Headline sponsors

Award Category Sponsors

Chichester College Group

Apprentice of the Year

Chichester College Group

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Chichester College Group offers technical and professional courses for young people and adults in a wide variety of subject areas, taught by highly experienced staff. We are the largest college group in Sussex - providing quality training opportunities for over 25,000 students every year. Our mission is to 'change lives through learning.

 

“Chichester College Group is delighted to be continuing its sponsorship of the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards. Our mission is 'changing lives through learning' and we are passionate about working in partnership with employers to support their skills and training needs." Paul Rolfe, Associate Principal Employers and Stakeholders

 

https://www.chigroup.ac.uk/

Cripps

Business of the Year (Over £1m Turnover)

Cripps

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Cripps is a top 100 UK law firm providing corporate, real estate, litigation and private client services to a wide range of businesses and individuals. With offices in London, Horsham and Tunbridge Wells, the firm offers an integrated team of more than 500 people. Cripps is B Corp™ certified, part of a global community of businesses aligning profit and purpose to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy.

 

www.cripps.co.uk 

Sponsorship Available

Business of the Year (Up To £1m Turnover)

Sponsorship Available

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Email keeley@gatwickdiamondbusiness.com or call 01293 440088 to find out more!

Sponsorship Available

Business Person of the Year

Sponsorship Available

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Email keeley@gatwickdiamondbusiness.com or call 01293 440088 to find out more!

Crawley Borough Council

Employee of the Year

Crawley Borough Council

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Crawley Borough Council provides a wide range of services to more than 118,000 residents and over 3,400 businesses. We support and promote local businesses by providing access to a range of support, advice and funding opportunities in order to maintain sustainable growth, nurture businesses and encourage entrepreneurs in Crawley – the main economic driver in the region.

 

Crawley is one of the most economically successful large towns in the UK and we work closely with local businesses to ensure that a vibrant and prosperous local economy continues to thrive. As sponsor of Employee of the Year we wish to celebrate those individuals who have demonstrated exceptional performance and contributions to their organisations, colleagues, customers and wider Gatwick Diamond community.  

 

https://crawley.gov.uk/

 

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council

Employer of the Year

Reigate & Banstead Borough Council

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Reigate & Banstead is a great place to start and grow a business. We work with businesses, large and small, because they are vital for the economic wellbeing of our borough and residents. We provide business support and work closely with our partners to encourage a prosperous local economy.

 

“Reigate & Banstead Borough Council have long supported the Gatwick Diamond Business Awards and we are thrilled to be returning again this year to sponsor the ‘Employer of the Year’ Award, in recognition of the important role that local employers play in creating a vibrant and successful economy in the Gatwick Diamond" Cllr Biggs, Leader of Reigate & Banstead Borough Council

 

https://www.reigate-banstead.gov.uk/business

Sponsorship Available

Environmental Culture Award

Sponsorship Available

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Email keeley@gatwickdiamondbusiness.com or call 01293 440088 to find out more!

Gatwick Diamond Initiative

International Business of the Year

Gatwick Diamond Initiative

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Invest Gatwick Diamond promotes economic growth and attracts investment to the Gatwick Diamond region. The partnership offers resources, advice, and access to crucial business networks. Its goal is to showcase the area’s benefits, including excellent transport links, a skilled workforce, and a strong business community, to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and encourage growth for local businesses.

 

 

“Invest Gatwick Diamond plays a crucial role in attracting new investment and helping local companies thrive. That’s why we’re excited to support this year’s Gatwick Diamond Business Awards.

“The awards are a wonderful way to highlight the innovative businesses that contribute to the growth of the Gatwick Diamond region. Better still, the stories we unearth during the awards process can inspire others to follow their example.”
Brett North, Invest Gatwick Diamond chief executive

Birketts LLP

Manufacturing Business of the Year

Birketts LLP

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Richard Place Dobson

New Business of the Year

Richard Place Dobson

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Richard Place Dobson Chartered Accountants have been providing exceptional client service in Sussex for 115 years. We build strong relationships with our clients and help them to develop their goals and meet their statutory obligations. We are specialists in the corporate, the private client and charity/not-for-profit sectors.

 

We have chosen to partner with GDB to reflect our growing commitment to the Gatwick Diamond and the support required by the growing business community, especially in such uncertain times

 

https://www.placedobson.co.uk/

 

Lloyds Commercial Banking

Professional Services Firm of the Year

Lloyds Commercial Banking

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Elekta Ltd

The Award for Community Contribution

Elekta Ltd

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

A leader in precision radiation therapy, Elekta is committed to ensuring every patient has access to the best cancer care possible. We collaborate with customers to meet evolving patient needs, improve outcomes and bring hope to those dealing with cancer.

 

We appreciate how our partnership with gdb will help to give wider visibility to the importance of making precision radiation therapy broadly available to the millions of people around the world with limited access to cancer care. At Elekta, we don't just build technology, we build hope and are proud that our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Crawley has made a linear accelerator for almost every country in the world. We value our role within the gdb community and believe in the importance of developing innovation, collaborative working and taking a proactive approach to our practices which blends with the ethos of the gdb.

 

www.elekta.com

ILG

The Award for Customer Delight

ILG

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

ILG is a specialist in e-commerce and retail fulfilment services. We operate 12 fulfilment centres and employ over 500 staff across Sussex, Surrey, Northamptonshire and Poland. Last year we processed over 5.8 million orders and despatched more than 93 million items to 240 territories worldwide.

 

We are an international company firmly rooted in West Sussex and committed to supporting local businesses and communities. We welcome an opportunity to join GDB in recognising and applauding business excellence.

 

 

 

Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology

Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology Graduate of the Year

Sussex and Surrey Institute of Technology

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

Our institute is a collaboration between universities, further education colleges, and industry partners across Sussex and Surrey, working together to provide students with a new kind of education, designed to prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow.
 
Our courses will cover a range of areas, from engineering and manufacturing to digital and construction, all designed with the future in mind. We offer apprenticeships, short-courses and higher education programmes, giving learners the chance to gain valuable experience and make industry connections.

DigiBubble

The Award for Innovation

DigiBubble

2025 Gatwick Diamond Business Awards

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