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<strong>IQ</strong> showcase<br />
Newmarket District Chamber of Commerce<br />
Business Awards<br />
The NDCC welcomed over 150<br />
businesses to the Granary Barns<br />
in Woodditton to celebrate and<br />
announce the winners from each<br />
award category. With thirteen<br />
categories up for grabs, the<br />
competition was high, with a record<br />
amount of entries received in June.<br />
Graham Abbey, chair of the NDCC,<br />
commented, “we are delighted with<br />
the number of local businesses that<br />
have engaged with this year’s event,<br />
either by entering or offering support.<br />
It’s really impressive to see how many<br />
thriving businesses we have in the<br />
area.”<br />
Judges included Robert Hughes for<br />
Hughes Electrical, David Gill from<br />
St John’s Innovation Centre and Sue<br />
Foster of Barclays Bank.<br />
More Information<br />
For all details of all the winners visit<br />
www.newmarketanddistrict.com<br />
New Business Of The Year sponsored<br />
1 by Factotum - Winner The Granary<br />
Estates. The judges described the<br />
business as ‘forward thinking’ and ‘already<br />
showing profits beyond industry norms’.<br />
Small Business Award sponsored<br />
2 by Newmarket Racecourses, and<br />
Creativity in Business Award sponsored by<br />
Cubiqdesign - Winner Yutree Insurance.<br />
The judges praised the company as ‘a<br />
truly professional company’ which they<br />
‘expect to go far’.<br />
Contribution to the Community<br />
3 Award (Individual) sponsored by<br />
Hardcastle Burton - Winner Jacqui Burke<br />
of Flourishing People. The judges were<br />
‘impressed by how Jacqui sought ways to<br />
engage with charities, businesses and her<br />
local community’.<br />
Employee of the Year sponsored by<br />
4 Exact Sourcing - Winner Charlotte<br />
O’Neill from The Jockey Club Rooms.<br />
Judges suggested that ‘any business which<br />
has a customer facing aspect should look<br />
for a Charlotte’.<br />
The Judges Award sponsored by<br />
5 Barclays Bank - Winner McCulloughs.<br />
Judges felt that McCulloughs ‘was the<br />
perfect example of one man’s vision<br />
becoming a reality’.<br />
Business Person Of The Year -<br />
6 Winner Amy Starkey, Regional<br />
Director of the Jockey Club Eastern<br />
Region. Judges were impressed by Amy’s<br />
‘infectious enthusiasm and huge work<br />
ethic’.<br />
4.<br />
issue <strong>14</strong> | page 58
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