Uckfield Business Awards 2022

“It’s great to be back”, the words of the President of the Uckfield Chamber of Commerce Gary King this evening (29th September) as the 2022 Uckfield Business Awards took place at the East Sussex National Hotel.

The first awards night since the Pandemic which put on hold the Business Awards in 2020 and which last took place in 2018.

Around 310 people attended the Black Tie gala dinner with 16 awards presented.

The Chamber would like to thank all the sponsors of the categories and everyone who nominated and entered the awards.

A full list of winners is detailed below:

SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Lawson Commercial)

WINNER : J.F BISHOP

BEST NEW BUSINESS (sponsored by HSBC)

WINNER : FIT FAB MAMA

BEST PLACE TO WORK (sponsored by TR Fastenings)

WINNER : C.J THORNE & CO

BEST RURAL BUSINESS (sponsored by Chris Dowling Business Mentor & Relativity)

WINNER : SOUTH BROCKWELLS FARM

BEST PLACE TO EAT AND MEET (sponsored by Rix & Kay Solicitors)

WINNER : AMIRA’S KITCHEN

SOLE TRADER OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Garrison Roofing)

WINNER : BEDWELL PODIATRY PRACTICE

RETAILER OF THE YEAR (sponsored by Simmons Gainsford)

WINNER : J.F. BISHOP

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD (sponsored by Horlock Holdcroft Financial Consultants)

WINNER : SUSSEX SUPPORT SERVICE

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD (sponsored by Uckfield Motor Services)

WINNER : TEAMBASE

HEALTH, LEISURE & WELLBEING AWARD (sponsored by Specsavers Uckfield)

WINNER : OSTEOPATHY FOR ALL

BUSINESS PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR (sponsored by The Beauty Spot)

WINNER : MARGARET DODE-ANGEL

BEST GREEN BUSINESS (sponsored by C.P.J Field)

WINNER : ENERGY RENEWABLES

BEST BUSINESS TO BUSINESS AWARD (sponsored by Youbiquity)

WINNER : TEAMBASE

BEST FAMILY BUSINESS (sponsored by Dawson Hart Solicitors)

WINNER : J.F BISHOP

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (sponsored by Team 4 Solutions)

WINNER : OFF THE WALL ENTERTAINMENT

BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (sponsored by CJ Thorne & Co)

WINNER : SOUTH BROCKWELLS FARM

HIGHLY COMMENDED : AMIRA’S KITCHEN & FIT FAB MAMA

A cash prize draw was held with monies going to the Friends of Sussex Hospices. With the amount raised presented to Kathy Gore, the Chair of the Friends of Sussex Hospices.

The awards evening was hosted by Ian Noble from Uckfield Chamber of Commerce and Kayleigh Da Silva from I Do Events.

The organisers would also like to thank the following for all their support and assistance to make the evening such a success.

The East Sussex National Hotel

Ashdown Audio Visual

Off the Wall Entertainment

Uckfield Matters Magazine

Matt Harquail Photography

And the team at Youbiquity & Ashdown Radio

Photos from the evening will be available via the Uckfield Business Awards website – www.uckfieldbusinessawards.co.uk