National awards success for BID businesses

Wimbledon businesses recognised in a variety of industry awards

Several Wimbledon Town Centre businesses have recently earnt recognition as winners and finalists in a number of national industry awards.

Centre Court Shopping recently won the Revo Purple Apple Award for tactical marketing communications for their “highly focused” ‘Mothers Hall of Fame‘ campaign. Teenage mental health charity, stem4 was a finalist at the AXA PPP Health Tech & You Awards 2017, for its Calm Harm smartphone app that helps children and young people manage their urge to self-harm. Eligo Recruitment was shortlisted as Best Small Recruitment Agency in the prestigious Recruiter Awards which took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Park Lane in May. And Wimbledon’s Jacks of London was recently shortlisted for seven awards, including Shortlist magazine’s Grooming Awards, the L’Oréal Colour Trophy, Hair magazine’s Cut Awards and the American Crew All Star Challenge, which seeks out the hottest male looks for 2017.

Get your business recognised too!

DON’T MISS the deadline for entering the Merton Best Business Awards – applications must be in be 16 June. It is quick, simple and easy to enter online and there are 13 categories to choose from. These awards offer a fantastic opportunity for you to step back and assess your business, shout about the great work you’re doing, benefit from strong marketing and publicity, and earn recognition in the local community. And the awards ceremony for all finalists is a great night as a reward for all your hard work: Epsom Racecourse, Wednesday 27 September.

And the deadline for entering Time & Leisure’s Food & Drink Awards is 19 July. Now in their seventh year, the FADAs are firmly established as one of the most important annual events for the food and drink industry in south London and North Surrey, celebrating the high quality and diversity of local restaurants, pubs, cafés and retailers. These are all ‘people’s choice’ awards, which ensure the winners are chosen independently by the public. Voting is already underway, so the sooner you enter, the more votes you can get!