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Dartford Business Awards 2017 – The Countdown Begins

August 18th 2017

This year sees the inaugural Dartford Business Awards organised by Dartford Borough Council and with so many great local businesses in the town it’s not surprising that there have been a large number of entries.

The 2017 awards evening hosted by Bluewater will take place on the 21st September and until then, we’ll be bringing you a weekly countdown of the sponsors and entries for each of the ten award categories.

The Good for the Community Award – Sponsored by Dartford Borough Council

This award is for the businesses that consistently give something back to benefit the local community. Whether it’s an inspirational member of staff who makes a difference to their neighbourhood, or the whole team rolling up their sleeves to help with littler picking or organising a special event for elderly or vulnerable people, we’re looking for the companies with projects or initiatives that do good and offer support to the community all year round.

2017 entrants for the Good for the Community Award include:

  • Dream Academy PA
  • Orchard Garage Limited
  • Stimul8-Activity Service Ltd
  • The Good Shepherd Tabernacle
  • Bresser Photography & Digital Media
  • Downton and Ali Associates
  • Marks & Spencer – Bluewater
  • The Orchard Theatre
  • We Are Beams
  • Bluewater
  • My Farmers Market Limited
  • Mummy On The Mend

The Innovation Award – Sponsored by The Nucleus and Oxford Innovation

Dartford is home to some amazingly innovative businesses, pioneering game changing ideas that drive the company forward and benefit customers with savings or improved services. Sponsors The Nucleus and Oxford Innovation certainly know what to look out for and we’ve had some great entries that are really pushing the boundaries to improve their business.

This year’s entrants include:

  • Splat Web Works
  • LTraffic Limited
  • Secure Technology Solutions Ltd
  • Phirst Precision Carbide Ltd
  • The Orchard Theatre

Dartford Borough Council would like to thank the following sponsors for their support of the 2017 Dartford Business Awards:

  • Bluewater
  • Wilkins Kennedy LLP
  • Thomson Snell & Passmore
  • NatWest
  • The Nucleus
  • Oxford Innovation
  • Leigh Academies Trust
  • The Creation Lab
  • The Learning Shop
  • Fairfield
  • Dartford Living
  • Barclays

To find out more, please visit www.dartfordbusinessawards.co.uk

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