The Green Business Programme from Crawley Borough Council helps Crawley businesses adopt environmental practices that are sustainable as well as profitable, by offering free services such as site visits, newsletters, events and workshops.
Large Business of the Year
Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
"The Large Business of the Year has demonstrated an excellent commitment to the Gatwick Diamond: from its recent significant investment in their new hi-tech facilities to its investment in people as one of the region's largest employers. Through its innovative research and development, utilising many other local businesses, this company is leader in a number of the markets in which it operates."
Thales
Business Person Of the Year
Sponsored by Barclays Commercial Bank
"Our winner has shown strong leadership, creativity and drive to deliver double digit business growth whilst being an active participant and past chair of some of the key local business development groups. A good ambassador for the business community, he has a real hands on commitment to recruiting and developing talent from across the region. He employs over 450 team members from within the Diamond who combine to offer customers an award winning proposition which continues to delight and deliver an Internationally respected brand in the Diamond."
John Donaldson
Arora Hotels Limited
Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Sponsored by Gatwick Green Consortium
"Matt demonstrates the ability to turn every situation into an opportunity and is always looking for ways to expand and develop his business. His commitment, vision and innovative approach will ensure his continued success."
Matt Turner
Creative Pod Ltd
Employer of the Year
Sponsored by Rawlison Butler LLP
"The winner demonstrated good evidence of a successful people development programme with clear pathways of progression for all of their staff."
Swarovski UK Ltd
The Award for Export
Sponsored by UK Trade & Investment
"Waviatech's strategic approach to international business has led to a strong, sustainable growth and controlled expansion. Their business model is both simple and effective and it will surely see the company go from strength to strength in the coming years."
Waviatech Limited
The Award for Innovation
Sponsored by The University of Brighton
"Denfotex and its Managing Director , David Clements, provide evidence that successful innovation is not a quick fix. Established in 1998, the company which is based in Handcross and Inverkeithing, has developed a medical device designed to remove all oral infections."
Denfotex Technologies
Commitment to Developing People and Skills
Sponsored by Central Sussex College
"The winning company manages to wholly engage its workforce to achieve its business objectives through a comprehensive review process, a commitment to personal development and incentivised recognition programmes. Peer training champions in each of its departments help to drive and deliver development and training linked to organisational objectives, with targets translated into meaningful milestones for staff at every level. In an industry renowned for its transient employment, this company has a stable staff with an amazing 43% of them in a post to which they have been promoted, proving their talent identification and development really works!"
Copthorne Gatwick Hotels
The Gatwick Diamond Leisure Destination
Sponsored by the Hilton Hotel London Gatwick
"Denbies Wine Estate demonstrated very clearly their commitment to the ongoing development of an already varied and innovative attraction. Although based on their core vineyard business, their business offers so much more and appeals to all ages. It is very clear that they attract significant numbers of visitors from outside the Gatwick Diamond area and their attention to detail coupled with innovative future plans and a strong marketing ethos augurs well for the future."
Denbies Wine Estate
The Award for Customer Delight
Sponsored by Basepoint Centres
"The winners showed a strong commitment to customer service through a focus on staff development and training that was evident in the delight of their customers."
International Logistics
Group Limited
The Gatwick Diamond Green Business Awards
Sponsor by Crawley Borough Council Green Business Programme
Once again, the Green element of the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards is being sponsored in partnership with the Green Business Programme of Crawley Borough Council.
This year, the Awards reflect the three key areas where businesses can make a difference to their environmental impact; Energy, Recycling and Travel.
The Green Award for the Use of Energy
Sponsored by EDF Energy
"We were very impressed by the range of approaches Sony DADC applied to achieve a 5% reduction in energy use from 2008 to 2009, despite a 30% increase in production in this period. Building Management Systems, efficient lighting, and other technology was used alongside a 'switch it off' campaign, all contributing to savings of 1366 tonnes of Carbon Dioxide per year. The motivation, involvement and enthusiasm of staff was also impressive."
Sony DADC UK Ltd
The Green Award for Recycling
Sponsored by Veolia Environment
"We were very impressed by the dedicated efforts of staff at Sony DADC to find ways to recycle as many different types of waste materials as possible, which contributed to their achieving a fantastic 96% recycling rate. Where possible, materials are reused, and cardboard is recycled as part of a 'closed loop' system. Staff involvement is very good as there is a waste focus group which meets monthly to discuss ideas and ensure communication of initiatives and achievements to all colleagues. Combinations of measuring, monitoring, technology, and participation have all been successfully implemented at Sony DADC, resulting in the high recycling rate."
Sony DADC UK Limited
The Green Award for Sustainable Travel & Transport
Sponsored by BAA Gatwick Airport
"Go-Green has been selected as winners of the award having shown to be innovative in their approach with a vision to become a leader in low carbon transport."
