The winners were cheered on by a bumper audience of more than 1,100 at the Winter Gardens’ Empress Ballroom for the third year running.
Businesses from the length and breadth of the county vied for titles across a range of categories, with only the best of the best, as selected by a panel of expert judges, progressing through to the shortlist and a rigorous interview stage before being rewarded for their excellence.
In addition to the 25 category winners, the special Lancashire Business View award was presented to Darwen’s Jubilee Tower Credit Union.
Event founder and producer, Richard Slater, who is also the publisher of Lancashire Business View, said: “It has been another fantastic Red Rose Awards, now in our sixth year celebrating Lancashire Business.
“We created the event to acknowledge business excellence, provide the best possible platforms to share successes, and encourage trade in the county. It is fantastic to see that so many support that vision.
“This is the largest event of its kind in the county, which means lots of potential customers,
collaborators and suppliers to make friends with, because if you can buy it in Lancashire, then do so!
“It was a remarkable evening: our 150 finalists alone generated more than £1bn of sales and almost £100m of profits in the past year.”
BBC Radio Lancashire and North West Tonight host Graham Liver compered the evening, with entertainment from Gravity Live, Mr Wilson’s Second Liners and Blackpool band The Deadbeats.
Red Rose Awards was named best awards event at the PPA Connect Awards in 2014 and was a finalist in 2015.
Headline sponsors for the event were Forbes Solicitors and Barclays.
Sponsors of the awards are: Forbes Solicitors, Barclays, University of Central Lancashire, Burnley Council, RSM, 2BR/ The Bee, 3 Man Factory, Anderton Gables, Ascentis, Barton Grange Hotel, Beever and Struthers, Bespoke Web Specialists, Bizspace, Business and Enterprise Trust, Cassons, Four Recruitment, Federation of Small Businesses, Harrison Drury Solicitors, Heart Radio, Enterprise Ventures / Rosebud, Laura Hartley Recruitment, Leonard Dews, Marketing Lancashire, Mattiolli Woods, Mayes Business Growth Solutions, Napthens Solicitors, Northcote at the Rovers, North West Coast Academic Health Science Network, Peter Scott Printers, Preston’s College, Stonehouse Logic, Sunshine Events, WEC Group, Winter Gardens Blackpool and With a Twist Catering.
The charity partner for Red Rose Awards 2016 is Cash for Kids.
The Red Rose Awards 2016 winners:
Construction Business Award
Winner: DES Electrical Contractors, Poulton Le Fylde
Finalists:
Bryan Lee Building Contractors, Blackburn
CM Oxendale , Blackburn
Ring Stones Maintenance and Construction, Burnley
Slatescape, Blackburn
TP Aspinall & Sons, Morecambe
Creative Business Award
Winner: Wash Design, Preston
Finalists:
Creativeworld, Accrington
every1, Preston
Fat Media, Lancaster
Soap Media, Preston
TPW Design Consultants, Darwen
CSR Award
Winner: ROQ IT, Chorley
Finalists:
Cassons, Rossendale
Cleanall Services, Leyland
Ring Stones Maintenance and Construction, Burnley
True Bearing, Euxton
WEC Group, Darwen
Customer Service Award
Winner: Chorley Group, Chorley
Finalists:
Accessplanit, Lancaster
BAKO North Western, Preston
Next Generation Travel, Blackpool
Physiofusion, Burnley
Sandcastle Waterpark, Blackpool
Employer of the Year
Winner: Birchall Foodservice, Burnley
Finalists:
Connect 2 Cleanrooms, Lancaster
Denwa, Barrowford
ROQ IT, Chorley
Service Care Solutions, Preston
Voiteq, Blackpool
Engineering Business Award
Winner: Connect 2 Cleanrooms, Lancaster
Highly Commended: CoolKit, Burnley
Finalists:
Cpack, Burnley
DP Structures, Nelson
Northern Industrial, Blackburn
PDS Engineering, Nelson
Family Business Award
Winner: Lovania Nurseries, Preston
Finalists:
Birchall Foodservice, Burnley
Chorley Group, Chorley
Gaffey Technical Services, Accrington
Oswaldtwistle Mills, Oswaldtwistle
The Dalmeny Resort Hotel, Lytham St Annes
Financial Business Award
Winner: True Bearing, Euxton
Finalists:
Bishops Chartered Accountants, Blackburn
CLB Coopers, Lancaster
Finton Doyle Chartered Accountants, Leyland
Hargreave Hale, Blackpool
Jubilee Tower Credit Union, Darwen
Growing Business Award
Winner: C-Mac Partnership, Accrington
Finalists:
Laila’s Fine Foods, Blackpool
Optimum Coatings, Morecambe
Service Care Solutions, Preston
WEC Group, Darwen
World Leisure (UK), Leyland
Health and Care Business Award
Winner: I Care Group, Blackpool
Finalists:
Community Life Choices, Preston
Julie Stirpe Associates, Burnley
Life Change Care, Burnley
Physiofusion, Burnley
VetPlus, Lytham St Annes
Innovation Award
Winner: Jobs, Friends & Houses, Blackpool
Finalists:
Cpack, Burnley
Fairbanks, Skelmersdale
Heritage Envelopes, Blackburn
Process Instruments (UK), Burnley
Stephensons Food & Dairy, Morecambe
International Achievement Award
Winner: VetPlus, Lytham St Annes
Finalists:
Cpack, Burnley
Fairbanks, Skelmersdale
Northern Industrial, Blackburn
Simon Jersey, Altham
What More UK, Padiham
Large Business Award
Winner: WEC Group, Darwen
Finalists:
Fairbanks, Skelmersdale
Heritage Envelopes, Blackburn
Laila’s Fine Foods, Blackpool
Protec Fire Detection, Nelson
What More UK, Padiham
Legal Business Award
Winner: Farleys Solicitors, Blackburn
Finalists:
Curtis Law Solicitors, Blackburn
Harrison Drury, Preston
Napthens Solicitors, Preston
Scott Rees & Co, Skelmersdale
Southerns Solicitors, Burnley
Manufacturing Business Award
Winner: The Senator Group, Altham
Finalists:
Heritage Envelopes, Blackburn
Laila’s Fine Foods, Blackpool
WEC Group, Darwen
What More UK, Padiham
Woodscape, Blackburn
Medium Business Award
Winner: Lovania Nurseries, Preston
Finalists:
C-Mac Partnership, Accrington
DES Electrical Contractors, Poulton Le Fylde
Granby Marketing Services, Blackburn
Service Care Solutions, Preston
VetPlus, Lytham St Annes
New Business Award
Winner: Eat My Logo, Chorley
Finalists:
BEK Enviro, Blackburn
Darwen Terracotta, Blackburn
FD Recruit, Blackburn
GB Energy Supply, Preston
High Level Specialists, Poulton Le Fylde
Not-for-profit Business Award
Winner: Trinity Hospice, Blackpool
Highly Commended: Burnley FC in the Community, Burnley
Finalists:
CancerCare (North Lancashire & South Lakeland), Lancaster
Child Action Northwest, Blackburn
Jubilee Tower Credit Union, Darwen
Newground, Blackburn
Online Business Award
Winner: Connect 2 Cleanrooms, Lancaster
Finalists:
Barcadia Media, Blackpool
com, Barnoldswick
The Safer Food Group, Burnley
Simon Jersey, Altham
The Ink Squid, Blackpool
Property Business Award
Winner: Lantei Compliance Services, Preston
Finalists:
Aldrock Surveyors, Darwen
Anderton Gables, Preston
Jobs, Friends & Houses , Blackpool
Slatescape, Blackburn
Stanton Andrews, Clitheroe
Retail Business Award
Winner: Eat My Logo, Chorley
Finalists:
Cedar Farm, Ormskirk
Ellis’s Milkshake and Smoothie Bar, Burnley
Oswaldtwistle Mills, Oswaldtwistle
Riley’s Butchers, Rossendale
The Ink Squid, Blackpool
Rural Diversification Award
Winner: Bowland Bioenergy, Clitheroe
Highly Commended: Manor Court, Ribchester
Finalists:
Cedar Farm, Ormskirk
Farm Creative, Preston
SRH Agribusiness, Preston
The Printed Cup Company, Clitheroe
Skills Provider Award
Winner: Primary Engineer, Burnley
Finalists:
Colossal Training, Blackpool
Myerscough College, Preston
Nelson and Colne College: Catering Department, Nelson
ROI Solutions at Preston’s College, Preston
Training 2000, Blackburn
Small Business Award
Winner: Edison Pope, Preston
Finalists:
DP Structures, Burnley
Eat My Logo, Chorley
Kavia Tooling, Burnley
Q2Q, Lancaster
World Leisure (UK), Leyland
Tourism and Leisure Business Award
Winner: Winter Gardens Blackpool, Blackpool
Finalists:
Bartle Hall Country Hotel and Restaurant, Preston
Blackpool Zoo, Blackpool
Gibbon Bridge Hotel, Chipping
Kenanks Bar & Grill, Burnley
The Dalmeny Resort Hotel, Lytham St Annes
Lancashire Business View Award
Winner: Jubilee Tower Credit Union, Darwen