Finalists Announced For Merton Best Business Awards


Awards night takes place in Wimbledon

A record number of entries have been received for the Merton Best Business Awards from businesses across the borough.

Judges have now announced the finalists who will be competing for titles such as ‘Best New Business’, ‘Best Creative Sector’ and ‘Best Team Development’ to name but a few, as well as town centre-based awards.

The awards will be taking place at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon on October 3.

Merton Chamber of Commerce is organising the Merton Best Business Awards for the second year running and says it hopes to not only acknowledge the winners’ achievements, but showcase the wonderful talents and services that Merton businesses have to offer.

The finalists, including many Wimbledon-based businesses, are:

Best Creative Sector : Reflect Productions, Simmons Creperie, STEM4, Boggio Studios, Aztec Event Services, MaByLand Ltd

Best New Business: Tots Landing Ltd, Schmidt Wimbledon, Mini-Engineers Limited, Moss & Co, Coffee in the Wood, Bluebird Care

Best Service Excellence: Simmons Creperie, AquaPhysio Ltd, Katja Nuutinen Couture, Capital training Group Ltd, Citrus Gifts, Anderson Food Hygiene Limited

Best Young Person of the Year:  Stephanie Silva -Gibbs, Tamykha Patterson – New Wimbledon Theatre, Yemin Ali – Capital training Group Ltd, Clare Bushell – Data Liberation Ltd, Ryan Colburn- Aztec Event Services, Marc Muller- Gina Conway Lifestyle Salon and Spa

Colliers Wood Business of the Year: Eddisonwhite Ltd, Eddie Catz Wimbledon Ltd, Willows Pre-School

Enterprising Business: MaByLand Ltd, Flying Fantastic, STEM4, Mum2mum market Ltd

Entrepreneur of the Year: Robert Brinkley – Brinkley’s Estate Agents, Wendy Skinner- AquaPhysio Ltd, Gina Conway -Gina Conway Lifestyle Salon and Spa, Sylvia Anderson- Anderson Food Hygiene Limited, Christopher Wigan – Flying Fantastic, Cath Harrop -Mum2mum market Ltd

Going Green: Microbee Ltd, Direct Cleaners Ltd, New Wimbledon Theatre, Riverford Home Delivery, Aztec Event Services

Morden Business of the Year: Simmons Creperie, AquaPhysio Ltd, Anderson Food Hygiene Limited

Raynes Park Business of the Year:  STEM4, Webster Darby, Merco, Tennison Property

Team Development: Willows Pre-School, Gina Conway Lifestyle Salon and Spa

The Extra Mile: Reflect Productions, Katja Nuutinen Couture, Willows Pre-School, GEM & Co Financial Services LLP, Mash Media Group Limited, Tennison Property

Wimbledon Village Business of the Year: Cannizaro House, fit8

Wimbledon Business of the Year: New Wimbledon Theatre, The Justin James Hotel Ltd, Capital training Group Ltd, Citrus Gifts, Mash Media Group Limited, Holistic Fitness Studios.

July 22, 2014