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Daily Record
5 days ago
- Business
- Daily Record
Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards crowns winners for 2025
The most prestigious night in the area's business calendar was attended by 400 guests and hosted by broadcasters David Farrell and Jennifer Reoch. Lanarkshire's thriving business community was celebrating as the winners of the 2025 Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards were announced. The most prestigious night in the area's business calendar was attended by 400 guests and hosted by broadcasters David Farrell and Jennifer Reoch. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the awards, which are one of the longest running in Scotland. They celebrate "the achievements and successes of the Lanarkshire business community". Guests cheered as the winners of the 10 award categories were announced after being selected by a panel of judges, who had a very difficult task. The awards dinner was held at Caledonia Gladiators Arena in East Kilbride, with the three-course meal provided by the five-star Crossbasket Castle Hotel. The event, hosted by North and South Lanarkshire Councils alongside main sponsor Albert Bartlett, also raised £3752 for Kilbryde Hospice and St Andrew's Hospice. Leader of North Lanarkshire Council, Jim Logue, said: "Lanarkshire businesses are vital to our local economy and these awards provide an excellent platform to highlight their hard work and achievements. "It has been an honour to be part of these celebrations tonight at the awards dinner. "Congratulations to all the outstanding finalists and the winners. "With a record number of entries this year, there was strong competition, and all the judges were impressed by the high quality of the entries. "I would also like to thank this year's sponsors; without their support the awards would not be possible." The 2025 winners are: Gas Certification Company Ltd - winner of Lanarkshire's Best Business (0-10 employees). Sponsored by Clyde Gateway. Opalion Ltd - winner of Lanarkshire's Best Business (11-50 employees). Sponsored by UKSE. CF Furniture & Flooring Ltd - winner of Lanarkshire's Best Business (51+ employees). Sponsored by Hub South West. Cumbernauld Theatre Trust - winner of Excellence in Customer Service. Sponsored by Invest South Lanarkshire and Invest North Lanarkshire. JWPA Contracts Ltd - winner of Lanarkshire's Best New Business. Sponsored by Business Gateway Lanarkshire. M House Business Solutions Ltd - winner of Lanarkshire's Innovation Business. Sponsored by Commsworld. R:evolve Recycle - winner of Lanarkshire Community Impact. Sponsored by Mears. Strachan & Kemp Commercial Services Ltd - winner of Lanarkshire's Green Business. Sponsored by Biffa. S. Collins & Son - winner of Lanarkshire's Food & Drink Award. Sponsored by DYW Lanarkshire. Plover Services Ltd - winner of Lanarkshire's Employer of the Year. Sponsored by North Lanarkshire's Working and South Lanarkshire Works. David Booth, executive director of community and enterprise at South Lanarkshire Council, added: "Every year, the Lanarkshire Business Excellence Awards highlight the diverse range of businesses we have across the area, and their incredible quality, and this event proved no exception. "I am delighted for the winners and, indeed, all of the finalists should be proud, as every category was so competitive. "The awards are always a great occasion and congratulations to everyone who was part of - and helped to run - such a successful evening." *Don't miss the latest headlines from around Lanarkshire. Sign up to our newsletters here. And did you know Lanarkshire Live had its own app? Download yours for free here.
Daily Record
15-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Record
Kilbryde Hospice to stage community roadshows across South Lanarkshire to hear local views
Kilbryde Hospice are opening their doors and hitting the road to hear what the people of South Lanarkshire want from their hospice. The East Kilbride-based palliative care centre is to host a series of community roadshows in East Kilbride, Hamilton and Rutherglen/Cambuslang to let locals have their say. Adopting a compassionate community approach, Gordon McHugh, Chief Executive of the hospice, said "compassion does not stop at the front door". 'We are listening", he said. "This is not just about patients — it's about everyone in South Lanarkshire who cares about community, dignity, and compassion. 'Opening our ears at Kilbryde Hospice is very much about letting people know that compassion does not stop at the front door. 'It is the community's hospice and they must have a say – we have always listened, otherwise the hospice would not be here.' Kilbryde Hospice has been providing end-of-life care to the people of South Lanarkshire for 22 years, with the facility in McGuiness Way established in 2015. Mr McHugh added that, though they have always listened, they now want to make Kilbryde more widely known while raising a greater awareness in a wider community. He added: 'South Lanarkshire is a big place with the localities we have. Even if you take East Kilbride alone, with a population of 90,000. 'We have brought the hospice a long our future? That will be decided by the people of South Lanarkshire. 'To hear their voices, we are staging several locality roadshows in East Kilbride, Hamilton and Cambuslang/Rutherglen. 'This will bring the hospice to the people, in their own localities, in an environment that suits them on an open forum/open door basis.' People from all walks of life will be encouraged and welcomed but, in particular, Kilbryde's staff and volunteers will aim to connect with 'hardest-to-reach' groups. 'They may be experiencing poverty and see themselves as not being able to give their input, but we know we can give them valued support and we want to hear from them", said Mr McHugh. 'People from the travelling community, ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities across South Lanarkshire - Kilbryde Hospice is for everyone and we need to hear everyone's voice. 'To offer that to the community, we must do it in the most accessible way and people who can't make the events will be able to take part. 'We can send out a survey, have it on social media or post paper copies to people so they can tell us that 'this is what we want for our hospice'. 'Just now, we are in the final year of our Strategy 2023/2026 and these locality roadshows will help us put together a strategy going forward for 2026/2030. 'So, in those four years Kilbryde will be shaped by the community of South Lanarkshire and will strive to give what people ask for." Venues are still to be secured but all three roadshows are scheduled for October, following the hospice's September AGM.
