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AXA Business of the Year Award 2005 |
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Direct scoop North West Regional Business Award |
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"Flowers
Direct have scooped a major award in the prestigious National Business
Awards sponsored by Orange. Shortlisted as finalists in a whopping
three categories, the National Business Awards have been recognised
as "the
Business Oscars" by
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown."
National Business
Awards 2005 |
The
National Business Awards are an independent programme recognising
success, innovation and ethics across all vertical markets embracing
businesses of all sizes and is now a fixed part of the UK Business
Calendar.
Flowers Direct were awarded the AXA
North West Regional Small to Medium
Business of the Year award 2005, beating off stiff competition from
other well known, well respected brands and ranking alongside household
names such as the Royal Bank of Scotland and Telewest Broadband. Flowers
Direct were also selected as finalists for the "Best Use of Technology"
and "Best Growth Strategy" awards, having beaten off competition
from dozens of other businesses to make the shortlist.
On winning the award for North West Small to Medium
Business of the Year, Relay Director Ian Rawlins said, "Winning
the award for business of the year is an unbelievable achievement,
especially considering the strong competition."
The 2005 awards
presentation |
Established to reward
and recognise the importance of both national and regional business
excellence, the awards were judged by independent industry experts
and are sponsored by some of the countries most forward-thinking businesses.
Every day in businesses, new things are being introduced – new
ideas for efficiency, new ideas for productivity, new business processes.
The National Business Awards recognise that innovation is a key differentiator:
It is a measure of a businesses agility and capability to adjust to
market and customer needs.
Each year, The National Business Awards celebrate the effectiveness
and impact of businesses both large and small, from across the country.
The best businesses are judged in several distinct categories and,
according to the National Business Awards, being a finalist in any
one of these categories represents "success on a grand scale".
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