2025 TBE Awards showcases the very best of the region
The business community across Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Somerset came together on Thursday 6th November to celebrate business excellence across our region.
Against the unique backdrop of the National Self Build and Renovation Centre in Swindon, the second annual TBE Awards sponsored by Thrings showcased everything our business community does best.
The evening kicked off with a VIP Drinks Reception hosted by N3 Display Graphics, before guests visited the TBE Innovation Boulevard featuring a selection of businesses making waves in their respective industries.
Amid the networking and tangible excitement across the venue, local artists, mother and son team Judy and Morgan Guillery created a stunning mural to celebrate the 2025 TBE Awards.
The Awards itself ceremony shone a spotlight on all aspects of the business landscape, from Best Start-Up through to Best Customer Experience, Leader of the Year to the Dream Team Award, with recognition for organisations and individuals doing great things across our community.
Here’s a run-down of the winners and runners-up:
Best Start-Up sponsored by SVGC
Winner: Stanners Golf
Runners-up: One Family Law, Otters Home Search, Forceteck
Best Creative Campaign sponsored by Workshed
Winner: Social Butterfly
Runners-up: Visual PR Productions, Vox PR, Bath Dragons
Innovation Award sponsored by Business West
Winner: Forceteck
Runners-up: The Ax, Digital Wonderlab, Tigerplay
Going for Growth sponsored by Milsted Langdon
Winner: Joint Operations
Runners-up: Canned Wine Group, Windsor Hill Mortgages, Southby Financial Planning
Leader of the Year sponsored by Bath Clinic and Swindon’s Ridgeway Hospital
Winner: Catherine Smith (BLB Solicitors)
Runners-up: Hannah Chree (Bath Racecourse), Lucy Collins (Web Usability), Henry West (Truespeed)
Positive Business Award sponsored by Richardson Swift
Winner: Gel Studios
Runners-up: Grant UK, Blackmore UK, KR HR & Training Consultancy
Charity / Not-for-Profit of the Year sponsored by GivenGain
Winner: Alabaré
Runners-up: Dorothy House Hospice Care, MentoringPlus and Off the Record, Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance
Using Tech to Transform Business sponsored by The Fractionals Group
Winner: Digital Wonderlab
Runners-up: Forceteck, JMW, Cecure Intelligence Ltd
Best User Experience
Winner: Web Usability
Runners-up: The AX, Digital Wonderlab, Visual PR Productions
Sustainable Business of the Year sponsored by SETsquared Bath
Winner: National Self Build & Renovation Centre
Runners-up: Canned Wine Group, Grant UK, Deceuninck
Going the Extra Mile sponsored by SWIG Finance
Winner: Bath Racecourse
Runners-up: AGM Planning Consultants, Signs Express Bath, Truespeed
Rising Star Award sponsored by University of Bath School of Management
Winner: Dean Wade (Salocin Group)
Runners-up: Emily Jones (Joint Operations), Lauren Blanchard (Canned Wine Group), Yasemin Kisioglu (Salocin Group)
Dream Team Award sponsored by The Rethink Collective
Winner: KR HR & Training Consultancy
Runners-up: AGM Planning Consultants, National Self Build & Renovation Centre, Aligra
Flying the Flag for the South West sponsored by Thrings Solicitors
Winner: Theatre Royal Bath
Runners-up: Canned Wine Group, Interaction, Riviam Digital Care
