Country Court Care, a care homes business, has been crowned Fastest Growing Family Business. Country Court Care, which has branches across the UK, scooped the accolade at the Midlands Family Business Awards.
Held at Leicester’s Athena, the round-table, black-tie ceremony brought together around 300 guests, including 44 finalists. Lincolnshire egg producer and packer LJ Fairburn & Son was crowned Midlands Family Business of the Year.
Accepting the trophy on stage, Mr Fairburn Senior’s grandson said: “We buried my grandfather today. It’s a great honour for him.”
Other winners included: (International Development) Birmingham-based Crofts & Assinder; (Environmental Sustainability) Shredall; (Retail Excellence) Rutland Cycling; (Manufacturing Excellence) Glossop Cartons; (Service excellence) Cradley Heath-based Chapmans Electrical.
Ian Fisher of Nottingham-based Bonnington Plastics was crowned Director of the Year. The evening also featured a selfie competition. Guests were encouraged to tweet images, some of which were screened with an overall winner. Now in their sixth year, the awards are run by third generation family business The Wilson Organisation and are the Midlands’ only independent, not-for-profit initiative to recognise and celebrate the work, achievements, innovation, growth and performance of family businesses.
A representative from consulting firm PwC told guests: ‘These awards are better run than our own national awards’. Since their launch in 2010, the awards have raised around £20,000 for charities supporting young people and enterprise. The awards are hosted each year by sisters Annabel Prow and Charlotte Perkins, celebrities in their own right, of The Wilson Organisation.
Sponsors included Barclays, PCMS Group, Yu Energy, PwC, RSA and Royal London. To see the full list of finalists and winners, and to find out more visit www.familybusinessawards.co.uk
