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2019 Red Rose Awards

Red Rose Awards 2019

Red Rose Awards 2019 are open for entries until midnight, Friday 11 January 2019.

All those wishing to enter will need to create an account here on the website.

From your account you will be able to view the entry forms, work on your draft submissions and track your progress throughout the awards.

A maximum of three categories can be entered by each business. It is free to enter!

For more information on the entry process, judging and the event itself, please click here for the FAQs.

Construction Business Award

This award is open to construction and building companies only. The majority of your turnover must be yielded from construction and/or building work.

Corporate Social Responsibility Award

This award recognises businesses with a stand-out CSR agenda which could include: reducing carbon footprint, charitable efforts, ensuring a healthy working environment through staff welfare and education, and/or developing your local community.

Creative Business Award

Open to businesses of all sizes and free-lance / solo operators with an in-house function which generate creative solutions / services for clients. Eligible businesses include those in graphic design, PR, marketing, advertising, video and photography with the majority of their turnover yielded from creative work.

Customer Service Award

Open to private and public sector organisations which can demonstrate excellence in customer service.

Digital Business Award

Open to businesses that provide digital marketing services for their clients. Eligible businesses include those who provide digital marketing platforms, social media marketing, SEO operations and digital sales platforms. The majority of your turnover must be yielded from digital work.

Ecommerce Business Award

Open to businesses which trade online as either a standalone business or as part of an established bricks and mortar brand.

Employer of the Year Award

Open to private and public sector organisations that can prove excellent engagement with their team, demonstrate support and development of their workforce including commitment to skills, flexible working and team building.

Engineering Business Award

Open to traditional engineering businesses which design and/or manufacture parts and products for sectors such as aerospace, automotive, construction, technology and rail.

Family Business Award

Open to businesses where majority ownership remains within a family (or multi-family) structure, and where more than one generation contributes to the success of the business.

Financial Services Award

Open to businesses which provide financial services to customers. This includes accountancy firms, IFAs, banks, building societies, stock brokers, funding bodies, corporate recovery businesses plus those that provide investment management.

Growing Business Award

Open to businesses that can demonstrate 30% increase in turnover growth in their latest financial year.

Health and Care Business Award

Open to organisations in the health and care sectors including dentists, GPs, pharmacies and opticians, domiciliary and residential care, hospitals and physiotherapists.

Hospitality Business Award

Open to businesses within the hospitality, dining and accommodation markets.

In-house Training Award

Open to businesses which have a structured in-house led training and skills development programme.

Innovation in Business Award

Open to businesses that can demonstrate an innovative or inventive approach to people, products or processes which has contributed to the success of the business. Also open to business that digitally innovate such as software developers and coders.

International Achievement Award

Open to businesses that are achieving success through exporting. Business must be trading internationally and promoting the Lancashire message to the world by flying the red rose flag in overseas territories.

Large Business Award

Open to businesses with 100 or more employees.

Legal Services Award

Open to businesses which provide professional legal services, this includes legal practices and advisors such as solicitors and barristers and those who provide HR services.

Leisure Business Award

Open to businesses within the tourism, leisure, sports, and entertainment markets.

Manufacturing Business Award

Open to manufacturers of food, plastics, chemicals, furniture, clothing, textiles, niche products and other sectors. Not open to engineering businesses.

Medium Business Award

Open to businesses with between 21 and 99 employees.

New Business Award

Open to businesses that began trading after October 31, 2015. This category is open to new start-up businesses and new entrants to the entrepreneurial environment.

Not-for-profit Business Award

Open to social enterprises, CICs, charity and voluntary organisations and not-for-profit businesses.

Property Business Award

Open to companies servicing the property sector including estate agents, surveyors, letting agents, developers, architects, building supplies and maintenance operations. Not open to construction or building companies.

Skills Initiative Award

Open to organisations and their departments which work with employers and employees to develop skills including colleges, universities, training providers, coaches and mentors. This award is also open to skills initiatives, schemes or programmes running in Lancashire.

Small Business Award

Open to businesses with up to 20 employees.

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