MIDLANDS BUSINESS AWARDS 2011 WINNERS LIST
Midlands Entrepreneur of the Year Midlands Young Entrepreneur of the Year


Winner - Gary Summers – Alumet Systems UK Ltd - Southam
Outstanding personal entrepreneurial performance leading to outstanding achievement with significant business breakthroughs and growth.

Sponser : BT People Consulting


Winner - Ben Hanlin – Ben Hanlin Corporate Magician - Solihull
Outstanding personal entrepreneurial performance leading to outstanding achievement with significant business breakthroughs and growth (aged below 25 years on 31/08/2010.

Sponser : HCK Communications

Highly Commended- Ben Dyer – Altogether Company – Stoke-on-Trent
Midlands Networker of the Year Midlands Service Provider of the Year



Winner - Christopher Watts – Warwickshire Business Club - Rugby
Outstanding personal performance as a networking professional.

Sponser : NRG Networking

Winner - Swanswell - Rugby
Outstanding standards of customer service delivered by a business.

Sponser : Hilton Metropole Hotel-NEC
Midlands Innovation of the Year Midlands Business Club of the Year


Winner - Michael J Lucas – Zybert Computing Limited - Birmingham
Outstanding business innovation leding to significantly increased sales / profitability.

Sponser : ARUP

Winner - Stratford Business Forum - Stratford – Upon - Avon
Outstanding networking club / group performance as demonstrated by consistent business results for its members.

Sponser : News Team International



Highly Commended- Nottingham Entrepreneurs – Nottingham
Midlands Enterprising University of the Year Midlands Exporter of the Year


Winner - Aston University - Birmingham
Outstanding performance from a university or university department, promoting entrepreneurship amongst its business students.

Sponser : Nexus Creative



Highly Commended- Worcester University – Worcester

Winner - Waste Spectrum Environmental LTD - Worcester
Outstanding performance in exporting, demonstrating innovative export strategies, leading to significantly increased business results.

Sponser : Westhaven Worldwide Logistics



Highly Commended- Master Magnets LTD – Redditch
Midlands Business Person of the Year Lifetime Contribution to Midlands Business


Winner - Daniel Gidney ( Ricoh Arena ) - Coventry
Outstanding personal performance demonstrating exceptional business results and long term financial growth.

Sponser : UK Special Events



Highly Commended- Norman Thoday (Dennis Eagle Ltd) – Warwick

Received by - Lord Bhattacharyya KBE CBE – Warwick Manufacturing Group - Warwick University
Sustained outstanding performance over a number of years, promoting and supporting business development in the Midlands.

Sponser : BoB Clubs