Awards and recognition

This award is given to the member organisations which have made a significant contribution to the development and retention of their female workforce, whilst inspiring the next female generation.

The judges commended us for our consistency in benefiting women in the workplace; we received this accolade for the second year in a row. Our mentoring, benefits package and working parents group were named as stand-out initiatives.

Investment in Additional Lengths by Growth Partner ( PE/VC Deal of the Year), Acquisition of QA Weld Tech by Express Engineering (Deal of the Year sub £10m) and Acquisition of Helston Garages Group by Vertu Motors (Deal of the Year +£10m)

This award is for the regional-based corporate lawyer judged to have been the most successful in advising regional-based businesses during the qualifying period. The judges felt Adam's high level of service, his commercial approach and his specialist reputation in investment transactions, made him the stand-out lawyer this year.

Recognising a business with a focus on developing talent through training, apprenticeships, work experience, diversity and inclusion, career progression and opening opportunities to all. We won the Grand Final after previously winning the Tyneside and Northumberland heat.

This is awarded to a business that has performed exceptionally, either in commercial terms, innovation, impact or customer service. We won the Grand Final after previously winning the Tyneside and Northumberland heat.

The awards are celebration of the very best in people management, wellbeing, apprenticeships and individual success.

The judges are looking for businesses that have made a significant contribution to the development and retention of their female workforce whilst inspiring the next female generation.

The prestigious annual awards recognise the region’s best dealmakers over the period, and the judges have recognised our efforts by shortlisting us 14 times across seven categories.

Awarded to a business that has performed exceptionally, either in commercial terms, innovation, impact or customer service.