On Friday 4th October at Ayr Racecourse, businesspeople from across Ayrshire came together to celebrate the best of businesses and organisations from across the region.
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce, supported by awards Principal Sponsor, Business Gateway Ayrshire, and Secondary Sponsor, Rainton Construction (Scotland) Ltd, were thrilled to announce all 16 of our 2024 Ayrshire Business Awards winners!
Claire Baird, CEO of Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce, said:
“It was an amazing evening with so many worthy finalists. The videos of the shortlisted organisations revealed some inspiring stories and demonstrated the quality of businesses we have in our region.
“Our awards come at the end of our annual Business Week and are a fitting conclusion to a series of events that put the spotlight on the incredible and vibrant organisations in Ayrshire.”
The winners are:
Apprentice of the Year Award: sponsored by Ashleigh Building
- GE Aerospace – Louise Collins
Ayrshire’s Growth Business of the Year Award (0-10 employees): sponsored by Woodward Inc. - Ralston Contracts
Ayrshire’s Growth Business of the Year Award (11-50 employees): sponsored by Business Gateway - Foundation Solutions HV
Ayrshire’s Growth Business of the Year Award (51 employees or more): sponsored by James Frew Ltd - A&L Mechanical Installations Ltd
Charity of the Year Award: sponsored by Regency Facilities Management - Ayrshire Cancer Support
Community Award: sponsored by GSK - Bfriend
Community Wealth Building Award: sponsored by: Booth Welsh - 9CC Group
Developing Ayrshire’s Young Workforce Award: sponsored by DYW Ayrshire - The QTS Group
Driving Sustainability: sponsored by HALO #RockMe Workspace - Ailsa Reliability Solutions Ltd.
Entrepreneur of the Year Award: sponsored by Dains (Scotland) - Iain Greer of Monarch Financial Services Limited
Going Global – International Trade Business of the Year: sponsored by Neogen Corporation - SBS Ayrshire Ltd
Hospitality Business of the Year Award: sponsored by Trump Turnberry - The RAD Hotel Group
Innovation Award: sponsored by Wallace McDowall Ltd - Renewable Oil Services
Start-up Business of the Year Award: sponsored by SimpsInns - Jack’s Alt-Stays
Tourism Award: sponsored by Stagecoach Bus - Jack’s Alt-Stays
Workplace Health and Wellbeing Award: sponsored by Lighthouse IT & Network Services - McTaggart Construction
Congratulations to all of the 2024 award winners!
More than 60 finalists were represented at Ayr Racecourse where 500 guests were welcomed by the President of Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce, Craig Johnstone of Giglets Educations Ltd. Guests were entertained throughout the evening by TV Magician, Ben Hanlin.
A charity raffle on the night raised a fantastic £5,000 for two beneficiaries: Ayrshire Cancer Support and Christians Against Poverty. Thank you to our awards guests for their generosity on the night.
Ayrshire Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the 2024 Awards Principal Sponsor, Business Gateway Ayrshire, Secondary Sponsor, Rainton Construction (Scotland) Limited, and all our category sponsors: Ashleigh Building, Booth Welsh, DYW Ayrshire, Dains Accountants, GSK, HALO #RockMe, James Frew Ltd, Lighthouse IT & Network Solutions, Neogen, Regency Facilities Management, Stagecoach, SimpsInns, Trump Turnberry, Wallace McDowall Limited and Woodward Inc.
We would also like to express our gratitude to our valued supporting sponsors for the Ayrshire Business Awards 2024: hub South West, Event Partner, AdWorks for their exceptional work on the awards booklet design, Brown Brothers for their support as the Print Sponsor, Recognition Express West Scotland for sponsoring the trophies, Loch Lomond Group for providing the table fifts, Maid to Mop for their sponsorship of the table and chair covers, and to Ayr Racecourse for hosting the event.
