Business of the year

The most prestigious award of the evening, the ‘business of the year’

is the leading business selected from more than 2,000 Chamber members from every size and sector of business, from the borders of Yorkshire to Scotland and Cumbria. This business will be selected from all winners in this year’s business awards as the most exceptional from the entire region’s business community.

Sponsored by Middlesborough College

Middlesbrough College Group is the largest FE provider in the Tees Valley, earning ‘Strong’ for skills and ‘Outstanding’ for apprenticeships by Ofsted. The Group collaborates with over 2000 businesses, delivering effective training solutions ranging from apprenticeships and work placements to government-funded Skills Bootcamps and bespoke employer-led programmes. Through its three provisions – Middlesbrough College, TTE and Northern Skills – the Group is dedicated to achieving one goal: to harness and develop the talent of the North East and beyond.