The nominees have been unveiled for this year's Wigan Business Awards.
A total of 27 of the borough's thriving businesses will battle it out for honours at the ceremony to be held on Friday, November 14, at the JJB Stadium with Andy Burnham, MP presenting alongside sponsors.
Over the past month, entries have been whi
ttled down across nine categories to a final shortlist that represents the diversity of talent in the Wigan area.
The event, which was revived last year, is once again hosted by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
Paul Foster, Local Manager for Wigan at the Chamber, said: "Greater Manchester Chamber is committed to promoting business excellence across the borough.
"All of our short listed firms are local success stories and we look forward to celebrating their achievements on the night."
Dave Jones, Director of Commercial Banking at main sponsors RBS, added: "RBS is delighted to again be the premier sponsor of the Wigan Business Awards. We recognise the great talent that is present in Wigan Borough businesses."
Short-listed companies will now meet judges this month, in support of their nomination.
Tickets for the Wigan Annual Gala Dinner are now on sale. Please contact Marilyn Nicholson on 0161 245 4943 if you would like to attend.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
Business of the Year, sponsored by The Royal Bank of Scotland
CLM Ltd
C-Tec
Lowri Beck
Grand Arcade
Best Family Business, sponsored by Jackson Stephen Chartered Accountants
W Howard
Hughes Bros
R Banks & Son Ltd.
Greenhalgh's Craft Bakery
Best Small Business, sponsored by PA Hull Chartered Accountants
Bullit Recruitment
Mentor Corporate Coaching
Duncan Ross & Co.
The Hot Tub Outlet
Fastest Growing Business, sponsored by O2
Bullit Recruitment
Lowri Beck
Oltec Group
Wishing Well Studios Ltd
Most Customer Focused Business, sponsored by Stephensons Solicitors
Wishing Well Studios Ltd
Wigan Athletic
Total Fitness
Oltec Group
Hilltop Products
Entrepreneur of the Year, sponsored by Pemberton Enterprise College
The Hot Tub Outlet
Wigan Boats
Stage & Singing Express
Spiritel
Holiday Getaway
Bullit Recruitment
Most Innovative Business, sponsored by W Howard Ltd.
Tyrrell Systems
Chemviron Carbon
Lowri Beck
Spiritel
Young People's Training Award. sponsored by ProCo NW Ltd.
Stage & Singing Express
Hughes Bros
Truline Interior Services
Fairhursts Accountants
Publicity Award. sponsored by The Wigan Observer
St Joseph's Workshop
Chemviron Carbon
Wigan Athletic
Pasco Spices and Herbs Ltd.The full article contains 394 words and appears in Wigan Evening Post newspaper.
