2024 Award Categories & Sponsors
We are very grateful to our Sponsors, whose support allows us to deliver the awards administration and ceremony, year on year. There are plenty of sponsored categories for all businesses to enter, whichever business you’re in, whatever size you are, and whether you have physical premises, or not.
Please scroll down to view our Award Categories and the 2024 Sponsors. Please click here to view our Sponsorship Opportunities.
Beacon Award
Sponsored by lovelocalsolutions
Creative Business
The winner of this award will be the most creative Ribble Valley business nominated this year. Open to all businesses of any size, where creativity and/or creative skills are central to the business.
Sponsored by PM+M
Customer Friendly Business
The winner of this award will be the most customer friendly Ribble Valley business nominated this year. We will only accept nominations from customers of the business for this award.
Sponsored by Ribble Valley Borough Council
Family Business
The winner of this award will be the best family business in Ribble Valley nominated this year. Open to all family owned businesses, where two or more family members currently work within the business, and more than one generation contributes (or has previously contributed) to the success of the business.
Sponsored by Essentialise Workplace Wellbeing
Food & Drink
The winner of this award will be the best food and/or drink-based business in Ribble Valley nominated this year. Open to all business who either produce food or drink, or retail / serve food or drink to be consumed off-premises only.
Sponsored by WHN Solicitors
Health & Wellbeing Business
The winner of this award will be the best health, beauty or wellbeing based business in Ribble Valley nominated this year. Open to all businesses in the health, beauty and wellbeing sectors.
Sponsored by Sarah Lynas Coaching
Hospitality Business
The winner of this award will be the best hospitality business in Ribble Valley nominated this year. Open to all businesses who serve drinks and/or food to be consumed on-site.
Sponsored by Mantle Packaging Machinery Ltd
Independent Retailer
The winner of this award will be the best independent retailer nominated this year. Open to all businesses who operate traditional retail outlet(s) or sell directly to the consumer online, or via direct mail, farmers markets, etc.
Sponsored by Empress Fencing
Large Business
The winner of this award will be the most successful and sustainable Ribble Valley based large business nominated this year. Open to businesses with a turnover of £1m or over.
Sponsored by Forbes Solicitors
Made in Ribble Valley
The winner of this award will be the best product or service which has been manufactured or exclusively created and Made in the Ribble Valley. Open to all businesses regardless of time they have traded.
Sponsored by Printed Cup Company
Medium Business
Sponsored by NORI HR & Employment Law
Micro Business
The winner of this award will be the most successful and sustainable Ribble Valley based microbusiness nominated this year. Open to businesses with 2 to 5 employees and a turnover of less than £50k.
Available for Sponsorship
New Business
The winner of this award will be a new Ribble Valley based business that has been the most successful start-up. Open to new businesses which started trading on or after 1 September 2022.
Sponsored by James’ Places
Not For Profit
The winner of this award will be a nominated Ribble Valley based not for profit business or social enterprise that has, in the opinion of the judging panel, implemented and used innovative practices and approaches to meet community and public service objectives in the last year.
Sponsored by Community Foundation for Lancashire
Small Business
The winner of this award will be the most successful and sustainable Ribble Valley based small business nominated this year. Open to businesses with employees and a turnover of £50k to £249k.
Sponsored by Harrison Drury Solicitors
Social Media Champion
The winner of this award will be the Ribble Valley business that is making the best use of social media to create awareness and attract customers, and engage with their followers.
Sponsored by Evans Accountants
Sole Trader
The winner of this award will be the most successful and sustainable Ribble Valley business with only 1 person in the business (the owner) nominated this year.
Sponsored by Houldsworth Solicitors
Tourism Business
The winner of this award will be the best Ribble Valley based attraction, experience, accommodation provider, event or business associated with the tourism or leisure sector nominated this year.
Sponsored by Bowland Wild Boar Animal Park
Workforce Development
The winner of this award will be the Ribble Valley organisation that has best demonstrated a commitment to developing their workforce.
Sponsored by Nelson & Colne College Group
Thank you to our 2024 Award & Ceremony Sponsors
We are very grateful to our Sponsors, whose support allows us to deliver the awards administration and ceremony, year on year. Our Headline Sponsor for 2024 is Stones Young Sales & Lettings.
The awards are run by the lovelocalsolutions group with the support of many volunteers and organisations across the borough. If you'd like to help celebrate our wonderful Ribble Valley Businesses, do take a look at our Sponsorship Opportunities by clicking here.
