Connect Yorkshire Business Awards 2025

Date: Thursday 20th November 2025

Time : 18:00 arrival, 00:00 close

Venue: AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium, St Michael's Lane, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3BR

Price from:

£95+VAT pp / £900+VAT per table (10)

Dress code: Smart Business (Tie optional)

We are delighted to announce this years Connect Yorkshire Business Awards night.

We want to celebrate our members for all their hard work and dedication, not just with ourselves, but with the local and national business community.

We wanted to recognise the are amazing businesses and people in Yorkshire that don’t get enough recognition (in our opinion).

The shortlist for each category is now below:

Inspirational Leader

1. Achille Traore - White Label Loyalty
2. Kelly Smith - Juice Personnel Limited
3. Fara Butt - Shire Beds
4. Lisa Pogson - Airmaster
5. Clare Paxman - Paxman Coolers
6. Dan Archer - Visiting Angels

Community Impact

1. Outwood Grange Community
2. Juice Personnel Limited
3. Montrose Health Group
4. PJ Staffing
5. Enjoy Travel
6. Apollo Cloud
7. Wakefield Trinity RLFC
8. Children's Heart Surgery Fund

Family Business

1. Volta Compliance
2. Excel Water
3. Grantley Hall
4. Daval Furniture
5. Sound Leisure
6. Shire Beds
7. Make It Wild
8. Manning Stainton
9. Technical Services

Small Business of the Year (1-10 employees)

1. MJH ArtStudio
2. Homeslates LTD
3. Everon Ltd
4. Apollo Cloud
5. First Frame
6. Golden Frog Marketing
7. The Change Shed

Medium Business of the Year (11-50 employees)

1. White Label Loyalty
2. Montrose Health Group
3. Aquatrust Water
4. Sturdy Foods
5. IDS Group
6. Objective Creative
7. Webmart UK
8. Daver Steels
9. Technical Services

Large Business of the Year (51+ employees)

1. The Harris Partnership
2. Naylor Industries
3. Grantley Hall
4. Monaghans
5. Pavers
6. Q5
7. Visiting Angels
8. Craggs Energy

Mentor of the Year

1. Adrian Holmes
2. Jacqui Hall
3. Chris McDonald
4. Julian Kynaston
5. Dean Hartley
6. Tom Brown
7. Andy Needham
8. Michael Bridge

Outstanding Achievement

1. White Label Loyalty
2. Visiting Angels
3. Yorkshire Wildlife Park
4. Yorkshire Children's Charity

Fast growth business

1. Montrose Health Group
2. Wizu Workspace
3. United Motorsports
4. Aqua trust
5. NXD Group

Community Hero Award

1. Lee Wilson - Outwood Grange Academies Trust
2. Kegan Richardson - Team Clarkey Boy
3. Felix Gardner
4. Carin van Doorn - Children's Heart Surgery Fund

Ticket includes a 3 course meal, so please let us know of any dietary requirements.

Candlelighters Trust are the official charity partner for the evening.

We would like to thank our sponsors for sponsoring the awards for the evening: