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Gloucestershire
business got a massive pat on the back on Thursday 22nd October
2004 as the seventh annual awards ceremony took place at Cheltenham
Town Hall.
Business
of the Year
Stonehouse-based
Travelscope Promotions Ltd were the winners of the night's most
prestigious ward - Business of the Year.
Launched
12 years ago, they were first tour operator to offer a Caribbean
cruise that started and finished in the United Kingdom.
Today
they're one of the largest UK tour operators with an annual turnover
of around £46 million and carrying over 200,000 passengers
each year.
This
year also saw the company play an important role in the D-Day 60th
Anniversary commemorations by providing the cruise ship which carried
the veterans and their families to Normandy. Managing director Richard
Ford (pictured below) had this to say about winning the prestigious
award:
"Surprised
and very pleased. In fact we're considerably overwhelmed because
it's the first time we've ever entered anything of this nature.
We've
won many travel awards over the years but never anything locally
here in Gloucestershire and I think it's great to get that local
recognition."
Award
winners
Here's
the full list of Business Award winners from the gala night:
Business
of the Year:
Travelscope Promotions Limited
Small
Business of the Year:
D. W. Dunn Limited
Young
Businessperson of the Year:
Simon Kershaw
(SK Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Ltd.)
Contribution
to the Community:
Cheltenham & Gloucester
Business
Innovation:
BCF Designs Limited
e-Business:
Commercial Limited
Workforce
Development:
Clarkson Evans Limited
Social
Enterprise of the Year:
The Furniture Recycling Project
Environmental
Business:
Zurich Financial Services
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The
seventh annual Gloucestershire Business Awards saw a number of local
companies recognised for their successful and innovative business
practices in 2004...
