Winners announced for Uttlesford Business Awards 2024

Nearly 200 people attended the event on Thursday, February 29, with winners announced across 13 categories.

Knight Farming won for Innovation and Customer Focus (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Winners were presented with a trophy, a prize bag and a bottle of wine donated by Saffron Grange. They will also receive a one-to-one business consultation with an industry expert.

Cllr Neil Hargreaves, portfolio holder for finance and the economy, said: "The calibre of entries that we received this year was very impressive and we congratulate the winners, finalists and all those who took the time to enter."

The winners were as follows:

Uttlesford Business of the Year:

Winner: Capture House

Finalists: All nominated businesses

Sally Roper from West End Experience won in the Rising Star category (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Innovation and Customer Focus:

Winner: Knight Farming Limited

Finalists: Protermars Ltd, Bluerun Limited, HNE Media, Vault Aperitivo

Uttlesford Rising Star:

Winner: Sally Roper from West End Experience

Finalists: Blossom Bites Café & Tearoom, The Loaf Tin, Clare Reid Marketing, Grace Makes Dough

HNE Media was named Marketing Champion (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Marketing Champion:

Winner: HNE Media

Finalists: Down Hall Hotel & Spa, Inc Design, HCreative, Capture House

Community Impact:

Winners: Enterprise East Group CIC

Finalists: Capture House, Saffron Building Society, The Chameleon Café, Golf World Stansted

Enterprise East won for Community Impact (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Sustainability award:

Winner: Vault Aperitivo

Finalists: Poppy’s Barn Tearoom, The Refill Barn, Neon Leo

Made in Uttlesford:

Winners: Ivy Cottage Bees

Finalists: Gavin & Sons, The Loaf Tin, The Little Artisan Bakery, Protermars Ltd

Vault Aperitivo won the Sustainability Award (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Taste of Uttlesford:

Winners: Waffle + Co

Finalists: Meadow Hill Coffee Shop & Deli, Wood St Coffee, Timeless Teas, Chater’s

Retailer of the Year:

Winner: Dead Time

Finalists: Mrs M’s Traditional Sweets, Folies of Stansted, The Curiosity Shop, Birdcage Bridal Boutique

Ivy Cottage Bees won the Made in Uttlesford Award (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Health, Beauty & Wellbeing:

Winner: Lily Rose Permanent Cosmetics

Finalists: Saffron Walden Fitness Studio, Seedy Blenders, Tempos Performing Arts, Unique Gym

Hospitality Business of the Year:

Winner: Down Hall Hotel & Spa

Finalists: Talliston House & Gardens, Chater’s, Little Easton Manor, Poppy’s Barn Tearoom, Dead Time

Taste of Uttlesford went to Waffle & Co (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Tourism Business of the Year:

Winner: Audley End Miniature Railway

Finalists: Talliston House & Gardens, Cammas Hall Farm, Mountfitchet Castle, Saffron Screen

Service Business of the Year:

Winner: A2B Contract Cars

Finalists: Capture House, Office Fox, Binwash UK Limited, Frontline Referrals Ltd

Retailer of the Year went to Dead Time (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Lily Rose Permanent Cosmetics won the Health, Beauty and Wellbeing Award (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Down Hall Hotel and Spa won the Hospitality Business award (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

Audley End Miniature Railway (Image: Uttlesford District Council)

A2B Contact Cars won the Service Business award (Image: Uttlesford District Council)