Huge uplift in entries as Hull and East Yorkshire Business Awards shortlist revealed

25 years of regional recognition for the best and brightest will make for super silver celebration

Rising stars Courtney Isaac, Kaitlin Lander and Alex Pollard. Entrepreneur of the Year contenders Lucy Cabaniuk, David Hall and Susan Perkins.

ENTRIES have increased by a phenomenal 30 per cent in a special year for the Hull and East Yorkshire Business Awards.

As the shortlist for the 2025 event is revealed, organisers told of the huge influx of nominations for the annual business calendar highlight.

This year marks a quarter of a century celebrating success in Hull and East Yorkshire, with TV star Gethin Jones to preside over the bash.

And reaction from the business community has delighted Top 30 Under 30 talent entrepreneur Simon Jones, with the awards now in the second year under his stewardship.

 “Not only has there been a huge uplift in nominations, but the bar has been raised considerably when it comes to the quality too,” he said, reflecting on the shortlisting. “It has made for an incredibly difficult start to the judging process, but it underlines some great achievements in a cautious business environment.

“I look forward to celebrating these successes, shouting about those who are really making a difference, and once again championing our area as a place where great business is done.”

Entries closed last month, and leading lights from the business community have been drafted in to support the judging process, with a desktop exercise reaching this point, ahead of site visits and interviews to select winners in the run-up to the big night.

The 2025 celebration will take place at Hull’s DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Thursday, November 20. There will be a dozen awards presented, with packages of support tailored to the individual category again part of the extended prize for the winners. 

This year has seen Queen’s Award-winning For Entrepreneurs Only come on board as headline partner with Hull and East Yorkshire Business Awards, with principal partners Bondholders, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Fred, GW Power-Safe, Horncastle Group, Hull City Council, Hull Live, KCOM, Layer8, MKM, Sewell Group, Skills Bootcamp Hull, Spencer Group, University of Hull and Wilkin Chapman Rollits all supporting the event. Reach Plc is media partner.

“We’re really looking forward to the evening, with a special celebration planned to mark the incredible achievement of the awards themselves, in reaching 25 years,” Mr Jones added. “It really is a privilege to oversee such a milestone, with so many fantastic businesses that have stood the test of time having been rewarded in a remarkable period for the region.”

Tickets for the celebration evening will be on sale from Monday, October 20 via www.heybusinessawards.co.uk. Prices are £90 plus VAT per ticket or £850 plus VAT for a table.

The Hull & East Yorkshire Business Awards 2025 shortlist:

Rising Star Award

Courtney Isaac, Hull & East Yorkshire Mind

Kaitlin Lander, C4DI

Alex Pollard, RMC Digital Print

Entrepreneur of the Year

Lucy Cabaniuk, Your Hearing Consultants

David Hall, Beverley Leisure Homes

Susan Perkins, Crancher Ltd

Innovation Award

Humber HR People (Yorkshire) Ltd

ResQ Ltd

rrelentless

Environmental & Sustainability Award

Ashcourt Group

Premier Modular

Soanes Poultry

Charity of the Year

CatZero

Hull & East Yorkshire Children’s University

The Hinge Centre

Team of the Year

Ideal Heating Engineering Team

Lampada Rail Solutions Railwhere Team

rradar Marketing Team

The Deep Education Team

Best Place to Work

ResQ Ltd

Sirius Homecare

Smailes Goldie

Start-Up Business of the Year

Betto Accommodation Services

Mopli Commercial Cleaning

Zoomies Pet Transport

Small Business of the Year

Bauer Engineering Ltd

Beverley Leisure Homes

Risby Homes Ltd

Growth Award

Fast Forward Vocational Training Ltd

John Good Group

RSN Electrical & Instrumentation Services

Large Business of the Year

Integra Buildings Ltd

Soanes Poultry

Spencer Group

Lifetime Achievement Award

To be presented on the evening