Carter Aesthetics and Beauty