NWN Best in Business Awards 2025 - who will win at tonight’s gala dinner?

There are just a few hours to go until the biggest night in the West Berkshire business calendar.

The glittering NWN Best in Business Awards ceremony takes place tonight (Friday), at Newbury Racecourse and will be hosted by Bargain Hunt TV star Thomas Forrester, who owns the Newbury-based Special Auction Services (SAS).

The black-tie event brings together decision-makers and business leaders from across the area to celebrate business excellence.

Last year’s awards were a triumph and this year’s promise to be even better.

Newbury Weekly News editor Andy Murrill said: “Congratulations to everyone who has been shortlisted – and to all those who were nominated too.

“To be recognised by your peers and colleagues is a great accolade and I know from talking to the winners of last year’s NWN Best in Business Awards how much it meant for them and their teams.”

This year’s shortlisted businesses are:

Best Business Innovation (sponsored by Parkway Shopping): Broadmead Resthome, Charmaine’s Hair & Beauty, Tracy James Hearing Ltd.

Best Customer Experience (sponsored by Jones Robinson): Code Ninjas Newbury, Dancing to Feel Fabulous!, J Finance Ltd, The Hartley Arms.

Best Green Business: After Shot Handmade, Fidelity Energy, Pizzalola.

Best Independent Retailer (sponsored by Special Auction Services): Code Ninjas Newbury, Hampstead Norreys Community Shop, Tracy James Hearing Ltd.

Best New Business: Buick Mackane, Code Ninjas Newbury, Monday Clicks, The Berkshire Vet.

Best Professional Services (sponsored by Heritage Estate Planning): Fenton Elliott, Fusion Group, J Finance Ltd, UHY Ross Brooke Chartered Accountants & Business Advisers.

Best Sports Club (sponsored by Newbury Racecourse): Newbury Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Ltd, Newbury Velo, Omega Fit Academy, Shaded Fitness.

Charity of the Year: Berkshire Youth, Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust, Digitall Charity, Eight Bells for Mental Health.

Employer of the Year (sponsored by West Berkshire Training Consortium): A1 Cars, Broadmead Resthome.

Team of the Year: Broadmead Resthome, Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust, Education Business Partnership, Newbury Soup Kitchen.

Best Town centre (BID) Business (sponsored by Newbury BID): Corn Exchange (Newbury) Trust, Gardner Leader LLP, Lusso, No 96 Home & Gifts, The Ugly Duckling Pottery.

And all the category winners will go head to head for the NWN Best in Business Awards Business of the Year 2025 (sponsored by headline sponsor Apple Print & Creative).

Good luck to everyone and have a wonderful evening.

Keep an eye on Newburytoday next week – and sign up for our The Briefing newsletter before Monday morning – to find out who the winners were.

And you can find a special supplement containing all the winners, as well as all the photographs from the night, in next week’s Newbury Weekly News.