The Fenland Enterprise Business Awards are one of the highlights of the business calendar, celebrating our region’s businesses and entrepreneurs.

This year the black tie event returns to the Braza Club in March on September 22 and the finalists for our 10 categories have been announced. They will identify Fenland’s best small and medium businesses, and both star employees and employers.

Employer of The Year

Swann Edwards Architecture Limited

Bluebird Care

Pike Textile Display Ltd

Apprentice of the Year (sponsored by Nestle Purina)

Abbie Davis, The Cornerstone Practice

Shelby Green, Stainless Metalcraft (Chatteris) Ltd

Customer Service Award

AD Sutton Motor Engineers Ltd

North London Skydiving Centre ltd

The Luxe Cinema

Bluebird Care

Whittlesey and District Business Forum

Commercial Business Person of the Year (sponsored by Leeds Day)

Russell Hornby, Blyth Equipment Ltd

Claire Lilley, Optima

Natasha Shiels, The Fens Magazine

Food Producer of the Year (sponsored by Local Generation)

Allpress Farms Limited

Fenmarc

New Business of the Year

Cambridgeshire Canine Creche

Optima Mortgage Services

The Fens Magazine

Partridge Farm Boarding Kennels

Small Business of The Year (sponsored by FSB)

iTech Security Ltd

North London Skydiving Centre ltd

AD Sutton Motor Engineers Ltd

Swann Edwards Architecture Limited

Medium Business of the Year

Optima Property

Pike Textile Display Ltd

Precise Component Manufacture Ltd

Business in Community/Corporate Social Responsibilty (sponsored by Larkfleet Discovery Magazines)

Whittlesey and District Business Forum

Co-operative Travel at Central England Co-operative

Retailer of The Year

Co-operative Travel at Central England Co-operative

Kellyvision KCS Ltd

Tickets cost £60 plus VAT and can be bought by contacting Lynne Pearson on 01438 866011 or email lynne.pearson@archant.co.uk.