THE shortlist for the Croydon Business Awards has been announced and includes two nominations for Crystal Palace Football Club.
Nearly 100 organisations entered the awards this year and 43 have been selected as finalists.
Shortlisted businesses were invited to a judging day yesterday for face-to-face interviews with industry experts.
Winners will be announced at a gala dinner and awards ceremony at Fairfield Halls on May 15.
The shortlist for the 11 categories is as follows:
2014 Croydon Business Awards Finalists
Best Small Business
Croydon Merton & Sutton Credit Union Ltd
Dalila's Kaftans
JAM Hair Sanderstead
J'amies Gymnastics Academy
Monetary Solutions Limited
PJ's Community Service
White Label Consultants
WPA Associates Ltd
Best Medium Sized Business
Arnold & Baldwin Chartered Surveyors
Cleankill Environmental Services
Croydon Town Centre Business Improvement District Ltd
Flemmings
Lester Control Systems Ltd
Martek Contracts Ltd
McCarthy Cars (UK) Ltd
Switch Communications
Best Business for Customer Service
Blackfords LLP
Catherine Johnstone Recruitment
Cleankill Environmental Services
Fishers Chemist
Hampton by Hilton London Croydon
ICUK Computing Services Ltd
Irenicon Limited
McCarthy Cars (UK) Ltd
Best Business for Training & Development
AOB UK Ltd T/A Top Move Estate Agents
Arnold & Baldwin Chartered Surveyors
Blackfords LLP
Chequers Contracts Services
Flemmings
ICUK Computing Services Ltd
Photography for Parents
FSB Real Life Entrepreneur of the Year
Joe Arnold – Arnold & Baldwin Chartered Surveyors
Matt Owens – Fusion Catering Solutions Ltd
Bessem Bhikazi – Gooey Global (formally Gooey UK Ltd)
Jacqui Marola – JAM Hair Sanderstead
Melody Chinouriri – Loyal Care Recruitment Agency Ltd
Claudine Reid – PJ's Community Service
Byron Cole – The BLC Group
Commitment to the Community
ICUK Computing Services Ltd
JS Dance Factory Croydon
McCarthy Cars (UK) Ltd
PJ's Community Service
Southern Railway
The Enterprise Cube (CIC)
Best Green Business
Cleankill Environmental Services
Jury's Inn Croydon
Martek Contracts Ltd
Southern Railway
Best Business for Hospitality, Leisure, Travel & Tourism
Croydon Visitor Centre
Crystal Palace Football Club
Hampton by Hilton London Croydon
J'amies Gymnastics Academy
Kidspace Adventures
Love Smile
Best Business for International Trade
Centronic
Crystal Palace Football Club
Kwintessential
SLE Ltd
Best Business for Apprenticeships & Employment for Young People
Chequers Contracts Services
Parchmore Pre-School
PJ's Community Service
Southern Railway
Best New Business
AOB UK Ltd T/A Top Move Estate Agents
Dalila's Kaftans
EKA Start Up
Feast Express Limited
Hampton by Hilton London Croydon
JS Dance Factory Croydon
Love Smile
The BLC Group
To book a table for the awards ceremony visit: prospectsbusinessawards.co.uk/prospects-awards/croydon/gala-dinner/
