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You can never rely on the British weather to deliver a bit of sun when you might expect it most, but here at Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce things are heating up, as we unveil the finalists in our forthcoming 2025 SME Bedfordshire Business Awards!

And what a hugely diverse and varied cohort they are covering everything from dog grooming businesses, to hotels, to IT support – and just about every type and size of company in between.

Plus, several of the finalists appear in multiple award categories, showing that this really is an awards programme that value all the stories of achievement a business has to tell.

So, in advance of the Awards Final on Thursday, 19^th June, at the Riverside Suite, Venue 360, Luton, below are all our proud finalists, and the categories (generously supported by our sponsors) that they are competing in.

General business awards finalists

Treacle Factory Best Enterprising Business: Biggleswade Dental Centre, Osborne Morris and Morgan Limited, RSP UK Suction Excavators Ltd, SF Digital, The Fruit and Veg Man.

Wrest Park Business Centre Best New Business: AS Lounge, Beansprout, Greenwood Drones, Happy Fins Swim School, Letterbox Cocktails, Love Hounds Bedford, The Krafty Kuppa, Voyager Flight Simulation.

Talk UK Telecom Business Innovation: ADA Cosmetics, Azalea, Bedford Radio, Be-Seen-Screen Ltd, Complyology Limited, Fliweel.tech, Livetec Systems Ltd, Water to Go International. 

Employer awards finalists

Jaltek Employer of the Year: ADA Cosmetics, Ark-H Handling Ltd, Cambridge Support, Reactiv8 The Nation Ltd, Taylor Walton LLP.

Liebherr Apprentice Employer of the Year: Aden Contracting Ltd, Cambridge Support, Neville Trust Limited.

Finalists based on business size

AEGIS Business of the Year More Than 50 Employees: Action Express Group, Early Childhood Partnership, Lussmanns Sustainable Kitchen, Taylor Walton LLP, The Kingfisher, Young Enterprise.

London Luton Airport Business of the Year Less Than 50 Employees: Austin & Carnley Solicitors, Beansprout, Biggleswade Dental Centre, Cambridge IT Security, HR Delivered Ltd, Livetec Systems Ltd, Node IT Solutions, Red Event Production Ltd.

Family business awards finalists

Essential Workwear Family Business of the Year: Alpha Marketing, Copybox Document Systems Ltd, HAB Law, Jenolite (UK) Ltd, Neville Trust Limited, RSP UK Suction Excavators Ltd, T C Kitchens, The Media Snug.

 Personal awards finalists

Foxley Kingham Business Person of the Year: Bilal Farooq – Greystone Solicitors, Carl Darnell – CRDOne, Dominika Kalinowska – Relief Therapies, Martin Steers – Bedford Radio, Michelle Crook – Reactiv8 The Nation Ltd, Nathan Jacobs – Doorstep Promotions.

Wenta Entrepreneur of the Year: Dawn Walton – Aurora Eco Products Ltd, Eleanor Maylin – The Couture Cushion Ltd, Marvin Reid – Volume 2, Michelle Jackson – Love Hounds Bedford, Nina Hardiman – Entertainia Theatre School, Tracy Fishburn – Tracy’s Treasured Keepsakes.

The Bedford College Group Young Business Person of the Year: Dominika Kalinowska – Relief Therapies, Harvey Greenwood – Greenwood Drones, Max Hardwicke – The Media Snug, Nathan Jacobs – Doorstep Promotions.

Geographic awards finalists

Essential Workwear Central Bedfordshire Business of the Year: Alpha Marketing, Austin & Carnley Solicitors, Beansprout, Biggleswade Dental Centre, Caremark Central Bedfordshire, HR Delivered Ltd, Osborne Morris and Morgan Limited, The Couture Cushion Ltd.

Luton Council Luton Business of the Year: AEGIS Support Services, Courtyard by Marriott London Luton Airport, Ener-J, Mecca Bingo Luton, Renewable EDtricity Systems Ltd, Sommers Waste Solutions Limited, The Fruit and Veg Man, Voyager Flight Simulation.

Quest Employment Bedford Business of the Year: Aden Contracting Ltd, Bedford Blues Ltd, Bedford Radio, CRDOne, Privacy Helper, The Kingfisher, The Numbers Quarter, We Get Any Stock. 

Not for profit and community business awards finalists

Bartham Group Community Business of the Year: Bedford Blues Ltd, Greystone Solicitors, HAB Law, Holistic Thinking Holidays Limited, Luton Point, Nicola Richardson, Osborne Morris and Morgan Limited, Right FM Ltd.

RPG Not-for-Profit Business of the Year: Azalea, BookTastic CIC, Canine Allies CIC, Food etc, Fun 4 Young People (F4YP), Link to Change, Small Acts of Kindness, The Road Victims Trust.

Growth awards finalists

Austin & Carnley Solicitors High Growth Business of the Year: Jenolite (UK) Ltd, Kings Fire Ltd, Love Hounds Bedford, Privacy Helper, Resourceful People Group, We Get Any Stock.

Sector-specific awards finalists

AEGIS Hospitality, Leisure, and Tourism Business of the Year: Courtyard by Marriott London Luton Airport, Guestia Limited, Happy Fins Swim School, Holistic Thinking Holidays Limited, Mead Open Farm, The Kingfisher, Three Star Coaches, Voyager Flight Simulation.

Other award finalists

ADA Cosmetics Sustainability Award: Austin & Carnley Solicitors, Node IT Solutions, Red Event Production Ltd, Renewable EDtricity Systems Ltd, Sommers Waste Solutions Limited, Veggie Crush, Vexo International, Water to Go.

Jaltek Positive Impact: Azalea, Holistic Thinking Holidays Limited. Howe To Consultancy, Kiran Singh, Link to Change, Mind BLMK, Reactiv8 The Nation Ltd, Stepping Stones (Luton).

RSP Service Excellence: Ark-H Handling Ltd, Aurora Eco Products Ltd, Be Our Guest Princesses, Clean Please, Node IT Solutions, Stepping Stones (Luton), The Athena Network Bedfordshire & Mid Hertfordshire, Tracy’s Treasured Keepsakes.

Follow the Awards – and join us on the night

You can learn more about the SME Bedfordshire Business Awards here. And remember – if you enter 2026’s awards, it could be your business with its name in lights next summer!

For more information on becoming a Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce member, call our friendly team on 01582 522448, or visit www.chamber-business.com