BAHBA Winners 2009

The Business in the Community Award
Sponsor: Hilton Metropole Hotel

Winner: Sussex County Cricket Club
Runners up: ICP Search, EDF Energy

Innovation in Business
Sponsor: University of Brighton

Winner: Crunch.co.uk
Runners up: Charanga, Content Consultants

The Healthiest Workplace Award
Sponsor: Brighton & Hove City Teaching Primary Care Trust

Winner: Domestic & General Services Ltd
Runners up: Sussex County Sports Partnership, Propellernet

Best Place to Visit
Sponsor: QED

Winner: Brighton Dome
Runners up: Brighton Pier, The Book Nook

The Responsible Business Award
Sponsor: Veolia Environmental Services

Winner: Mooncup Ltd
Runners up: Creative Developments UK Ltd, Tiger Enterprise

The Best New Kids on the Block
Sponsor: Royal Mail

Winner: out post sound Ltd
Runners up: Cocoa, The Book Nook, Chauffeur Monkey

The Best Customer Service
Sponsor: Nido Marketing

Winner: Duke of York Picturehouse
Runners up: Focus 4 u Ltd, Maugherman’s Deli

The Most Awesome Use of Digital Media
Sponsor: Nixon McInnes

Winner: Blast Theory
Runners up: Future Platforms, Qube

The Best Place to Work
Sponsor: Neilson Active Holidays

Winner: FDM Group plc
Runners up: Fat Sand Productions, Brighton Pier, Acumen Business Law

Best Independent Retailer
Sponsor: The Argus

Winner: The Book Nook
Runners up: Julian Stephens Goldsmith, artrepublic

The Entrepreneur of the Year
Sponsor: RedSeven

Winner: Su Hardy (Mooncup)
Runners up: Mark Woolley (Electric Hairdressing), Rosie Freshwaterm (leapfrogg)

The Award for Equality and Diversity in the Workplace
Sponsor: Kelta HR

Winner: Working Links
Runners up: Brighton Pier, Oban Multilingual Strategy Ltd

The Business Growth Award
Sponsor: MDHub

Winner: Makemedia Ltd
Runners up: Kineo, Cubeworks

The Best Place to Entertain your Clients
Sponsor: Midnight Communications

Winner: Hotel du Vin
Runners up: In Vino Veritas, Sussex County Cricket Club

The Creative Industries Award
Sponsor: Wired Sussex

Winner: Brighton Festival
Runners up: Blast Theory, Brighton Body Casting

The Outstanding Brightonian
Sponsor: Absolute Brighton

Winner: Tony Bloom