Our Awards

The awards were held at Rainton Meadows Arena on 9th November, where more than 500 guests assembled to recognise the achievements of contact centre employees across the region. A total of 10 awards were handed out on the night. Paul Buie, manager of The Tyne and Wear Development Company, a sponsor on the evening, was delighted to see new companies, Parkdean and GE Money, win the two main awards. Paul said 'Our contact centres are respected worldwide and the competition here is incredibly tough'.

The awards have quickly grown in terms of size and importance, reflecting the growth of the contact centre industry; preparations are already underway for 2008

www.contactcentreawards.co.uk

NCJ Media and Gazette Media Company Regional Managing Director, Steve Brown paid tribute to the entrants, judges and sponsors of the annual event. He said 'This year we've enjoyed record sponsorship support, four sell out dinners and most important of all, record entry levels - with more companies than ever putting themselves forward to be judged as the best in the North East.

Other awards included, Company of the Year, Small Business, Innovation, Technology, Internet and ICT, Manufacturing, Environment, Corporate Social Responsibility, Export, Services and Cultural and Creative Business

www.northeastbusinessawards.co.uk/winnners/default.aspx

The Entrepreneur of the Year celebrates entrepreneurs who are building and leading successful, growing, and dynamic businesses and recognises them through regional, national and global awards programmes in 35 countries.

The programme recognises entrepreneurial success and recognises the benefits that entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial spirit bring to the economy in terms of job creation and the UK's competitiveness. Judging criteria includes growth in turnover, profit and employee numbers, as well as degree of innovation, scope of development of creative and ingenious production, marketing and selling techniques and the extent of expansion into national and international markets.

Parkdean collected the top accolade at a black tie dinner at the Marriott Gosforth Park in Newcastle on Thursday 25th March. Parkdean was selected from an entry figure approaching 350 companies. Parkdean now go on to compete for the title of North East Company of the Year in the awards grand final on 20 May.

www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/archive/2004/05/19/north-east-businesses-are-simply-the-very-best-51140-14254006/