"This is my fourth year presenting the awards, and what's really heartening to see is that there's always new businesses in the finals, it's not just the same names year after year, which really highlights that it's a dynamic area for business - nobody rests on their laurels."

"The successes here tonight show how much can be achieved. The decision to go ahead with Pennine Lancashire was a very good one, because now hopefully people will believe in them-selves that they can achieve."

"It was a fantastic night and a great way to reward local businesses who are doing well and bring a lot of employment to East Lancashire.

East Lancashire is very lucky to have a lot of successful businesses who are leading the way in their respective fields."

"Still living in Rossendale and being involved in the commercial side of football I take a great interest in business and, in particular, business in this area. These awards are very important for the region and it is nice to see the local economy doing so well."

"It is a fantastic evening which shows the true entrepreneurial spirit and creativity of East Lancashire. There are a lot of exceptional businesses coming through. There is a strong partnership in East Lancashire between the private sector and the public sector."

"It has been a terrific evening and a real celebration of business in East Lancashire.The evening has shown the great diversity of businesses we have in the area from small service sector businesses and ground breaking and hi-tech manufacturing companies."

"What the evening really brought home was how many success-ful businesses we have in East Lancashire. Economic development is the key to a lot of the other improvements we want to see in terms of improvements to housing, health and education standards."

"All the businesses have been very successful in their own right and it was a great celebration of their success. All the companies have excelled, whether through investment in marketing, investment in their staff or through their approach to innovation."

"I think people from outside the area have the impression that East Lancashire is a bit stuck in the past, but that's wrong. We have a great manufacturing history including companies such as Rolls Royce, and we use that as a backdrop to bring the future to the area."

2:03pm Monday 19th November 2007

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