Finalists for 2022 Ilkley Business Awards revealed

The Ilkley Business Awards committee have announced the finalists for the ceremony taking place in March.

A spokesperson for the awards committee said: "Our panel of independent judges deliberated for hours earlier this week over all of the entries received for the Ilkley Business Awards 2022. The amount of entries received this year has been fantastic, we have received more entries than ever so thank you to those who have taken the time to enter!"

The panel of judges are Susanne Marchant, Head of Enterprise Programmes at Leeds University Business School; Vicky Wainwright, Managing Partner at Naylor Wintersgill accountants in Bradford and Vice Chair of The Bradford Chamber of Commerce; Ian Ward, General Manager of The Broadway Shopping Centre in Bradford and Chairman of the Bradford BID; Chris Allen, Managing Partner of Blacks Solicitors and James Mason, Former CEO of Welcome To Yorkshire.

The finalists shortlisted in each category are:

Best Boss of the Year sponsored by Clip 'n Climb Ilkley

Claire Wareham, Claire Wareham Hair

Janice Brooke, Ilkley Agency

Zara Gonzalez, Galo’s Kitchen

Business to Business Award sponsored by BNI, Ilkley

Commercial Finance Partnership Limited

Elite Accountancy

Pronto

Covid – The Extra Mile sponsored by Stowe Family Law

Home Instead Ilkley

Ilkley & District Good Neighbours

Martinez Wines

Moin Moin Ltd

Established Business of The Year sponsored by Home Instead, Ilkley

Ashlands Veterinary Centre

Dillons Premium Fitness

The Ilkley Shoe Company

Food, Drink & Leisure Business of The Year sponsored by Ideal Extraction Ltd

Broadley’s Bistro & Wine Bar

Galo’s Kitchen

Sachi’s Restaurant

The Little Tea House

Hair, Beauty & Wellness Business of The Year sponsored by Galo’s Kitchen

LFW Podiatry

The Valley Clinic Ltd

William David Hair Ltd

Independent Retailer of The Year sponsored by RDC Solicitors

The Ilkley Shoe Company

Martinez Wines

Tennant & Darragh Jewellery Workshop

Waste Not

New Business of The Year sponsored by Tennant & Darragh Jewellery Workshop

Arlo

Bathe of Wharfedale Ltd

Bini Brew Co Ltd

New Brook Street Deli

Outstanding Tradesperson of The Year sponsored by Ilkley Town Council

Complete Digital Installations

Mike Sant Painter and Decorator

SK Plumbing of Ilkley

Professional Services Business of the Year sponsored by Ilkley Gazette & LOCALiQ

Brooke Financial

LCF Law

Leap Into Languages

Rising Star Award sponsored by LCF Law

Ella Hutcinson, Kyle Anderson and Ryan Aspden, Access Hospitality

Felicity Swale, Brooke Financial and Yorkshire Building Society

Helen Holmes, LFW Podiatry

Social Conscience Award sponsored by Harvest Associates

Milestone Design Ltd

Soul & Co

The Bobbin

The winner of each award category will be announced at the awards ceremony at The Craiglands Hotel, Ilkley on Friday 18 March 2022.

For tickets details please go to the website ilkleybusinessawards.co.uk/tickets