Some of the biggest and best businesses Manchester has to offer have been celebrated at this year's MEN Business Awards.
Winners of 14 categories were announced at the glittering ceremony staged at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in the city centre.
The annual event saw business leaders from across Greater Manchester gather to celebrate the success of some of the city's most exciting companies.
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The event partner was Kimpton Clocktower, the programme partner was Apex Computing while the event was supported by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
The ceremony itself was hosted by Olympic sprinter Iwan Thomas MBE. The Welsh 400m specialist represented both Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Cup and the IAAF World Cup. For Wales, he competed at the Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal in 1998.
The awards were supported by the Manchester Evening News and Reach's business news site BusinessLive.
The winners of the MEN Business Awards 2023
Best Place to Work
- GovNet
Business of the Year - in partnership with Gateley Legal
- Sambro International Ltd
Business Person of the Year
- Corin Dalby - Box Power CIC
Environment and Sustainability Award - in partnership with SSE Energy Solutions
- Civic Engineers
Global Britain Award
- MattressTek
Growth Award
- KBF Enterprises
Innovation Award
- N Brown
Made in Britain Award
- Twisted Loom
Outstanding Contribution - in partnership with Davis Blank Furniss
- Manchester Central
- Highly commended - Box Power CIC
Rising Star - in partnership with Bolton School
- Kyle Collins, IBM
- Highly commended - Ashleigh Holmes, Flowd, and Shoaib Ahmed, Yello Hippo
Small Business of the Year
- Shipster
Unsung Hero
- Javeno Mclean
Prince's Trust Young Achiever
- Laura Wild, Wild Spirit Training
Judge's Choice Award
- The Strong Agency
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