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Winners announced for the Dorchester & Poundbury Business Awards

The winners of the first Dorchester & Poundbury Business Awards were announced at an awards ceremony held at lunchtime on Thursday, 24th June at the prestigious Minterne House, near Dorchester.

Entries for the awards were 80% higher than expected with a split of roughly 50/50 between Dorchester and Poundbury.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Arts, Crafts and Artisans – Goldcrest Jewellers
Café/Pub/Hospitality – Bean on The Green
Community Support – The Thimble Inn
Customer/Client Service – Jurassic Meats
Employer of The Year – Porter Dodson
Green Business – Medusa Apothecary
Health, Beauty and Fitness – Spike Fitness
Independent Business – Bonjour Café
Innovation in Business – Key Digital
Mental Health in the Workplace – RiskSTOP
New Business of the Year -The Soap Coach
Retail Business Award – The Dorset Wine Company
Rising Star – Rosie Lees
Service Provider – Meraki
SME Business of the Year – Rebuild Cost Assessment
Overall Business of the Year – Goldcrest Jewellers

Nigel Reeve, of the awards organisers Marketing West, told KeeP 106: “We originally planned the awards for April, but delayed until after the initial easing of restrictions in May. We strictly adhered to all guidelines with just 50% capacity, so to reach as many as possible we streamed the awards live.

Three things stand out. Firstly, entries were 80% higher than expected, secondly the awards had great support from the sponsors who made the event possible and lastly demand to attend the awards resulted in a waiting list. Not bad for our first year.”

A copy of the live-streamed awards can be viewed via the awards website from Friday morning: www.dandpbusinessawards.co.uk

The awards were proudly supported by KeeP 106.

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