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Beasts, Bugs and Burritos Business Line Up For Enterprising HonoursDate: 5th April 2005 Environmentally friendly bugs, antibody production, fitness fanatics, a Livestock Mart, a Mexican and pizza delivery company and a leading charity are at the heart of some of the businesses which are finalists in the Grampian Awards for Business Enterprise. The finalists were announced today (Wednesday 6th April) following a record breaking number of entries. The Awards, which are in their sixth year, recognise business achievement in the north east for companies of all sizes and are organised by Enterprise North East Trust(Enterprise) and sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland and Business Gateway (in association with Scottish Enterprise Grampian). Chris Travis, chief executive of Enterprise, says, "We have seen an overwhelming response to the Grampian Awards for Business Enterprise this year which speaks volumes about the quality and enterprising spirit of new and existing businesses in the north east of Scotland. It is easy to see how the north east has earned its reputation as a centre for business formation when judging the entries, which has proved extremely difficult so far." Jenny Moultrie, Regional Manager in Aberdeen for The Royal Bank of Scotland, says, "The calibre of companies entering this year's awards has been outstanding and each finalist should be congratulated for getting to this stage. Entries have been received from almost every industry and we have been singularly impressed with this diversity and the high quality of businesses that are establishing themselves in the north east." Serena Arif, Director of PolyOil, one of the Sir Ian Wood Award for Innovation finalists, says, "This nomination for an award is the culmination of much hard work and dedication over the last four years by our whole team. We have been committed to bringing modern innovation to improve everyday oilfield use and this nomination is testament to the contribution and dedication the whole team has made to achieve this." The Grampian Awards for Business Enterprise finalists are: New Business Award first-round finalists (?3000 prize) are: Bugstop - Aberdeen Environmentally friendly barrier for crop pests. Fitnut - Inverurie Health awareness for organisations Poseidon - Inverurie Precision waterjet cutting service Young Business Award Finalists (?3 000) are: activitymix - Aberdeen Runs corporate sports tournaments Caledus - Aberdeen Oil and gas well products and services Haptogen - Aberdeen Antibody development company Business Growth Award Finalists (?3 000) are: Heavenly Pizzas - Aberdeen Independent pizza delivery operator Optima - Aberdeen Provides project management and engineering consultancy work for oil rig cooling systems Zeroth Technology Provides innovative solutions to overcome - Aberdeenshire current and future technical challenges. Alick Buchanan Smith Spirit of Enterprise Award finalists (?3 000 prize) are: ANM - Inverurie Offer livestock marketing and auctioneering Cornerstone - Aberdeen Charity providing care to special needs Minto Design and Print Provide high quality design and print solutions - Inverurie Sir Ian Wood Award for Innovation finalists (?5 000 prize) are: Caledus - Aberdeen Oil and gas well products and services Haptogen - Aberdeen Antibody development company Polyoil - Aberdeen Developed pioneering new technology for the oil and gas industry Ian Davidson Award for Entrepreneurship finalists (?3 000 prize) are: Ian Stuart - Inverurie Digit New Media Graeme Anderson - Fraserburgh boxportable Graeme Duncan - Aberdeen xtreme solutions Winners will be announced at a black tie awards ceremony on Thursday 9 June at Ardoe House Hotel by Aberdeen. Karren Brady, Managing Director of Birmingham City Football Club, will be keynote speaker at the prestigious event. All finalists will receive a certificate with category winners picking up a coveted enterprise award and a cheque for up to £3 000. Bookings can be made by emailing events@enetrust.com or by calling 01467 672535. Winners from last year's awards included Xtreme Business Solutions, Brinker Technologies, Harbour Commissioners, Caledus, Pragma Systems and Judith Thorpe of Molley Recruitment. Ends Picture caption: The PolyOil team, one of the finalists in the Grampian Awards for Business Enterprise, with its groundbreaking oilfield polymer technology. For further information contact Caroline Cull Tricker PR Office 01224 646491 Mobile 07795 522011 Email ccull@trickerpr.com |
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