2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards
The 2025 winners of the prestigious Gatwick Diamond Business Awards were announced on the 20th March 2025 at The Grand, Brighton.
Since their inception in 2009, the awards are a well-established highlight of the business calendar and are strongly supported by the Gatwick Diamond business community with Headline Sponsors Birketts LLP, Gatwick Diamond Initiative and London Gatwick.
Celebrating the achievements of individual businesses and business people across a wide range of categories, they also showcase the success of the Gatwick Diamond economic area as major driver of the regional and national economies.
The 2025 Winners of the prestigious Gatwick Diamond Business Awards were announced on the 20th March 2025, in the Empress Suite of The Grand Hotel, Brighton.
The evening kicked off with a pre-dinner drinks reception, sponsored by Cleankill Pest Control, before taking your seat for a sumptuous three course dinner and wine.
This Black Tie event will see the very best of the Gatwick Diamond Business community come together to celebrate the achievements of World-Class businesses in this World-Class region.
The 2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards were hosted by Ben Hanlin.
Funny Magician Ben Hanlin has been seen on TV shows all over The World such as, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Celebrity Juice and as a contestant on ITV’s Dancing on Ice (semi finalist).
He first appeared on our screens as the star of his own ITV2 show, “Tricked” which saw him pulling magic pranks on celebrities and members of the public.
More recently he has been making content all across social media which has resulted in over 2 million followers and a number of partnerships with brands such as, Amazon Prime and McDonalds..
His big passion is still performing LIVE in front of audiences and his goal is always to make his shows funny, amazing and interactive!
Award FAQs
What happens if I'm shortlisted?
Finalists will be announced on the 9th February 2026. You will be contacted by a member of the gdb team to let you know of the outcome of your entry. If you are not shortlisted on this occassion, you will receive your feedback from the judges at this time too.
There are a number of tickets which have been held back for the Finalists and their guests. But we reccomend you book early as these will sell out very quickly.
What does winning an award mean?
It means that you are the best! Winning an award will bring you kudos within your market and within the business community. However, winning isn't everything as we often find that those who enter awards have carried work to examine key processes within the business and so improved those processes.
How will the awards be decided?
They will be judged impartially by the sponsor of each category.
Ceremony FAQs
When are the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards 2026?
The awards ceremony will take place on the 19th March 2026 at The Grand, Brighton
Where are the awards being held?
The ceremony will take place at The Grand Hotel, Brighton.
Pre-Dinner Reception Sponsor & Partners
