The cream of the Suffolk and north Essex business community will come together tonight to celebrate the Suffolk Business Awards at Milsoms, Kesgrave Hall.
Representatives from 80 businesses will be among the 300 guests expected to attend the black-tie ceremony.
The awards, now in their 21st year, are recognised as the biggest night of the year in the Suffolk business calendar.
Comedian and host of the BBC Radio 4 show The News Quiz, Miles Jupp, and rock and pop band the Supertones will provide the entertainment at the event, which is being organised by the East Anglian Daily Times.
The Suffolk Business Awards are supported by headline sponsors EDF Energy and Suffolk Chamber of Commerce.
Winners will be announced throughout the night in 12 categories. They are:
Showcasing Excellence, sponsored by Norse
Canine Creche Group - a doggie daycare business based in Martlesham
Breheny Civil Engineering - a civil engineering company from Needham Market
Urban Jungle (Suffolk) - a plant nursery and cafe in Costessey and Beccles
Spring - a communications design consultancy based in Southwold
Family Business, sponsored by Scrutton Bland
Cardinal Healthcare - a family-run nursing care business with nursing care centres in Barham and Baylham
Rosedale Funeral Home - a family-run funeral home business based in Diss, Bungay and Halesworth
John Banks Group - a multi-franchise dealer group with 9 showrooms located across Suffolk & Cambridgeshire
Breheny Civil Engineering - a civil engineering company from Needham Market
Young Business Person, sponsored by Suffolk New College/West Suffolk College
Millie Rose Homewood, 25, who runs Millie Rose Hair & Beauty and Industry Hair & Beauty Academy, a luxury hair and beauty salon based in Lowestoft
Sam Boggis, head of social work division at Seven Resourcing, a recruitment company based in Martlesham
Abbey Farrant, founder of Nuts About Events, a family-run events company based in Haverhill
Maria Charalambous, co-founder of independent sales and lettings agents Henleys Estate Agent based in Mildenhall
Environment and Sustainability, sponsored by Adnams
Muntons - a global supplier of malts, is headquartered in Stowmarket
Where Does It Come From? - an Ipswich clothing brand with its own range of eco-friendly clothing
Spectra Packaging - suppliers of plastic bottles and caps based in Halesworth
Rosedale Funeral Home - a family-run funeral home business based in Diss, Bungay and Halesworth
Large Business, sponsored by the East Anglian Daily Times
Ensors Chartered Accountants - independent chartered accountants and business advisors based in Ipswich and across the region
One Group Construction - a group of construction-related businesses based in Ipswich
Imagine That Publishing - a family-owned publishing company based in Woodbridge
Skinner’s Pet Foods - a dry dog-food producer based at the Mill in Stradbroke
Best Employer, sponsored by Pure and Birketts
StrategiQ Marketing, an integrated marketing, design and web development company based in Ipswich
Christies Care - a live-in care provider with a headquarters in Saxmundham
Breheny Civil Engineering - a civil engineering company from Needham Market
IPRS Health - a provider of B2B health and wellbeing solutions with a head office in Blakenham
Innovation Award, sponsored by University of Suffolk
Orbital Media - a digital agency based in Stowmarket
UV Safe - a provider of waterless sterilisers for knives and equipment, based in Ipswich
Corbel Solutions - IT support providers based in Ipswich
Herga Technology - technology manufacturers based in Bury St Edmunds
Small Business, sponsored by EADT Suffolk Magazine
MAD-HR - a human resources consultancy based in Ipswich
Spider Fixed Fee Web Recruitment - an online job advertiser based in Ipswich
Superstructures - a structural engineering and design consultancy located in Ipswich
Prominent - a PR consultancy based in Ipswich
Customer Care, sponsored by Greater Anglia
Home Instead Senior Care - homecare provider for older people with an office in Ipswich covering Ipswich, Woodbridge and Felixstowe
Christies Care - a family-owned provider of home care with a headquarters in Saxmundham
The Hearing Care Centre - provider of hearing care and rehabilitation from Ipswich, with 25 centres across Norfolk and Suffolk
Robert Norman Construction - a construction company based in Framlingham
Medium Business, sponsored by Ashtons Legal
Canine Creche Group - a doggie daycare business based in Martlesham
Omega Ingredients - a flavours and fragrances creator based in Great Blakenham
Bishop & Miller - an independent auctioneer and valuer based in Stowmarket
Smart Garden Offices - garden office and garden studio manufacturer based in Bury St Edmunds
Winners will also be announced in categories for Outstanding Achievement, sponsored by Suffolk County Council, and Business of the Year, sponsored by EDF Energy and Suffolk Chamber of Commerce.
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