Innovation Awards

This year, awards will be handed out in eight categories, with one of the winners then being named as the overall ‘Business Innovator of the Year’, sponsored by Mosaic Group.

The finalists for each award (in alphabetical order) are:

Sustainability Innovation (sponsored by Connected Innovation)
•    Aquagrain, Needham Market
•    Bantu Farm, Bentley
•    Natural Building Systems Ltd, Palgrave

Construction Innovation (sponsored by Suffolk New College)
•    Mbloc Ltd, Long Melford
•    Project Orange Architects, Lavenham
•    TMJ Interiors, Bildeston

Customer Service Innovation (sponsored by University of Suffolk)
•    Breakout, Long Melford
•    J Edwards Funeral Directors, Sudbury
•    West View IT, Stowmarket

Food and Drink Innovation (sponsored by Mid Suffolk District Council)
•    Bantu Farm, Bentley
•    Flourish & Bean Ltd, Bramford
•    James White Drinks Ltd, Ashbocking

Growth Business of the Year (sponsored by MENTA)
•    IEMusic, Stowmarket
•    Orbital, Stowmarket
•    Token of the Forest, Barking

High Street Innovation (sponsored by Babergh District Council)
•    Flourish & Bean Ltd, Bramford
•    Suffolk Creative Spaces, Long Melford
•    The Crooked House, Lavenham

Rising Star (sponsored by University of Essex)
•    EO Escape Rooms, Sudbury
•    Ocala Healthcare, Stowmarket
•    Softwood Books, Stowmarket

Shooting Star (sponsored by West Suffolk College)
•    Canine Dip and Dive Club Ltd, Helmingham
•    IEMusic, Stowmarket
•    The Refill Shed, East Bergholt

Cllr Teresa Davis, Mid Suffolk District Council cabinet member for thriving communities, said:

“On behalf of everyone at Mid Suffolk, I’d like to congratulate each of the finalists that have made it onto the shortlists.

“It’s going to be incredibly tough to choose the winners, but any business that takes home an award will be very deserving of it.”

Cllr Derek Davis, Babergh District Council cabinet member for sustainable economy, said:

“Each of these businesses is making important strides to innovate in their industry and it is excellent to see so much forward-thinking taking place in our area.

“Thank you to our sponsors for enabling us to recognise another group of trailblazing businesses at what will be the third edition of these awards.”

Sponsorship & Tickets

There are still some sponsorship opportunities available for the event. If you are interested in sponsoring, please contact us by emailing BMSDCInnovationAwards@baberghmidsuffolk.gov.uk.