Brighton and Hove Business Awards
Brighton’s business elite turned up to celebrate an exceptional year of business in the city at the 11th annual Brighton and Hove Business Awards at All Saints Church on Thursday 15 September.
VIPs, guests and past award-winners were welcomed with a drinks reception before the evening’s entertainment began with Bollywood dancers. Food and drink then followed, thanks to the excellent catering skills of Curry Leaf Café and Brighton Gin.
MC for the night, comedian Stephen Grant, then took to the stage to present the hotly-contested awards, with plenty of worthy winners overjoyed to collect their BAHBA.
The night was closed out in style as everyone made their way to the dance floor to celebrate a fantastic year of business in Brighton and Hove.
Guests welcomed
Caroline Lucas MP
Traditional entertainment
The Title Team
Drinks from the guys and girls at the Beer Collective and Butlers Wine
Food from Curry Leaf Cafe
Bollywood in Brighton
Stephen Grant and Peter Kyle MP
The Fastest Growing Business award: Ellie Ellie
The award for Best Place to Work: The Big Lemon
Caraline Brown
Al, Laura and Alison from Small Batch Coffee
Carden Accountants
Brighton Gin
Selfie time
Plenty of chat amongst those in attendance
2016 BAHBA winners
2016 Winners
The Business in the Community
Winner: Bevendean Community Pub
The Best Place to Visit
Winner: The Sewer Tours, organised by Southern Water
The Best Event in the City
Winner: Carousel’s Oska Bright Film Festival
The Green Business Award
Winner: The Big Lemon
The Best New Kids on the Block
Winner: Brighton Gin
The Award for Best Customer Service
Winner: Blanch House
The Award for Best Place to Work
Winner: The Big Lemon
The Award for Business Beyond the City
Winner: Brighton Gin
The Award for Best Independent Retailer
Winner: Small Batch Coffee Roasters
The Creative Industries Award
Winner: The Chinese Room
The Professional Services Award
Winner: Magenta Associates
The Managing Director of the Year
Winner: Jeremy Burbidge, Ticketmedia
The Fastest Growing BusinessAward
Winner: Ellie Ellie
The Judges’ Award for Business of the Year
Winner: The Big Lemon
The Chairman’s Award
Matthew Murphy Electrical Services
The Outstanding Brightonian
Sarah Springford, Chamber of Commerce
