Area's businesses will be celebrated with gala awards night in 2025 for Fenland Citizen Business Awards

The best of the area’s businesses are set to be celebrated, as we launch the third annual Fenland Citizen Business Awards from Iliffe Media - publishers of this newspaper.

Nominations open today, October 30, and the awards are open to businesses across the district.

The glittering black-tie evening is booked for Friday, March 14, at March Braza Club in Elm Road - the perfect venue for these awards which are part of our commitment to supporting and celebrating local businesses.

This prestigious black-tie event brings decision-makers and business leaders together from across the area to celebrate business success and innovation.

The Fenland Citizen Business Awards showcase business achievements across 10 categories, chosen to give businesses, individuals, and charities the chance to tell their success stories.

The headline sponsor of the Business Awards is once again the top accountancy firm Whitings LLP, with the event being organised by the Fenland Citizen.

Ben Beech, a Partner at Whitings, said: “Whitings has served businesses and individuals in the Fenland region since 1928, supporting our clients through their business life cycle from start-up through to sale or succession, with many client relationships spanning several generations.

“We are delighted to be the headline sponsor for The Fenland Citizen Business Awards for the third consecutive year. Supporting this event is very important to us as we believe that those individuals and businesses operating within the region deserve recognition for the fantastic job they continue to do in these challenging and uncertain times.

“We strongly encourage anyone considering entering to do so, or to nominate an individual or organisation that deserves acknowledgment for their hard work and success. We look forward to celebrating your achievements on the night.”

Categories carrying awards for 2025 are: Best Social Enterprise (sponsored by Clarion Futures); Best New Start-Up (sponsored by Goldstar Metal Traders); Customer Care; Businessperson of the Year (sponsored by Mapus-Smith and Lemmon); Agriculture and Environment Champion (sponsored by Fraser Dawbarns), Retail and Hospitality (sponsored by Fenmarc), Business of the Year, Business Innovation (sponsored by Nestle Purina), Employer of the Year, and Team of the Year (sponsored by Nestle Purina).

To enter the awards visit the Fenland Business Awards website

All the information on each category’s criteria can be found here too.

Nominations will close at 5pm on Friday, January 3.

Judges will then start the difficult task of choosing three finalists in each category. These will be announced in the Fenland Citizen with the finalists being notified via email.

Once announced our judges will then arrange to interview each finalist in their place of business.

Then it will be fingers crossed until the winners are announced at the live event on March 14.

To nominate and for details on each category visit the Fenland Citizen Business Awards website: www.fenlandcitizenbusienssawards.co.uk