After a fantastic inaugural event in 2014, #MakeYourMark returns to the Xcel Centre, Aycliffe Business Park on February 10th 2016, for a celebration of the fantastic businesses in our area.
As a proud member of the business park's Steering Group, we want to give a little shout out to all of those that have successfully been announced as contenders to win an award on the night.
With eleven categories, including Company of the Year and Innovation Award, there is a chance for all businesses to win an award as well as have a night off and celebrate another great year of growth and achievement on the business park.
For more information about the event please visit the official website.
#MakeYourMark 2015 - The Categories
Apprentice of the Year Award
This award is looking for nominations for apprentices from their employers on Aycliffe Business Park, to celebrate and reward people, currently engaged in, or having completed an Apprenticeship. Applications should explore how becoming an apprentice has benefited both the apprentice and the business.
Apprenticeships Award
For an organisation that has implemented an apprentice scheme as an integral part of developing their workforce.
Company of the Year Award
This award will go to a company on Aycliffe Business Park who has performed outstandingly this year.
Employer of the Year Award
Celebrating organisations on Aycliffe Business Park seeing the best return on investment in people, this award recognises the employee strategy that best attracts, retains and develops talent — and how it contributes to sustainable growth and being an employer of choice.
Engineering and Manufacturing Award
To recognise and highlight a company that has demonstrated engineering and manufacturing excellence.
Export Award
To encourage and recognise a company that has generated substantial and sustained increases in export activity.
Heart of the Community Award
This award celebrates excellence in corporate, social and ethical activity, and seeks to identify those organisations which best exemplify the social and community spirit which is at the core of Aycliffe Business Park.
As a side note, we were the 2014 winner of the Heart of the Community Award so we're excited to see which business will share this accolade with us!
Innovation Award
To identify and reward the company which has launched the most innovative new product/service on Aycliffe Business Park in the calendar year 2013.
Newcomer of the Year Award
This award is open to companies on Aycliffe Business Park that have been in operation for a maximum of two years as of June 30th 2015.
Service Business of the Year Award
To reward and recognise professional service organisations that have shown demonstrable strength in their respective field and a contribution to the local economy with the services they provide.
Small Business of the Year Award
This award is open to companies on Aycliffe Business Park that normally employ no more than 75 full time staff and have a proven record of success.
Applying for the awards
This year's event is open for businesses from anywhere to attend. However to nominate, or be nominated, for an award you must be based in the boundaries of Aycliffe Business Park - email awards@aycliffebusinesspark.co.uk for more information.
Remember that as long as you're based on the business park, you can nominate yourself or another company for any of the above awards - good luck!
All of the Steering Group and, of course, the team at Thrive Marketing Ltd, would like to wish everybody the best of luck and we hope to see you all laughing and dancing the night away on Wednesday 10th February 2016 - with or without an award in your hand!
For information about buying last minute tickets, please consult the AycliffeAwards.co.uk website.
We will be tweeting live updates from the #MakeYourMark awards ceremony via @ThriveHQ and you can also follow the action by using the hashtag #MakeYourMark.
