CUMBRIAN based Ginger Bakers are finalist in the People’s Choice category of the North West Family Business Awards 2020.
Ginger Bakers beat strong competition from across the county, with a record number of 192 businesses entering the awards from across the North West region.
The awards ceremony will be hosted by food writer and broadcaster Nigel Barden, in the shadow of Concorde in the iconic plane’s purpose build hanger at Manchester Airport’s Runway Visitor Park on Friday 06th March.
Lisa Smith owner of Ginger Baker’s commented: ‘’Regional awards like this play a positive role in helping to raise awareness of what we as a sector do within the wider economy. Family businesses up and down the North West are the mainstay of our economy and nationally they generate a quarter of the UK’s GDP. As such family businesses play a significant part in supporting the communities in which they operate, in terms of employing local people, utilising the local supply chain and helping to raise the profile of the region. But that’s not all as family business owners we also play a central role in skills training, promoting entrepreneurship, and investing for long term growth in our local and regional economy’s all of which are essential to help grow the North West’s economic profile for the future.’’
Founder and Co-director, of the North West Family Business Awards Sue Howarth, said: “We were inundated with some incredible entries and we have been burning the midnight oil to get through them as they came in right up to the wire. The judges had extremely difficult decisions to make so the finalists should be extremely proud of themselves!
Co-director, Dave Clarkson said: “A huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to fill out an application form and enter. We’ve been absolutely blown away by the strength and diversity of applications.”
Jacqui Jackson from Thomas Jardine & Co and 2020 North West Awards Chair of Judges said: “The number and quality of applications from across the region has been outstanding, the businesses are clearly proud to be family businesses and the detail in many of the entries has demonstrated that they are very progressive and innovative”
The finalists will now receive a visit from our specially selected panel of expert judges before the judges make their final decisions. The winners will be announced at the glittering ceremony in March, you can find out more information about the awards at: www.northwestfamilybusinessawards.uk
