GDBA 2025 Winners Are Announced!

The Winners are Announced!

Gatwick Diamond Business Awards 2025

 

The 2025 winners of the prestigious Gatwick Diamond Business Awards were announced on 20^th March to a packed audience at The Grand Hotel, Brighton.  

 

Now in their 17^th year, the Awards are a well-established highlight of the business calendar and are strongly supported by the Gatwick Diamond business community with Headline Sponsors Birketts LLP, Gatwick Diamond Initiative and London Gatwick.

 

Celebrating the achievements of individual businesses and business people across a wide range of categories, they also showcase the success of the Gatwick Diamond economic area as major driver of the regional and national economies.

 

This year’s ceremony was hosted by Funny Magician Ben Hanlin, who has been seen on TV shows all over The World such as, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Celebrity Juice and as a contestant on ITV’s Dancing on Ice (semi finalist).

 

The Evening started with a Pre-Dinner Reception sponsored by Cleankill Pest Control and was rounded-off with the now highly anticipated After-Show Party.

 

The winners in each category are:

Apprentice of the Year – sponsored by Chichester College Group

Jessica Hughes - Welland Medical

 

SSIoT Graduate of the Year– sponsored by Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology

Issac Noah Wiggers

 

The Award for Community Contribution – sponsored by Elekta

Wolo Foundation

 

The Award for Customer Delight - Sponsored by ILG

Birketts LLP

 

International Business of the Year - sponsored by Gatwick Diamond Initiative

The English Soap Company

 

Professional Services Firm of the Year – sponsored by Lloyds Commercial Banking

Richard Place Dobson

 

Environmental Culture Award - sponsored by Eshcon Ltd

ILG

 

Manufacturing Business of the Year - Sponsored by Birketts LLP

Elekta

 

The Award for Innovation – sponsored by DigiBubble

Copthorne Prep School

 

New Business of the Year - Sponsored by Richard Place Dobson

Charti-able

 

Employee of the Year – sponsored by Crawley Borough Council

Danny Campbell – Carnegie Group

 

Employer of the Year – sponsored by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council

Storm12

 

Business Person of the Year - Sponsored by Barclays Eagle Labs at Freedom

Simon Bland - Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

 

Business of the Year (Up to £1M) - Sponsored by Carnegie Group

Datacove

 

Business of the Year (Over £1M) - Sponsored by Cripps

Chess Dynamics

 

The Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Gatwick Diamond – supported by Gatwick Diamond Business Council

 

Simon Bland

 

The last award of the evening was presented by Dee Mathieson, Chair of the gdb Council, and went to Simon Bland for his outstanding Contribution to the Gatwick Diamond. During a career spanning more than 20 years in local Authority, he has not only demonstrated exemplary leadership and business support, but through strategic policy, mentoring and advising, targeted interventions, and supporting regional initiatives, his leadership has extended beyond the success of his core business function to the wider Gatwick Diamond region.

 

For more information, visit www.gatwickdiamondbusinessawards.com or connect with Gatwick Diamond Business Awards on LinkedIn.