The North West Family Business Awards 2024 ceremony was a night to remember as the regional champions were crowned in front of a packed audience on Friday 10th May 2024. This highly anticipated event celebrated the success and accomplishments of family-owned businesses throughout the region.

Organised by The Family Business Community, the North West Family Business Awards were held at the home of Bolton Wanderers Football Club. On the guest list were some of the most illustrious names within the North West family business sector, including entrepreneurs and industry experts, who all came together to recognise the achievements of the North West’s most innovative and successful family businesses.

The process of reviewing and selecting this year’s entries proved to be challenging and deeply rewarding for the judges, due to the exceptionally high calibre of entries. There were 23 categories in total, which included sector-specific categories, the People’s Choice and Employee of the Year Awards, which were decided by both public votes and judges’ scores.

The awards were once again presented by food writer, broadcaster and proud northerner Nigel Barden along with co-founders of the Family Business Community, Dave Clarkson & Sue Howorth who have expressed their delight at the success of the event:

“We always want to create an unforgettable experience for all attendees, and bringing the awards to Bolton added an extra layer of magic to the occasion. The turnout was our largest to date and the energy in the room was incredible. We’re so grateful to everyone who came out to support the awards and recognise the hard work and dedication of our North West family businesses. It was truly an unforgettable night for everyone in the room!

We would like to give thanks to our judges, events team, our sponsors, and all the incredible individuals and organisations who participated in our awards. Your support and dedication have made this event a tremendous success once again, and we are truly grateful for all that you have done.”

The full list of winners for the North West Family Business Awards 2024:

Agri Business

Threlfall’s Farm Dairies

Construction, Property & Engineering

Cubby Construction

Business Services B2B

Crime Prevention Services

Business Services B2C

Professional Carers

Manufacturing

Vanliners

Haulage, Logistics & Transport

Grace Overseas

Wholesalers

Honeyberry Solutions

Retailers & E-Tailers

Charnleys Home & Garden

Food & Drink Producers

Lovingly Artisan

Food & Drink Establishments

The White Bull at Oswaldtwistle

Leisure & Tourism – Large

Mrs Dowsons Farm Park

Leisure & Tourism – Small

Cheshire Alpacas

Emerging Family Business

Eden Yard

People’s Choice

StarKidz Entertainment

Green Award – Large

Story Decorating Group

Green Award – Small

The Yan

Community Impact – Large

Adlington Law

Community Impact – Small

Adaptive Clothing

Digital Transformation

Arden Dies

Employee of the Year

Sarah Ainsworth – Mrs Dowsons Farm Park

Leadership Excellence

Caroline Cosh – Clifton Homecare

The Judges Award

Rakem Group

Family Business of the Year

Vanliners

To find out more about how you and your business can be involved in supporting and promoting family business across the North West, please visit the North West Family Business Awards website https://www.northwestfamilybusinessawards.co.uk