THE judging has been done for this year's Hive Awards and the shortlist has been announced.
Judges interviewed entrants at Ewood Park last week and have come up with their shortlist, ahead of the awards night on July 5 at King George's Hall.
Here are the shortlisted entries in each of the categories:
THE CREATIVE AND DIGITAL AWARD
Bigtank Video Productions Ltd
eBusiness UK Ltd
Flood Studio Ltd
Infused Media Ltd
THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AWARD
Curtis Law Solicitors LLP
Intelligent Payroll Limited
Napthens LLP
Watson Ramsbottom Ltd
THE HEALTH WELLBEING AND SOCIAL CARE AWARD
Blackburn Rovers Community Trust
Cryo Express Limited
Unit 2 Fitness for Women
THE BUZZ AWARD
Action Factory Community Arts
Blackburn Festival of Light CIC
Blackburn Rovers Football Club
Festival of Making CIC
THE MANUFACTURING, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Darwen Terracotta
eBusiness UK Ltd
Flavour Warehouse (Vampire Vape)
Rotalube
The Making Rooms
THE FAMILY BUSINESS AWARD
Bryan Lee Building Contractors LTD
eBusiness UK Ltd
Essential Employment Limited
Pulford Farm Dairies
THE COMMITMENT TO BLACKBURN AND DARWEN AWARD
Blackburn Rovers Community Trust
Bootstrap Enterprises
Secret Santa Ltd
Unit 2 Fitness for Women
THE INVESTING IN FUTURE SKILLS AWARD
Abbey Telecom
Bryan Lee Building Contractors LTD
Granby Marketing Services Limited
Lancashire Deaf Service
THE GROWTH BUSINESS AWARD
Curtis Law Solicitors LLP
Flavour Warehouse (Vampire Vape)
Gemini GRP Ltd
Watson Ramsbottom Ltd
THE NEW BUSINESS AWARD (LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD)
Cryo Express Limited
Infused Media Ltd
Rugbytots Blackburn with Darwen
S&H Group
THE HIVE BUSINESS SCHOOL AWARD
Darwen Aldridge Community Academy
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Empine Group Ltd
Primary Engineer
THE HIVE RISING STAR AWARD (UNDER 30 YEARS OLD)
Elizabeth Bridges - Taylors Solicitors LLP
Philip Johnson - Pierce Ca Ltd
Thomas Macpherson-Pope - The Making Rooms
Melanie Thomas - Blackburn Youth Zone
THE HIVE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Daniel Brearley - Bryan Lee Building Contractors LTD
Laura Diffey - The Mall Blackburn
Aaron Gorton - Vampire Vape
HIVE SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (1-50 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES)
Abbey Telecom
Blutex Office Express Ltd
Gemini GRP Ltd
Lancashire Confidential Shredding
Primary Engineer
S&H Group
Stones Young
Unit 2 Fitness for Women
HIVE LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (51+ FULL TIME EMPLOYEES)
Curtis Law Solicitors LLP
Flavour Warehouse (Vampire Vape)
Granby Marketing Services Limited
Watson Ramsbottom Ltd
OVERALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
This award will be presented on the night to one of the shortlisted businesses
THE ARTE ET LABORE AWARD
This award recognises a long-term commitment by an individual to making Blackburn and Darwen a more prosperous borough and a better place to live, learn, work, visit and invest. This award will be announced on the night.
THE HIVE CHAIRMAN’S AWARD
The recipient of this award will be selected by the chairman of Hive and announced on the night.
For more information, visit awards.business-hive.co.uk.
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