AXA Business of the Year Award 2005
Flowers Direct scoop North West Regional Business Award
"Flowers Direct have scooped a major award in the prestigious National Business Awards sponsored by Orange. Shortlisted as finalists in a whopping three categories, the National Business Awards have been recognised as "the Business Oscars" by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown."
National Business Awards 2005
The National Business Awards are an independent programme recognising success, innovation and ethics across all vertical markets embracing businesses of all sizes and is now a fixed part of the UK Business Calendar.
Flowers Direct were awarded the AXA North West Regional Small to Medium Business of the Year award 2005, beating off stiff competition from other well known, well respected brands and ranking alongside household names such as the Royal Bank of Scotland and Telewest Broadband. Flowers Direct were also selected as finalists for the "Best Use of Technology" and "Best Growth Strategy" awards, having beaten off competition from dozens of other businesses to make the shortlist.
On winning the award for North West Small to Medium Business of the Year, Relay Director Ian Rawlins said, "Winning the award for business of the year is an unbelievable achievement, especially considering the strong competition."
The 2005 awards presentation
Established to reward and recognise the importance of both national and regional business excellence, the awards were judged by independent industry experts and are sponsored by some of the countries most forward-thinking businesses.
Every day in businesses, new things are being introduced – new ideas for efficiency, new ideas for productivity, new business processes. The National Business Awards recognise that innovation is a key differentiator:
It is a measure of a businesses agility and capability to adjust to market and customer needs.
Each year, The National Business Awards celebrate the effectiveness and impact of businesses both large and small, from across the country. The best businesses are judged in several distinct categories and, according to the National Business Awards, being a finalist in any one of these categories represents "success on a grand scale".
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