The finalists have been announced for the Growth Business of the Year award, sponsored by Ashtons Legal, at the East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards 2023.
This award is for businesses that have achieved a minimum of 20% year-on-year financial growth (turnover) for the last three years, as well as growth in terms of market share, customers and/or employees.
Events Under Canvas
Events Under Canvas in Capel St Mary supplies unique event tents with all the lighting, flooring and furniture required to create a full outdoor event venue for weddings, parties, festivals and corporate events.
The business undertook 416 events in 2022 and has run many high-profile events including charity galas, Glastonbury, V&A museum for Dior, RHS flower shows, and even an event village on Mount Etna in Sicily.
Calling it “a really impressive business”, the judges praised Events Under Canvas’ clear strategy, defined vision and values, and its investment in people. They also noted the “great company culture where everyone feels valued” and the way that the business innovated to overcome the challenges presented by the pandemic.
BA Boyle & Son
BA Boyle & Son is an Ipswich-based construction company, incorporated in April 2020, whose founders were formerly from BA Boyle Carpentry and Joinery, a reputable team of carpenters.
The company expanded into construction when the founders realised that their reputation meant they were receiving requests for services outside of carpentry.
Three years on, the company has grown from three people with a single van, to nine vans, 16 employed staff and over 30 permanent subcontractors.
The judges praised the business for “creating a team culture where everyone feels valued and respected”, as evidenced by the high employee retention rate. They also called the company’s overseas charity work “really impressive” and said that the team should be proud.
Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services
Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (previously Sembmarine SLP) in Lowestoft has recently completed a transformation from fabricator to offshore support services provider with a clear mission to meet the demand of the offshore renewables industry.
With 55 years of offshore experience, the business offers bespoke solutions to its clients and has won major contracts with offshore wind developers including a sole supplier maintenance award for Ørsted, setting the tone for the company’s biggest contract win yet with TenneT.
The judges felt that Seatrium presented “a really impressive story of a company that has scaled back to scale up after identifying that its current business model was not sustainable”.
They commended the business’ “unique apprenticeship scheme” which “provides real hands-on experience”.
X-on Health
Founded in 2000, X-on Health is a telecom service provider in Woodbridge that mainly serves the primary care health sector.
Its flagship cloud-based phone system, Surgery Connect, is deployed in more than 2,400 GP surgeries and is designed to ease the burden on staff while improving the patient experience.
It also recently launched its Phonebar app, which enables GPs to communicate with patients via SMS, phone and video calls from a single application.
The judges were impressed by X-on Health’s continued growth and its clear plan to keep this momentum. They described the business as “an innovative technology company that is leading in its field and continually pushing the boundaries, listening and making developments based on customer feedback”.
The winners of the EADT Business Awards 2023 will be announced at an award ceremony at Kesgrave Hall, Ipswich on Thursday, September 28. For more information, please visit eadtbusinessawards.co.uk
To find out about the finalists in all categories, please click here.
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