The 20th Shropshire Chamber of Commerce Awards took place on Friday, 20th November 2020. Due to the pandemic, the awards were held virtually this year and were a great success.
Telford businesses won a number of awards on the night. Aviramp, a Telford based business that makes products for the airline industry, won the International Trade Award. The Business in the Community Award went to the Dyslexic Dyslexia Consultant, also based in Telford.
Normally, a team of judges would be visiting each of the shortlisted finalists at their premises before deciding on a winner – this year, those ‘meetings’ were held on Zoom.
In addition to the announcement of the 10 award winners, the events broadcast also featured music from students at Telford College.
There was also an interactive quiz running throughout the broadcast, testing people’s Shropshire knowledge, with the winner taking home a £100 hamper full of county produce.
If you missed the live stream of the awards, you can rewatch the event here.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak MP, said:
“I wanted to pay tribute to all the businesses from Shropshire who are being recognised.
“This is the 20th anniversary of these annual business awards, and there has never been a more important time to recognise the determination and achievements of our business community.
“I know you would also prefer to be meeting up in person for what has become the biggest event on the Shropshire business calendar, but we’ve all had to adapt our ways of working in these challenging times.
“It’s fantastic to see the Shropshire Chamber of Commerce embracing new technology to recognise business excellence and success in new and imaginative ways.”
