Final line-up for Open4Business awards (From Dorset Echo)
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Final line-up for Open4Business awards
9:19am Monday 20th September 2010 in Business By James Tourgout
JUDGES: Front from left, Greg Mudge, Sue Moore, Steve Webster, Paul Lonsdale, Keir Francis, Denise Addison, Barry White, Jude Sargent, Toby Granville, Andrew Dyke. Back from left, Julie Cleaver, Mike Goodman, Gareth Jones, Robert Firth and Sarah Colwel
JUDGES have picked the finalists for the 2010 Open4Business Awards contest.
The 11-strong panel drew up the nominees for the titles when they were locked away at the Enterprise Connection on the Granby Industrial Estate.
Now finalists will have to wait until the awards dinner at Weymouth College on Thursday, October 7.
Judge Keir Francis, of the Dorchester-based Insitement web design company, said: “It was my first time as a judge for Open4Business.
“It was an interesting experience and the standard of entries gave us a hard job.”
Dorchester Chamber of Commerce president Denise Addison added: “We had quite a few entries to look at and it went extremely well.”
Mr Francis was among the 10- strong panel of judges for the Weymouth College-sponsored awards.
They included Greg Mudge from DJ Property, Andrew Dyke from the Pineapple Group, Barry White from Humphries-Kirk, Dorchester chamber president Denise Addison, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council licensing manager Sue Moore, Business Link director Steve Webster, Dorset Echo editor Toby Granville, Keir Francis from Insitement, Dorset County Council economic development officer Robert Firth, Weymouth College deputy principle Paul Lonsdale and Jude Sargent from the Dorset New Forest Partnership.
Heavenly Bump Maternity-wear and Angel Pharmacy were both nominated as finalists in two award categories.
Purchase tickets from 01305 340800, 01305 264997 or email dinner@weymouth.ac.uk as soon as possible.
The finalists
Customer Service sponsored by Blondz: New Image Tile Studio, Farmer Palmers, Magna Housing Group.
South & West Dorset Business sponsored by Dorset Echo: Swift Signs, Wallis Agency, Angel Pharmacy.
New Business sponsored by Enterprise Connection: Heavenly Bump Maternity Wear, Top Mark Carpets, Granby Fun Factory.
Learning in the Workplace sponsored by STAG office: Angel Pharmacy, Combined Electrical & Engineering, Edge Creative Hair Design.
E Business sponsored by Champagne Video Production: Heavenly Bump Maternitywear, Equation Accounting, Mollie & Fred.
Jurassic Coast Business sponsored by Getaway Digital: Hive Beach Café, Jurassic Jaunts, West Dorset Leisure Holidays.
Technology & Innovation sponsored by D J Property: Subsea Asset Location Technologies (SALT) Ltd, Chameleon Craft LLP, Global Marine Systems.
Business of the Year sponsored by Weymouth College: To be announced at the awards ceremony.
Flame Award for outstanding contribution sponsored by Open4Business: To be announced at the awards ceremony.
