Who will you be rooting for this Friday in Blackpool?

It’s the long-awaited BIBAs ceremony on Friday this week, who are you hoping to see win?

It’s been 9 months in the making and is finally almost here.

More than 1,000 guests will be packed into the Blackpool Tower ballroom in a few days time for the extravaganza that is the BIBAs awards ceremony, described as being like the Oscars – only for businesses, not Hollywood stars.

160 finalists are hoping for glory in 20 categories.

Do you have any particular favourites?

Business of the Year

Barnfield Construction
Bowland Inns & Hotels
HOOFCOUNT
Leyland Trucks
M M Acquisitions
Senator Group
Standfast & Barracks
Tower Employment Services

Medium Business of the Year

Adlington Group
Coolkit
Inspire Youth Zone
Mi3
Royal Sanders
Service Care Solutions
Standfast & Barracks
Tower Employment Services

Small Business of the Year

CLIFTON HOMECARE
Aspire UK Interiors
HOOFCOUNT
QA Scheme Support Services
Scope Fire & Security
Serconnect
Spencer Clarke Group
Suresite Group

Micro Business of the Year

Arthurs Of Aughton
Catering Elite
Flamingo Associates
Four Seasons Glamping
NORI HR And Employment Law
Paisley Training and Consultancy
The Small Business Academy
Winckley 263

Start Up Business of the Year

(Crank Works T/A) Hercules Resin Tools
Ecoeyes UK
Four Seasons Glamping
HEIR Education
Hope’s Therapy Dogs
HSE Advice UK
Sales Geek Blackburn
Voice It! Podcast Agency

Employer of the Year

Buzz Education (trading name – Company name is Direct Education )
CLIFTON HOMECARE
Melling Performance Springs
QA Scheme Support Services
Senator International
Service Care Solutions
Spencer Clarke Group
The Boathouse Youth

Global Business of the Year

HOOFCOUNT
Levity Crop Science
Melling Performance Springs .
Senator International
Sovereign Beverage Company
Standfast & Barracks
VetPlus
VisionsLive

Service Business of the Year

Becketts FS
CLIFTON HOMECARE
HEIR Salon
ICG
NW Recruitment Services
Orca
Scope Fire & Security
Suresite

Manufacturer of the Year

Coolkit
HOOFCOUNT
Leyland Trucks
Melling Performance Springs
Scentish
Senator
Standfast & Barracks
The Vita Group

Green Business of the Year

Equestrian Surfaces
Hedgerow Luxury Glamping
IoT Horizon
Making Energy Greener
RKMS Group
Senator International
STORTEC Engineering
The Vita Group

Construction Business of the Year

PININGTON
Barnfield Construction
DEPHER CIC
HPA Architects
Mahoney Contracts
Serconnect
STORTEC Engineering
Wareing Buildings

Leisure & Tourism Business of the Year

1842 & Ivory Tower
Bowland Inns & Hotels
Southport-Golf Academy
Lytham St Annes Spitfire Display Team , (The Spitfire Visitor Centre)
Panache Cruises
The Lawrence Hotel
The Secret Garden Glamping

Digital & Marketing Business of the Year

Complete.
EXP (EXPERIENCE EXP )
GrowTraffic
ICG
Red-Fern Media
Standfast & Barracks
StudioLWD
VisionsLive

Community Business of the Year

DEPHER CIC
HAPPA- Horses and Ponies Protection Association
Inspire Youth Zone
Lancashire BME Network
Rainbow Hub NW
Recycling Lives Charity
The Boathouse Youth
The JJeffect CIC

Family Business of the Year

1842 & Ivory Tower
Becketts FS
Equestrian Surfaces
M M Acquisitions
PININGTON
Scentish
Fab Home Interiors
Suresite Group

Professional Service Business of the Year

Adlington Law
Becketts FS
DT Information Governance
Eventus Recruitment Group
HPA Architects
James Scott Associates
Kasion Accounting Solutions
Paisley Training and Consultancy

Scale Up Business of the Year

Adlington Group
LCM Environmental Services
Scope Fire & Security
Serconnect
Sovereign Beverage Company
Standfast & Barracks
STORTEC Engineering
TransformHub

Innovative Business of the Year

Hercules Resin Tools
Adlington Welding Supplies (Adlington Group)
Airframe Designs
IoT Horizon
Levity Crop Science
Melling Performance Springs .
TransformHub
ULSOCO UnLimited

Apprentice Team of the Year

CLIFTON HOMECARE
Graham Engineering
HAPPA- Horses and Ponies Protection Association
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Leyland Trucks
Preston College
Service Care Solutions
WEC Group

Education Establishment of the Year

Blackburn College
Cardinal Newman College
Creativity Works Preston
Highfurlong School
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Myerscough College and University Centre
Preston College
Rosscon Training

It's the final countdown to the BIBAs 2023
Who will you be rooting for this Friday in Blackpool?
Good luck to all finalists