Main Sponsor

Bank of Scotland Corporate


Bank of Scotland Corporate is part of the HBOS Group and supports businesses with a turnover above £1 million. Its specialist teams are well known for their highly entrepreneurial style of working, always willing to understand and support imaginative business approaches. They look at things differently, welcoming the challenge of finding solutions where some other banks may be less supportive.

For more information on Bank of Scotland Corporate, visit our website –       http://www.bankofscotland.co.uk/corporate/      Back to Top


Category Sponsors

Dunning Design Ltd


At Dunning Design, our focus is to boost our clients' profile and profits by working with them to create tailored marketing communications that deliver tangible results. Our key areas of expertise are graphic design, website design, multimedia design, 3D animation, illustration and strategic marketing services.

Dunning Design is proud of its reputation for providing a personal service that offers best value, delivered through an informed and committed team of professionals. We take the view that design is a business tool that delivers results. It’s not a stand alone discipline; therefore we work with our clients to get to the heart of how and where design fits into their overall business strategy for success. We determine expected outcomes to allow us to consistently manage and deliver on these expectations on time and within budget.

Whether you need a little creative help communicating with clients, or are seeking extensive growth, Dunning Design can help identify the wood from the trees and work with you to engage effectively with design to meet your goals.

For more information on Dunning Design, visit our website –  http://www.dunningdesign.com       Back to Top


Glasgow Employer Coalition


Glasgow Employer Coalition's main objective is to move Glasgow's benefits claimants to jobs or training; priority groups are the disabled/incapacitated, lone parents and black and minority ethnic.

Economic growth in the area is currently outstripping the national average and inward investment into the city is at an all time high. The business community in Glasgow is diversifying and while the traditional industries are seeing a resurgence this is being paralleled by significant growth in new sectors such as finance and the service industry.

The work of organisations such as the Employer Coalitions is vital at this time of growth to ensure that access to these opportunities and the collective wealth that they bring, both in financial and social terms, is open to all groups. Working both operationally through our project work and strategically through the City strategy and links to WVUK we can use our all too important employer influence to bring people currently out of the labour market back in.

For more information on Glasgow Employer Coalition, visit our website –  www.glasgowemployercoalition.org.uk       Back to Top


Scottish Water


Scottish Water provides a vital public service for our customers and is essential to the health of the nation.

We provide high quality drinking water to 2.4 million homes across Scotland which is delivered via a network of more than 29,000 miles of pipes that stretch across an area a third of the size of the UK.

Every day we supply 864 million litres of treated drinking water to our customers and take away the waste water, which we treat before returning it safely to the environment.

Scottish Water is determined to deliver best value for money for our customers. We are investing in the future of Scotland’s infrastructure by transforming the water network to world class standards.

Millions of people are already turning on their taps to clearer fresher drinking water, whilst Scotland’s beaches and rivers are cleaner than ever before.

At the same time we are investing in our assets to provide more capacity to help Scotland’s communities grow and develop.

We are delivering one of the largest investment programmes, per connected property, in Britain during 2006-2010, and this at a time when average household charges are lower than seven of the water companies in England and Wales.

We continue to remain focussed to delivering increased value for money for our customers.

For more information on Scottish Water, visit our website –  http://www.scottishwater.co.uk       Back to Top


Glasgow City Marketing Bureau


Glasgow City Marketing Bureau is the official destination marketing organisation for the city and has become a vital tool in positioning Glasgow as one of Europe’s most dynamic and diverse cities.

Funded by Glasgow City Council with contributions from the private sector, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau (GCMB) has more than 40 staff engaged in national and international activity comprising:

GCMB is a key partner in the delivery of the Glasgow Tourism Strategy to 2016, which in turn is part of Glasgow’s Ten Year Economic Strategy. Together with Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Scottish Enterprise West Central and VisitScotland, GCMB is working towards a 60% growth in tourism revenue to the city over the next ten years.

In the year just past, it was responsible for conference sales worth £151 million with a further £16 million generated by events managed and/or promoted by the company.

For more information on Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, visit our website -  http://www.seeglasgow.com/       Back to Top



The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership (SCQFP)


The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership (SCQFP) promotes lifelong learning in Scotland. Through the Framework you and your employees can find out about all mainstream qualifications in Scotland and plan future learning. The Framework supports everyone in Scotland, including learners, learning providers and employers, by:

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework Partnership can help you as an employer:

For more information on the SCQF, visit our website –   http://www.scqf.org.uk/      Back to Top


Glasgow City Council Business Support

  

 

This award is in memory of Pam Kerr, who died last November, aged 53. Pam was a Senior Business Adviser with Development and Regeneration Services at Glasgow City Council. Pam worked for over 31 years in the public sector and made a major contribution to developing Glasgow’s business base and the regeneration of the City. She was extremely well known and respected by work colleagues and private sector business owners alike. Pam was committed to the growth of Glasgow companies; Glasgow City Council is proud to sponsor this award in her name.

Glasgow City Council Business Support:

Business Support services for 2008/9:

For more information on Glasgow City Council Business Support visit our website: www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Business/Businesssupport

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Jobcentre Plus


Glasgow District is one of six Jobcentre Plus Districts in Scotland, covering the area within the Glasgow City Council boundary. We have a network of 17 offices across Glasgow that provide a range of services to all our customers. Currently we have 15,366 customers receiving Jobseekers Allowance within Glasgow.

Over the last 30 years the labour market within Glasgow has changed significantly. The majority of jobs are now in the service sector and Glasgow has become a major hub of the Scottish economy.

Jobcentre Plus provides a free recruitment service to employers, whatever the scale. We match your vacancy by giving you the widest possible range of quality applicants and provide the right people when you need them. We have the technology to circulate your vacancies as soon as we receive the details. It is then displayed on our 8,600 touch screen systems and our website, which receives more than 1 million visits a week. Last year we were notified of 40,667 vacancies in Glasgow and we moved 20,826 customers into work.

Local Employment Partnerships (LEPs) are an exciting new collaboration between Government and employers to tackle the increasing recruitment and skills challenges of our labour market and economy. Employers across the country have signed up to working in partnership with Government to open up opportunities for people who, for whatever reason, have not yet been able to take advantage of the employment opportunities that are out there. Within Glasgow 602 employers are now signed up to LEPs.

or more information on Jobcentre Plus, visit our website –  http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk      Back to Top


Crowne Plaza Glasgow

If you are looking for a unique venue for your next event, then you have found it with Crowne Plaza Glasgow. Event locations don't come much better than this. This four star hotel set on the River Clyde, just minutes from the M8 and 8 miles from Glasgow International Airport also has direct links to the SECC (Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre). The hotel is internationally renowned for its impeccable standard of quality and service and was awarded Scottish Conference Hotel of the Year and Glasgow Hotel of the Year in 2007.

As experts in hosting and managing large events, Crowne Plaza Glasgow still recognises the importance of smaller ones and provides a flexible choice of meeting facilities featuring 16 meeting suites, suitable for all types of events. For large events, the magnificent Argyll Suite or the impressive Castle Suite are a number one choice. Both with their own entrance, foyer and bar area, these rooms have been designed to be flexible and can be divided into three smaller function suites.

Crowne Plaza Glasgow will be hosting the Glasgow Business Awards 2008 and is delighted to be sponsoring the Glasgow Business Award for Business Leader of the Year.

For more information on Crowne Plaza Glasgow, visit our website –  http://www.crowneplaza.co.uk       Back to Top


Glasgow Chamber of Commerce


Glasgow Chamber has served the business community in the City for 225 years and offers a comprehensive range of business services, products and expert training, to help business realise its potential. We offer a wide range of services including the provision of: Training and Workforce Development; Events and Networking; Policy and Lobbying, Assistance with Exporting and International Trade Documentation and Business Information.


Members benefit from exclusive discounts on essential business supplies - negotiated on their behalf by the Chamber. The Chamber also plays a crucial role in representing members views at local, regional and national policy level. Please contact us at chamber@glasgowchamber.org if you require any further information. As an accredited Chamber of Commerce our work is regularly assessed by the British Chambers of Commerce to ensure that it is of the highest quality. We also work with Scottish Enterprise, Glasgow City Council and other partners to benefit business in Glasgow and the West of Scotland.

For more information on Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, visit our website - http://www.glasgowchamber.org       Back to Top  
 

 

Media Partner

Evening Times


Nobody Knows Glasgow Better

For over a century the Evening Times has been keeping Glasgow up to date with everything that happens across the city. Today, through our print and online editions, more than 250,000 people are kept informed with all the latest in news, business, sport and entertainment.

The Evening Times has been media partner of the Glasgow Business Awards for almost a decade, and since our involvement we have supported a unique category in the competition - the Evening Times Favourite Business Award.

Voted for by our readers, previous winners include Bradfords Bakers, Auchentoshan and the Pavilion - all firms close to the heart of the public.

In 2005 we introduced a dedicated daily business page, helping make sure that our readers are kept up to date with not only the news affecting the blue-chip companies in Glasgow, but telling the tales and revealing the issues impacting on the small and medium sized enterprises – the lifeblood of commerce in this city.

Once again we are proud and privileged to be involved in the Glasgow Business Awards and to help celebrate the success and achievements of our top companies.

For more information on Evening Times, visit our website –  http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/      
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Website Host

Lumison

Lumison is the UK's leading Business Internet Service Provider. Founded in 1995, Lumison has enjoyed steady, sustained growth from offering simple dialup to the business-class, full-service ISP services our clients rely on today.

Lumison provides reliable and cost effective Internet Access, Hosting, Business Continuity and Hosted iPBX solutions to SMEs and large corporations across the UK.


Lumison is the only Business-class ISPs in the UK to own and manage Tier III datacentre facilities in London and Edinburgh, which are manned by our own technical staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing superior levels of service and support to our customers.

Through dedicated account managers we understand and deliver on your long term goals. Our business is all about supporting your business. We know that you need reliable service from your ISP so that is what we provide.

For more information on Lumison, visit our website –  http://www.lumison.net/      Back to Top

 

Print Sponsor

J. Thomson Colour Printers

The print sponsor of the Glasgow Business Awards 2008 is J. Thomson Colour Printers, the long established and highly successful Glasgow print company which has over 100 employees based at its manufacturing facility on the south side of the River Clyde.

“As a long standing Chamber member, the invitation to participate in this event was warmly welcomed.” said Managing Director, Kevin Creechan. “It attracts high profile industry support and high quality entries and therefore is an excellent event to be associated with”.

J. Thomson Colour Printers is widely recognised as the market leader in the print industry due to its exceptional levels of quality and service and enjoys strong relationships with a large number of Scotland’s blue chip businesses. It has also partnered with Glasgow City Council on various projects, the highest profile project being the production of the successful 2014 Commonwealth Games Bid Document.

With a proud record of investment in people and equipment providing the cornerstone of past success, recent developments have included geographic expansion, with offices now in Edinburgh and Inverness, and the diversification into digital print to complement the more traditional litho process.

Those developments, allied to the fact that the business is financially stable and debt free, mean that future growth strategy can be planned with confidence. In an extremely tough sector with a high level of capital expenditure as a prerequisite to survival, J. Thomson Colour Printers is well placed to remain firmly at the top.

For more information on J. Thomson Colour Printers visit our website: http://www.jtcp.co.uk     Back to Top

 

After Show Party Sponsor

Alea


Launched in February 2008, Alea is Glasgow’s newest entertainment venue, offering gaming, dining and drinks under one roof. The stunning £25 million development at Springfield Quay boasts a fantastic dining experience and, after-dark, is excellent for live music and poker events.

The venue is run by London Clubs International – a company with 40 years casino experience and whose American parent company, Harrahs, owns the world-famous Caesars Palace.

With panoramic views across the river, the state-of-the-art casino sprawls across two floors, featuring three bars, a restaurant, live music and conference room, coffee lounge, two floors of casino and a private poker room.

Alea is a top class entertainment venue offering everything from glamorous Ladies Nights with free Champagne cocktails and pampering treats, to the lively Bollywood Nights, where you’ll be treated to authentic Asian entertainment and top quality food.

Head chef Jamie Walker is guaranteed to tickle your taste buds with his culinary delights in the Red Leaf Restaurant. The restaurant is also a perfect viewing platform to take in famous Glasgow landmarks such as the Armadillo and Squinty Bridge.

Saturday night dinner dances are a regular event at the casino and an eclectic mix of DJs and live bands take to the stage weekly. Alea also recently introduced it’s Apprent$$e Poker Nights where guys and girls can try their hand at one of the UK’s most up and coming games.

Alea is hosting the Glasgow Business Awards 2008 After Show Party, where guests and winners will get a chance to experience the ultimate in riverside glamour first hand.

For more information on Alea Casino visit our website –  http://www.aleacasinos.com      Back to Top

 

Flowers Sponsor

Flowers in the City

Flowers in the City - Glasgow are on-line independent florists specialising in Corporate Contracts, Special Events, Weddings, Deliveries and Lifestyle Products and gifts.

Our flowers are contemporary and colourful and designed to delight, at reasonable prices.

We provide a professional and reliable service you will want to use again and again. Please contact us for a free consultation on your contract, special event or wedding reqiurements.

For more information on Flowers in the City visit our webste - http://www.flowersattheairport.com      Back to Top

 

Charity Prize Draw

Our thanks go to the following companies who provided prizes for the Prize Draw:

Dinner, bed and breakfast for two at the Hilton Glasgow
Donated by Hilton Glasgow - http://www.hilton.com

 

Two tickets for one performance from Scottish Opera’s 2008/2009 Season
Donated by Scottish Opera - http://www.scottishopera.org.uk

 

Chauffeur driven Jaguar XF
Donated by Little's Chauffeur Drive - http://www.littles.co.uk

£100 worth of vouchers for Il Pavone Restaurant, Princes Square
Donated by Il Pavone

A champagne lunch for four at Marks Hotel
Donated by Marks Hotel - http://www.markshotel.com

£100 worth of vouchers for The Diamond Studio
Donated by the Diamond Studio - http://www.thediamondstudio.co.uk

Overnight stay for two plus beauty treatments at Crowne Plaza Hotel Glasgow
Donated by Crowne Plaza Hotel Glasgow - http://www.crowneplaza.co.uk

A celebratory afternoon tea for two with champagne at Hotel Du Vin and Bistro, One Devonshire Gardens
Donated by SK Chase - http://www.skchase.com


Four-ball golf, followed by a golfers’ lunch at Mearns Castle
Donated by Mister Singh's India Restaurant - http://www.mistersinghsindia.com

Four return tickets to Oban by seaplane
Donated by Loch Lomond Seaplanes - http://www.lochlomondseaplanes.com

A spa day at James Dun’s House
Donated by James Dun's House - http://www.jdhlifestyle.co.uk

Opportunity to have a girl’s name of your choice on an Eddie Stobart truck
                      Donated by The Inside Line - http://www.the-inside-line.co.uk

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