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www.bexleyawards.co.uk Organised by: Business Excellence Awards 2018 in association with Ceremony Brochure Ocado in partnership with Bexley for Business and London Wednesday 27th June 2018 l Hall Place & Gardens, Bexley Borough of Bexley. Event organised by White Label Creative. BEXLEY BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018 • 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY BEXLEY FOR BUSINESS Bexley for Business is the ’s business engagement programme delivered via the Economic Development Team. It works with businesses at all stages of development by offering a vast array of business support information, bi-monthly support events/workshops and coming soon, starter packs designed to Cllr Louie French help power and grow Bexley’s businesses. Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for The Bexley for Business website also has lots of To sign up to the weekly Bexley for Business Regeneration & Growth information on: Newsletter which provides information on • Apprenticeships and traineeships local business/networking events, business I am delighted to welcome you to the • Local business partnerships and networks related news, workshops, advice and up to • Local business networking and training events date funding opportunities, please email: stunning grounds of Hall Place this • Signposting to business support [email protected] evening for the 2018 Bexley Business • Signposting to funding sources • Information for recruiting and training employees Excellence Awards in association with • Information for start-ups, entrepreneurs and Ocado. growing enterprises • Commercial property searches Congratulations to every one of you here for being shortlisted. This is a great achievement and I hope you take this opportunity to celebrate your business’s • Updates on business news Welcome success. • Signposting to Council services For a number of years the awards have allowed us to recognise and reward the achievements of so many fantastic and diverse companies, to promote business networking and grow Bexley’s economy and put the borough on the map as a great location for business. I am sure most of you are already aware that, in December 2017, Bexley published an ambitious Growth Strategy. This outlines our vision for the next 30 years and sets out how, with investment in the right infrastructure in the right places, up to 31,500 new homes and 17,500 new jobs can be secured across the 03 borough by 2050. This year we have more exciting news, having recently established our own development company, BexleyCo, chaired by former Deputy London Mayor, Richard Blakeway. We are also developing plans with partners to create a Place and Making Institute in the north of the borough to help address the construction skills shortage. If it gets the green light, the Institute would sit alongside The Thames Innovation Centre which is, after ten years of operation, being refurbished and rebranded to enhance its current offer and create a high tech, creative environment on part of the ground floor. This upgraded environment will enable the Centre to keep pace with new technologies and attract more entrepreneurs from this fast growing sector to build and establish their businesses here in Bexley, including, we hope, many of our local residents. The Bexley Skills Charter is a further initiative to help local businesses and residents benefit from the opportunities created by growth. The Charter aims to bring together organisations in Bexley including businesses, training providers, schools and colleges to help the borough thrive as a place of opportunity from education to employment. To find out more, please visit www. bexleyskillscharter.org.uk As always, we are keen to work closely with local businesses, support their growth and learn how we might support their development. Visit www. bexleyforbusiness.co.uk for information on how we can help or contact me directly. N: Before closing, I would like to acknowledge the hard work of my predecessor, MORE INFOPRMATIO Cllr Linda Bailey, who is here tonight. Linda has been the driving force behind FOR bexley4business events such as this and has worked tirelessly over nine years as Cabinet Member to support businesses and positive growth. I am grateful for her 4312 .uk support and to inherit such an exciting portfolio at such a critical time. 020 3045 www.bexleyforbusiness.co [email protected] I hope you enjoy your evening and wish you all the best of luck. BEXLEY BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018 • 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY

Claire Salmon General Manager, Ocado Customer Fulfilment Centre

Welcome to the 6th Bexley Business Excellence Awards 2018 - it’s an exciting night and Ocado are proud to sponsor the event for the third year running.

Ocado is the world’s largest dedicated online grocery retailer, with over half a million active customers. We also provide Morrisons’ online fulfilment and delivery solution as a white-label service. It’s an exciting time for Ocado in Kent. We have been finishing the construction of our site in Church Manor Way and on the 18th of March the first food products began to arrive. By the time you read this our Erith fulfilment centre will have been open for just over a month, servicing customers all over London. Our commitment to recruiting in the local area remains unwavering 05 with over 250 personal shoppers, operational managers and engineers now working in the warehouse and over 270 drivers relocating from our Dartford spoke. We’ve been working in partnership with Bexley College to ensure that we are offering local people every opportunity to join us. By 2020 we will employ over 3,000 people and the facility will be delivering to circa 220,000 customers. Getting involved with the Bexley Business Excellence Awards gives us a great opportunity to get to know you as a business community, and for you to find out more about what we will bring to Erith and the local area.

Ocado is proud to sponsor the Bexley Business Excellence Awards 2018.

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Katharine Glass Managing Director, White Label Creative

Welcome to the 2018 Bexley Business Awards in association with Ocado - the borough’s most prestigious business event which this year is bigger and better than ever.

Not only have we received a record-breaking number of entries but our glittering black-tie Gala Dinner venue is the largest in our six-year history, with the striking beauty of the setting matching the illustrious occasion. 06 Tonight’s exciting ceremony is the culmination of a nine-month 07 programme which celebrated and showcased Bexley’s growing and vibrant business community. It’s Bexley’s Party of the Year! All of our finalists tonight are winners. They have all beaten off significant competition to reach this grand final, so Welcome congratulations to all of you. Learning about these businesses Tonight’s Gala Dinner and Charity Ball promises an evening of through the judging process has been truly inspirational and fine food, entertainment and celebration. I would encourage you all to take time to find out more about each one of them by reading their stories within this brochure. Following our sparkling drinks reception in the Great Hall of This evening we are also raising money for two great causes; Hall Place, we will invite our guests to make their way to the Mind in Bexley and the Bexley branch of the National impressive setting of our grand marquee, sponsored by Aitch Autistic Society, so please give generously to support their Group & Bellway Homes. Here, you can enjoy a three course outstanding work. dinner with wine at our Maid on a Mission-sponsored tables I would particularly like to thank all of our amazing sponsors with chocolates sponsored by Northgate Public Services. and supporters who made these awards possible. The London We are delighted to welcome award-winning TV, Borough of Bexley have shown unflagging support for the event theatre and radio actor Tracy-Ann Oberman to oversee since the start. We are also delighted to have Ocado, the online tonight’s programme and festivities, which will include supermarket, as the headline sponsor for the third year running. the announcement and presentation of tonight’s much Congratulations to everyone involved in the 2018 Awards. I hope anticipated category awards. you have a fabulous and enjoyable evening. We look forward to The highlight of the awards ceremony will be the welcoming you all back in 2019! announcement of the overall Bexley Business of the Year – the premier prize awarded to the borough’s most outstanding business of 2018. Once the business of the evening is over, it’s time to celebrate and dance the night away. The fabulous After Party features a DJ and a photo booth, sponsored by Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice, to record those precious memories. Enjoy your evening! 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY

Clear sighted, visionary and Customer Service committed to older people in Bexley? Award SPONSORED BY: BID is a business-led initiative that gives businesses the power to manage and If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you improve their own operating environment so it directly benefits their business, employees, clients and customers. Together, businesses identify projects and services they consider necessary to add value to existing services and agree, through a formal ballot process, a level of investment to ensure the delivery of these projects. The Bexleyheath Business Partnership Age UK Bexley are recruiting to our board of trustees. We are Ltd aims to meet that requirement through delivery of five key themes; perception and image, looking for people with skills, knowledge and a robust clean and attractive, safe and secure, accessibility and transport, stakeholder engagement. commitment to building our charity for challenging times. www.bexleyheathbid.co.uk

If you have the leadership skills, an understanding of our changing communities needs and the insights necessary to widen our target audience please get in touch. Greyhound Stadium Kassiopi Cove Crayford Greyhound Stadium is a leisure and sporting venue, Kassiopi Cove provides a safe, clean, warm and inviting broadcasting six live greyhound race meetings per week, atmosphere for children and their families to play and nationally and internationally. It has a 230-seat restaurant relax in. Through play, children learn and make friends and and other dining facilities that cater for over 80,000 guests develop. Kassiopi Cove caters for children from the ages For more information please call per year. The venue is used for entertainment, business and of zero to eleven. The pirate-themed, indoor play centre 0208 300 0883 social events. has sensory equipment in its baby area to assist in the www.crayford.com development of young minds. or visit www.ageuk.org.uk/bexley www.kassiopi-cove.co.uk Registered charity number 1088399 Cullen & Co Hair & Beauty Cullen & Co Hair and Beauty is an established hair Shampan 3 Limited salon within a busy community. It services an average A real hidden treasure, the Shampan restaurant 09 of 450 clients per month with variable needs, cuts, is located off-the-beaten track. However, it has been restyles or just a blow-dry. A comprehensive range of discovered by locals and proven to be a real hit as beauty treatments compliment the hair services. The they return time and time again. For a first-class dining company’s philosophy is to be recognised for being the experience, in a sophisticated and elegant restaurant, there best, by being different from other salons, by listening really is nowhere better. The exceptional Indian cuisine is and genuinely caring for our clients. traditionally cooked using the finest ingredients carefully sourced for high quality and flavour. The result is a culinary Plum Innovations We go the extra mile www.cullenandco.co.uk is dedicated to to ensure excellent delight for all. exceptional customer services are always www.shampangroup.com/welling service working with delivered in terms of Excel Electricians LTD leading organisations quality work, timely Excel Electricians Ltd carry out all types of domestic and across both public and delivery, professional electrical work. From changing a new plug to rewiring an Show-off Hair Extensions private sectors. behaviour, and value for entire property, they are available 24/7. The company Show Off Hair Extensions apply different methods of hair money. We continually always ensures there is minimum disruption and that they extensions, to your hair, to add length or thickness to your With deep functional strives to better our leave your premises clean and tidy after their visit. Fully natural hair. The company believes they are probably the and industry expertise, services by employing qualified and registered, they pride themselves on the best hair extension technicians in the area; they have a we are passionate innovative solutions quality of their customer service. huge following and are widely recognised and respected about taking on and partnering with www.excelelectrician.co.uk in their field. Their mission is to serve everybody; male and immense technical top organisations to female, young and old, and people with medical conditions challenges and are able meet the growing that affect their hair. to address problems and changing needs ITRM Ltd swiftly with efficient from our schools and www.showoffhairextensions.com ITRM is a privately-owned, award-winning, accredited IT solutions. teachers. managed service provider, providing technical solutions Find out more for all business needs. Formed in 1999, it takes a dynamic [email protected] approach to delivering the best possible service and value www.pluminnovations.co.uk to its customers. Its service portfolio includes IT support, consultancy services, network cabling and electrical, voice and data communications, web design and software development, all delivered through in-house resources. ITRM’s technical leadership will both support and transform your business. www.itrm.co.uk 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY

Best New Start Up

SPONSORED BY: ITRM is a privately owned, award-winning, accredited IT managed service provider, providing technical solutions for all business needs. Formed in 1999, its take a dynamic approach to delivering the best possible service to its customers. Its objective from the outset has been to build strong relationships with clients based upon honesty and diligence. ITRM’s corporate vision and supporting business strategy is aimed at addressing the technology challenges of the future, whilst also embracing the needs of its customers. www.itrm.co.uk

Aquasis Teachers on Demand Aquasis Spa is Bexleyheath’s first Elemis Day Spa. Special Teachers On Demands competitive edge involves giving lighting, music, decor and textiles are used throughout the client (school) access to a recruitment data base. the spa to complete the comfortable, plush environment This enables schools to have the flexibility to choose and to enhance the client’s overall spa experience. their preferred supply teacher, as wells as speeding up Aquasis has been recently renovated to include a the whole recruitment process by simply automating the Jacuzzi, infrared sauna, floatation therapy pod, dual whole database and giving the school a faster and more treatments rooms as well as a beautiful manicure and effective service. pedicure area. It strives to bring the best for its client’s by providing outstanding customer care whilst delivering a professional quality service. Westbury Property Maintenance www.aquasisbeauty.com Westbury is a building property maintenance company with 11 successful delivery into the commercial retail, hospitality and office sector. It is ideally placed to deliver key trade Energie Fitness Erith (Fit4Less) services to your business with minimal disruption. It has an experienced team of 20 strong trades professionals In a market saturated with gyms offering ‘24 hours fitness including, carpenters, roofers, glazers, locksmith’s, factories’ which are priced ridiculously low and aren’t electricians and gas engineers, plumbers and a ground work well staffed, this company has differentiated itself by team which incorporates drainage experts. They are on offering a top-notch facility for a low price with motivating, hand 24/7 and the company also offers steel fabrication, knowledgeable staff all qualified to level 3 in personal pest control and graffiti / sharps clearance. training. It offers all the support you need to be able to hit your goals, with free inductions, training programmes, www.westburypropertymaintenance.co.uk fitness evaluations and instructor-led classes. It offers unprecedented knowledge and advice in a friendly atmosphere with amazing customer service - its aim is to ‘WOW’ you every time you step through the door. www.energiefitness.com

Purple Willows Day Nursery Purple Willows is an Ofsted accredited early child education setting founded upon wholly ethical principles to promote quality nursery and pre-school provision as well as bringing the younger generation and older generation together. Providing childcare experience for children aged between 3 months and 5 years, it provides every child the foundation they need to make the most of their abilities and talents in their childhood by giving them a wide range of knowledge and skills. Its ethos is “Community Pride and Respect”, encouraging children to take pride in themselves, their families, their background and their heritage. www.purplewillows.co.uk BEXLEY BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY

Entrepreneur Best Business for of the Year Hospitality & Food Excellence

SPONSORED BY: Crayford Greyhound Stadium is a leisure and sporting venue, broadcasting six live greyhound race meetings per week, nationally and internationally. It has a 230-seat restaurant and other dining facilities that cater for over 80,000 guests per year. The venue is used for Carmina Sanches Kelly Wright entertainment, business and social events. Crayford has been entertaining the South of Carmina Hair & Beauty Care The Wright Eyewear Company England with greyhound racing since 1937 and is still going strong today. Carmina Hair and Beauty Care aims to bring the luxury of The Wright Eyewear Company is a modern, independent www.crayford.com salon treatments to the comfort of your own home. Set opticians practice in . The small, friendly and up by salon-trained stylist Carmina Sanches in 2017, the experienced team prides itself on offering a personal mobile hair and beauty service covers Bexley and south- and professional eye care service. The company invests east London. It offers services ranging from a standard cut in the latest technology and equipment to ensure and blow dry to more specialist hair treatments, including customers receive the best all-round eye care from the Assos Restaurant Shampan 3 Limited extensions, highlights and colouring, as well as beauty initial examination through to accurate measurements for Assos offers modern Mediterranean cuisine in a lively, inviting A real hidden treasure, the Shampan Welling restaurant treatments. Carmina’s combines her professional training prescriptions. As well as stocking a range of luxury eyewear setting. Fresh, seasonal ingredients influence the menu and is located off-the-beaten track. However, it has been with her additional experience as a community support brands, many of the frames at the practice are niche every dish has its own story, from traditional to modern, discovered by locals and proven to be a real hit as they return worker to offer a specialised mobile haircare service to care products, sourced from European independent suppliers, involving the restaurant’s history. Assos’s professional team time and time again. For a first-class dining experience, in a homes, hospices, sheltered housing and anyone unable to which differentiates it from many other opticians. A recent works well together and are very passionate about food and sophisticated and elegant restaurant, there really is nowhere get out to a salon. refurbishment has turned its high street premises into a service quality. Staff, past and present, have left their mark better. The exceptional Indian cuisine is traditionally cooked www.carminahairandbeautycare.co.uk bright, spacious practice. both in the kitchen and as ambassadors of Turkish hospitality using the finest ingredients carefully sourced for high quality www.wrighteyewear.co.uk associated with friendship, cuisine and libations. and flavour. The result is a culinary delight for all. www.assosrestaurant.com www.shampangroup.com/welling David Groves 12 The Doggy Bakery & Boutique Liz Twort Station Road Bistro 13 The Doggy Bakery & Boutique started life in 2014 as a The Hackney Carriage Micro Pub Coffee Mill & Kitchen Station Road Bistro is a modern British Bistro, committed family-run business making and selling a range of home- Since it opened in August 2016, The Hackney Carriage Micro Coffee Mill & Kitchen is a friendly, family run café serving to using fresh seasonal produce. It offers incredibly good baked dog treats. Made with fresh ingredients and free from Pub has become a firm fixture in Sidcup. The micro pub, in high quality healthy food and drink to the local public on value for money with central London standard food and additives, preservatives, artificial colours and flavourings, Station Road, lets its beers make all the noise with four cask Bexley High Street. Customers can get a healthy breakfast, service, without paying central London prices. The food and the idea was to produce healthy treats, trusted by owners ales on offer during the week and more at weekends. Spirits, lunch, sandwiches, speciality coffees, smoothies, waffles service are unpretentious, with honest pricing, individuality and loved by dogs. The business has evolved into an online prosecco, locally sourced fine wines and a range of ciders and milkshakes to eat in or takeaway. and flexibility. Staff are well trained. The atmosphere is dog boutique selling home-baked goods, along with natural, – for which it has picked up a Bexley CAMRA award – also relaxed, friendly and welcoming with an open kitchen and healthy dog treats. The boutique also stocks a handpicked feature. In the tradition of micro pubs, there is no TV or style of service that will leave you feeling part of the family. range of well-crafted dog accessories, clothing and gifts music and mobiles are not allowed. Instead, customers are GALM’s Ltd (McDonalds www.stationroadbistro.co.uk that you would not normally find on the high street. Recently encouraged to chat to each other and the bar staff, which the Doggy Bakery & Boutique has started manufacturing a has drawn in a regular clientele. Bexleyheath) collection of own-brand items. www.thehackneycarriagemicropub.com The organisation is focused around delivering fast food, but The Chunky Tea Pot www.no1doggybakery.co.uk not forfeiting on quality or standards. Its services cater for The Chunky Teapot is a family run tearoom providing many different needs, from a quick burger, to an espresso breakfasts, light lunches, homemade cakes, specialty on the go, or even an ice cream on a hot summer’s day. teas and coffees, cold drinks and milkshakes. It serves Rebecca Cox As a brand we are working hard to being the best loved Jessica Lilley vintage afternoon teas and cream teas. It also hosts private Maid on a Mission restaurant company. tea parties for birthdays, baby showers, hen parties, Babyballet DBB Ltd Maid on a Mission is an award-winning cleaning company www.mcdonalds.com retirements parties etc. The Chunky Teapot prides itself in Babyballet is a fun, award-winning pre-school dance that provides commercial, domestic and contract cleaning providing high quality, locally sourced products—100% of its concept for children under the age of five. It runs classes, services that are individually tailored to customers’ food is made fresh to order, even the smoothies. parties, events and an annual show throughout the Bexley, requirements and budgets. Combining immaculate cleaning Pradas Bar & Grill www.chunkyteapot.com Dartford and Bromley boroughs, allowing babies and standards with excellent customer service, punctuality and Pradas is a fine dining restaurant offering the best quality young children to enjoy the physical and social benefits reliability, the company takes pride in the reputation it has Mediterranean food and high standards of customer of ballet and dance in a safe, caring, positive and informal built over the past five years as it has continued to grow The Meze service. The food is simple, cooked to perfection and environment. Children can build their confidence and and expand. Based in Welling and covering the borough A modern Turkish Grill offering an outstanding Turkish Menu presented beautifully, combining fresh, simple ingredients social skills, learning manners, discipline and respect while of Bexley, Maid on a Mission directly employs and trains in a beautiful surrounding with dedicated professional staff with a love for creating exquisite cuisine. Pradas offers a developing their basic ballet technique, coordination, all members of its close-knit professional team. Attention to ensure your experience sees you wanting to return. The contemporary setting where people can enjoy quality food musicality, balance, posture and rhythm.. to detail every step of the way ensures that customers’ Meze is an award winning modern Turkish grill serving you at reasonable prices in a modern and warm environment, expectations are met however big, or small, the job may be. the best flavoured food in a friendly atmosphere. It prides www.babyballet.co.uk with attentive staff. www.maidonamission.co.uk itself on service, attention to detail and dining experience. www.pradasbarandgrill.com The period building in Bexleyheath also has a heated garden and terrace for al fresco dining. www.themeze.co.uk 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY

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AWARDS 2018 Aquasis TDH Media Aquasis Spa is Bexleyheath’s first Elemis Day Spa. Special TDH Media is a one-stop shop for all recording solutions lighting, music, decor and textiles are used throughout whatever the event you are planning, be it a wedding, family the spa to complete the comfortable, plush environment celebration, school-leaver’s party/graduation, corporate and to enhance the client’s overall spa experience. publicity or self-promotion. TDH Media will capture and Aquasis has been recently renovated to include a deliver every special moment of it. Using broadcast- Jacuzzi, infrared sauna, floatation therapy pod, dual quality cameras, accessories, editing software, and even treatments rooms as well as a beautiful manicure and pilot-operated drones, its award-winning team produces pedicure area. It strives to bring the best for its clients by comprehensive photography, videography, cinematic films, providing outstanding customer care whilst delivering a pop videos, and its ground-breaking tablebooth service. professional quality service. www.tdhmedia.co.uk www.aquasisbeauty.com

The Bed Post Cutting Edge Brides The Bed Post is a bed retailer established in 1987 by the Cutting Edge Brides is the UK’s leading short wedding Holley family and is still very much a family enterprise. dress specialist. Its stunning range of tea length and short It currently employs 18 members of staff to cover its wedding gowns by British designers, along with excellent four retail outlets, two of which are based in Bexley - customer service has helped Cutting Edge become one of Crayford and Sidcup. The Bed Post sells a wide range of the most talked about boutiques in the press. It is the only divans, mattresses, headboards, upholstered bedsteads, boutique in the UK to be featured on ‘Don’t Tell the Bride’ metal bedsteads, pillows, quilts, bedroom furniture and 15 three times for its short bridal dresses. sofa beds at competitive prices and provides excellent www.cuttingedgebrides.com customer service. WITH REWARDS FROM MORLEYS www.the-bedpost.co.uk

Indian Rose Indian Rose is a clothing and gift boutique located on Sidcup The Wright Eyewear Company High Street. It is well known and loved for its eclectic mix of The Wright Eyewear Company is a friendly practice which the new, the old and the handmade. It sells everything from offers unrivalled eye care and luxury eyewear from the fashionable clothing, jewellery and accessories to luxurious best suppliers. No matter what your requirements, The Join in-store today or visit homeware and unique gifts. Indian Rose is constantly Wright Eyewear Company we will go out of its way to ensure searching for exciting new finds from around the world to you only ever receive a first-class service. The company surprise and delight its customers. Its ambition is to offer provides exceptional levels of customer service including www.morleysbexleyheath.co.uk/morleysrewards unusual products and outstanding customer service with a through styling consultations where the client has a detailed personal touch. appointment to discuss their eyewear requirements, all www.indianrosegifts.co.uk over a cup of coffee. Rewards for frequent shopping across the store www.wrighteyewear.co.uk Kimmicass Kimmicass specialises in high quality women’s fashion, jewellery and accessories at affordable prices. Its philosophy of creating unique styles using simple shapes which make its customers look effortlessly elegant and timeless, has been the company’s inspiration. Kimmicass focuses on women who want to look smart, stylish but EARN POINTS FOR EVERY £1 YOU SPEND. L VE FROM MORLEYS still contemporary and current. It concentrates on complementary separates and statement jewellery which enhance and flatter all styles and shapes of real women. www.facebook.com/Kimmicass1 MorleysBexley MorleysBexleyheath

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London South East Colleges is committed to delivering the highest quality skills development in The the region for young people, adults and employers SME Excellence Award From vocational education and apprenticeships SPONSORED BY: With over 1,400 apprentices on a programme at any one time, 500 aged 16-18 and 900 to degrees, professional development and adult apprentices, London South East Apprenticeship Company is a leading force in apprenticeship delivery in south east London. It offers a responsive apprenticeship commercially relevant short courses, we offer a programme across a range of sectors for those in work looking to up-skill, along with those great range of courses and programmes suitable who are new entrants or looking to change careers. Over 70% of the apprentices continue in work with the same employer after their apprenticeship has been completed. For people for individuals and employers not ready for an apprenticeship, it offers a successful traineeship programme. www.lsec.ac.uk We are proud to sponsor this year’s Bexley Business Excellence Awards Barge Group Ltd Nemesis Academy Barge Group Ltd is a commercial landscape management Nemesis Academy provides martial arts and fitness training company based in Erith. Comprising four independently for all facets of the community. They offer classes for Learn more: responsible divisions that utilise cross-functioning expertise, children, adults and those with additional needs. Members www.LSEC.ac.uk the divisions focus on play installation and maintenance; range in age from 5 to 85 and represent a wide range of commercial grounds maintenance; highways and local the Bexley community with members travelling from or call us on authority; and plant hire. Barge Group Ltd develop bespoke Sidcup and as well as Erith and . 0300 303 2554 customer contracts rather than a one-size-fits all option. Members also travel from surrounding boroughs. www.bargegroup.co.uk www.nemesisfitnessgym.com

Bexleyheath Business Now Boarding Pet Hotels 17 Now Boarding Pet Hotels is a franchised group of pet Partnership Ltd boarding facilities for small, caged pets such as rabbits and Bexleyheath Business Improvement District (BID) is guinea pigs, rodents, lizards, birds, etc. The company was a business-led and business-funded body formed to started in 2011 and franchised in 2015. It now has six Now improve Bexleyheath for all those who work, live or visit the Boarding Pet Hotels around the south east of England, with town. The main objectives of the BID are to improve the plans to grow the company nationwide. perception, safety, cleanliness and accessibility of the town www.nowboardingpethotels.co.uk through a management body delivering additionality. Proud to be shortlisted for Best Employer www.bexleyheathbid.co.uk and Best CommitmentFor Sale to Education & Skills Playle & Partners LLP Local • Independent • Professional Having been established as a sole trader in 1954 by Browns Cargo (Europe Ltd) Raymond J. Playle, the practice matured from being only Brown’s Cargo is an independent freight distribution chartered quantity surveyors and diversified into a multi- company with over 25 years’ experience providing specialist disciplinary practice of chartered building surveyors, export/import services. With expertise in arranging urgent chartered architects and principal designers. They provide deliveries, the company aims to provide each customer a consistently high standard of professional services with the best solution for their individual consignments. To to clients such as London boroughs, county councils, achieve this, Brown’s have established a network of agents housing associations and property developers and pride across Europe and can offer fast and efficient services to themselves on the time and financial investment they put and from all European destinations. in to training and developing members of staff. www.brownscargo.com www.playleandpartners.co.uk

Kort Propulsion Co Ltd Serene Indulgence Kort Propulsion Co Ltd designs and supplies marine propulsion Serene Indulgence is a multi-award winning salon in Crayford equipment for vessels and have become synonymous with Kent. It offers a wide range of professional nail and beauty developing and supplying marine propulsion packages. They treatments. The team of highly skilled and experienced provide consultancy services to designers, boat owners and staff are on hand to help clients feel comfortable and at builders as well as bringing together complete propulsion ease from the moment they enter the salon. With clean packages of Kort nozzles, propellers, thrusters, conventional white lines and raspberry accents, the relaxation process begins from the moment you arrive until the moment you www.jenningsandbarrett.co.uk rudders, high lift rudders, bearings, seals, shafting, sterngear, hatches, box and keel coolers. leave after your favourite treatment. Sales & Lettings • Block & Estate Management 020 3598 9665 www.kortpropulsion.com www.sereneindulgence.co.uk BEXLEY BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018

Bexley - A Place of Opportunity London Borough of Bexley is rich with open spaces, beautiful waterscapes, historic houses and quality town centres. Our residential prices are still very affordable in the London context; we have good connections to the strategic road network with direct rail lines into major London stations. We are also within an hour of major airports and ferry ports. Our connectivity will improve further when the Elizabeth line starts operating from the new Crossrail station at this December.

Thamesmead

Over the next 12 years Bexley & Co will invest

£630 million in regeneration and delivering Thamesmead is one of Bexley’s the key aims of our Borough. designated Opportunity Areas, with potential to provide 4,000 new homes 18 BexleyCo is wholly owned by the Council, and shows our intent to lead by and 5,000 new jobs. This will be example. Bexley, London’s gateway to Kent, is entering an exciting new achieved in a number of ways: period. With London’s growth moving east, and the potential of an extended • Creation of a Housing Zone, in Elizabeth Line from Abbey Wood to Ebbsfleet, we have the ingredients to partnership with Peabody and the be an exemplary 21st-century suburb. Royal Borough of Greenwich. • A new Crossrail station. • Opening of the Place & Making Institute. Businesses • A raft of local transport improvements. in Bexley. Working with partners, including 8,860 Peabody and the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Bexley Council will ensure the improvements offer new and exciting options for living, working and relaxing. In addition to great landscapes and new business and commercial spaces, the planned Housing Zone includes at least1,600 new homes, a new library, primary school expansions, a central square, and a new boulevard feel on Harrow Manorway, with enhanced public realm.

Bexley has a rich cultural past. William Morris, founding father of the Arts and Crafts movement, industrial engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette, and Gary Oldman, alumni of one of our great local performing arts colleges, have all called Bexley home. 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY

Best Shaping our future Employer SPONSORED BY: Waterman Group is a leading engineering and environmental consultancy. It strives to contribute to a progressive, safe and prosperous living environment from planning and engineering design thought to project delivery in close collaboration with both public and private sector clients. Its teams have provided professional consultancy services to some of the UK’s most high-profile projects including Battersea Power Station Redevelopment, Westfield London, Crossrail and HS2. It has worked with London Borough of Bexley for over 20 years to help deliver the borough’s growth strategy for its economic, environmental and social regeneration. www.watermangroup.com

ITRM Ltd Taylor Technology Systems ITRM is a privately-owned, award-winning, accredited IT Taylor Technology Systems are specialists in the detailed managed service provider, providing technical solutions design, installation and maintenance of CCTV, intruder, for all business needs. Formed in 1999, it takes a dynamic access control, fire detection, wireless technology and approach to delivering the best possible service and value power and data. With over 30 years of experience, the to its customers. Its service portfolio includes IT support, company is structured to provide specialist service consultancy services, network cabling and electrical, coverage to London and the home counties and to supply voice and data communications, web design and software bespoke security solutions by using the best, technically development, all delivered through in-house resources. competent staff coupled with a competitive, first rate ITRM’s technical leadership will both support and transform service. It works predominantly in the rail and utilities sector, your business. Its focus is service delivery and clients return with clients including UKPN, SouthEastern and Eurostar. again and again. A significant proportion of new business is www.taylortechnologysystems.com 21 through word of mouth recommendation. www.itrm.co.uk Handy AV JDM Scaffolding Handy AV’s purpose is to provide businesses with the format to tell stories. The company delivers stunning visual JDM supplies, erects and dismantles scaffold and access and audio messages wherever you wish, on single or multiple structures to local, domestic and commercial contracts. sites, indoors, outdoors, for entertainment or education, The company prides itself on the delivery of modern revolutionising your consumer engagement into stunning scaffolding services at competitive prices. JDM Scaffolding brand experiences. At Handy AV, it is vital that staff are fully has enjoyed continued growth since its inception whilst trained to meet the latest technical standards. A wide mix maintaining an excellent safety record. The company builds of long-term experience and raw new talent ensures the strong working relationships with customers and currently Image Courtesy of Crossrail / Network Rail / Fereday Pollard company is well-placed to meet customer demands now generates the majority of its business activity from these and long into the future. Its large offices in Sidcup ensure relationships. It also prides itself on staff retention – over staff have the space, facilities and support to be able to do 50% of employees have 15 years’ service or more with 95% their job - something they are very good at! of staff having worked there for over 2 years. www.handyav.com We are extremely proud to have worked with the London Borough of Bexley over the last 20 years to help www.jdmscaffolding.co.uk deliver their vision of a well-connected borough where people want to live and work towards a better future. Jennings & Barrett Our teams of engineers and environmental scientists have provided specialist consultancy services to many Jennings & Barrett are sales and lettings agents and a block of the boroughs key projects, from the redevelopment of Bexley Town Centre to major improvements at management company established in 1910. The block Abbey Wood Station. management team work for right-to-manage companies maintaining common areas and grounds of apartment As proud sponsors of the Best Employer Award, we share the councils commitment to recognising and blocks and estates across south east London and Kent. rewarding employers who value and celebrate peoples success. Its sales and lettings team work from Sidcup, managing commercial and residential property portfolios, lettings for buy-to-let landlords and residential and commercial sales for portfolio clients and other vendors. Jennings & Barrett put the customer at the heart of everything it does, creating Waterman_group Waterman Group a reputation for reliability and consistency. Eighty per cent of its business comes from existing client recommendations. www.watermangroup.com www.jenningsandbarrett.co.uk

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Best Charity or Social Enterprise

SPONSORED BY: Sidcup Partners Ltd is a Business Improvement District, led and funded by local businesses and organisations. It aims to enhance Sidcup as a place to work, visit, live and learn by promoting the town centre through arranging events such as Christmas lights and associated activities; improving the environment with floral displays and clean-up days; providing training courses and development opportunities; sponsoring local groups. It works closely with the police, supporting anti-social behaviour initiatives, to identify and introduce early Sidcup interventions for young offenders. Partners www.sidcuppartners.co.uk Working Together Bexley & Dartford Parkinson’s UK London Skills for Growth The charity cares for local people with Parkinson’s and their London Skills for Growth is a charity based within the London carers, offering information, friendship and support. It holds Borough of Bexley. Its core objectives over the past 35 two meetings a month, which include exercises designed years have been to help young people from disadvantaged for Parkinson’s, as well as speakers and games evenings. The backgrounds and furthest from the labour market into www.sidcuppartners.co.uk charity helps to make life easier for its members by being on sustainable employment and training. It delivers education the end of a telephone to just talk to them, listening while and training programmes which include exposure to work they have a moan. It also organises regular events and social through work experience, employer visits or seminars, or activities and enables people to meet others affected by apprenticeships. Its core ethos is young people being at the Parkinson’s in their area. very heart of everything it does. www.parkinsons.org.uk www.skillsforgrowth.org.uk 23

Evergreen Care Bexley Re-Instate Ltd Evergreen Care Bexley is a registered charity that launched Re-Instate is a charity working to improve employment its first service in January 2014. its mission is to promote opportunities, quality of life and well-being for healthy ageing and attitudes towards older people, seeking disadvantaged people in the London Borough of Bexley relevant ways to honour old age and if needed, to serve including people experiencing mental ill-health, people with through advocacy, friendship and practical support. It learning disabilities and young people. A key part of the vision represents a commitment to the resolution of the dilemmas for Re-Instate is the provision of employment services that of ageing with God-inspired solutions that respond to local build sustainable recovery for people experiencing mental 55 HIGH STREET, SIDCUP, KENT DA15 8AW pressing and changing needs. Evergreen Care Bexley’s work ill-health. It also runs Breathing Space, a new community has been made possible by individuals, businesses and engagement project, in partnership with Mind in Bexley, that 020 8309 7933 020 8309 7951 churches across the Borough of Bexley. Its values include focuses on mental wellbeing and supports individuals to be www.wrighteyewear.co.uk respect, justice, service, training, partnership, quality, in control of their lives and feel empowered to contribute to [email protected] generosity and stewardship. their community and society. www.evergreencarebexley.org www.re-instate.co.uk 45 minute enhanced eye examinations available. Heart4More Foundation Unique International eyewear With its Cardiac Education Programme, Heart4More provides CPR and defibrillator training and when funds Professional expertise. allow, donate defibrillators locally to schools, community groups and grassroots sports clubs. It has worked with Personal service. Bexley schools to educate students and currently have a donation scheme offering 20 Bexley schools a donation Styling consultations. towards a discounted defibrillator. The charity is also the sole provider of cardiac health education for the Premier & great coffee! League and Professional Footballer’s Association. heart4more.org.uk 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY

Business Commitment to Education & Skills

SPONSORED BY: The innovative Bexley Skills Charter has been developed by the London Borough of Bexley in partnership with local businesses, training providers, schools and further education colleges. The project is aimed at boosting the skills of local residents, job-seekers and employees to help local firms grow and also attract new businesses to the area as London’s housing and business markets move east. www.bexleyskillscharter.org.uk

Diligence (PM) Services Playle & Partners LLP Dilgence (PM) Services is a project management Playle & Partners LLP is a multi-disciplinary property consultancy. It employs project managers and provide their construction consultancy based in Sidcup. Established in services to clients. Customer’s values and requirements 1954, the practice originally started out as a chartered quantity are at the heart of their support and with the values of an surveyors and now offers extended services including Employer of Choice for its staff, the company successfully architecture, building surveying, contract management, party collaborates and delivers services of quality and value with wall advice, access consultancy, CDM co-ordination and an attention to detail (diligence). It also demonstrates its expert witness, providing a ‘one-stop-shop’ solution across a commitment through its #4Roles4Goals initiative which range of projects. Playle & Partners delivers the highest levels helps Young People bridge the gap between education and of service, with expert advice and actively pursues continuous the workplace, incorporating real world interactive work improvement. Over the years, the practice has been steadily experience in the community at exciting sport events. growing and now has four partners, 35 members of staff and www.diligence-pm-services.co.uk operates out of four locations. 25 www.playleandpartners.co.uk

JDM Scaffolding Plum Innovations JDM supplies, erects and dismantles scaffold and access Plum Innovations provides multi awards-winning IT support structures to local, domestic and commercial contracts. service for London primary schools. It assists teachers to The company prides itself on the delivery of modern succeed in their professional fields with an efficient and scaffolding services at competitive prices. JDM Scaffolding solid IT platform by providing a stress-free IT experience. has enjoyed continued growth since its inception whilst The company goes the extra mile to ensure excellent maintaining an excellent safety record. The company builds services are always delivered in terms of quality work, timely strong working relationships with customers and currently delivery, professional behaviour, and value for money. generates the majority of its business activity from these Plum is passionate about taking on immense technical relationships. It also prides itself on staff retention – over challenges and is able to address problems swiftly with 50% of employees have 15 years’ service or more with 95% efficient solutions. It also trains apprentices to become of staff having worked there for over 2 years. experienced technicians and help them to start their IT www.jdmscaffolding.co.uk career with a bang. www.pluminnovations.co.uk

Jennings & Barrett Premier Choice Group Jennings & Barrett are sales and lettings agents and a block Since 2000, Premier Choice Group has delivered industry- management company established in 1910. The block leading telecoms to businesses across the UK; from SMEs management team work for right-to-manage companies to large corporates and organisations operating within maintaining common areas and grounds of apartment education, healthcare and the non-profit sector. It has blocks and estates across south east London and Kent. built a reputation for delivering bespoke yet cost-efficient Its sales and lettings team work from Sidcup, managing voice and data solutions to meet the varied needs of commercial and residential property portfolios, lettings for each customer. With years of experience and industry buy-to-let landlords and residential and commercial sales specialism, customers benefit from excellent knowledge for portfolio clients and other vendors. Jennings & Barrett and comprehensive resources, culminating in tailor- put the customer at the heart of everything it does, creating made packages that are fit-for-purpose irrespective of a reputation for reliability and consistency. Eighty per cent organisation size or market sector. Its business has grown of its business comes from existing client. organically through referrals from satisfied customers. www.jenningsandbarrett.co.uk www.premierchoicegroup.com 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY

COMING SOON Made in A NEW CO-WORKING Bexley

SPONSORED BY: The Engine House, rebranded from Thames Innovation Centre offers high quality modern SPACE FOR BEXLEY office, meeting and conference space for hire, and support to help businesses of all shapes and sizes to grow. Space is available on flexible terms and its meeting facilities are complemented by an onsite café, free parking and reception services. The centre hosts free and low-cost events and training to support local businesses. www.enginehousebexley.london

Blue i studio London Ltd Taking the Pixels Blue i studio London is a small company that builds a Taking the Pixels produces videos, logo and product one to one, face to face relationship with clients to give animations to create entertaining website content to them 100% customer service and not standard customer ensure higher engagement with visitors. They do this by service. High confidentiality is vital for clients to protect using many formats including live action videos, product and maintain privacy for celebrities. Blue i studio’s services demonstrations, visual effects and various animation include sampling, manufacturing, alterations and bespoke techniques - so that your company has a more dynamic garments made to measure by experienced ateliers and way to share web content with its customers to keep their modelists. The company has all the ingredients needed to interest via your website or social media. Taking the Pixels create showpieces for high end/luxury British designers as is a father and son partnership which ensures businesses well as affordable tailoring for Savile Row. benefit from their different experiences, knowledge and www.blue-i-studio.co.uk understanding of marketing and technology. www.takingthepixels.co.uk 27

Caterham Cars Ltd A Caterham 7 is an aspirational, leisure product, no one TDH Media needs a Caterham, they buy one because they want TDH Media’s number-one priority is always excellence in one, and in many cases have wanted one for years. The the quality of work. It is imperative due to the importance company now has an order book that stretches over of the subject matters. Their commissions extensively one year, there is a tremendously long period to manage involve weddings, corporate events and private functions, customer expectations. Production of Caterham’s unique and their job is to capture and preserve memories, meaning POWERING BEXLEY’S British cars is solely within the UK from start to finish. The there is often a high sentimental value to consider, as well driver experience is placed at the very heart of what they as professional delivery. TDH Media uses broadcast-quality do. Caterham Cars are committed to reducing weight, cameras, accessories, editing software, and even pilot- BUSINESSES increasing power and giving customers a thrilling drive operated drones. Their award-winning team produces whether on the road or on the racetrack. comprehensive photography, videography, cinematic films, www.uk.caterhamcars.com pop videos, and the ground-breaking tablebooth service. www.tdhmedia.co.uk

Handy AV Handy AV designs, creates, installs and supports commercial AV solutions for offices, retail environments and events. It could be as simple as a meeting room screen installation, or a fully immersive video wall enhancing your audience’s experience. It could take your viewers closer to the action or shoppers to the catwalk. Handy AV brings all the communication elements together; creative photography, perfect audio, synchronised hardware. At Handy AV, staff are fully trained to meet the latest technical standards. A wide mix of long-term experience and raw new talent ensures the company is well-placed to meet customer demands now and long into the future. www.handyav.com enginehousebexley.london 27 JUNE 2018 • HALL PLACE, BEXLEY

Tech Innovation of the Year KIMMICASS specialises in SPONSORED BY: Peabody is investing over £1bn in Thamesmead over the next ten years. The company is affordable women’s fashion building new homes, refurbishing existing ones, and working with the community to make the and accessories. area an even better place to live. Thamesmead turns 50 years old in 2018 and Peabody wants to help the area finally realise its potential as London’s new town. That means investment Our philosophy of making beyond bricks and mortar. It means investing in people and businesses, helping to create ‘Dressed - up’ look effortless prosperity, opportunity and success. Innovation and technology will be at the heart of that. and turning casual into www.peabody.org.uk ‘Cool Chic’ has been our inspiration.

HW Audio Taylor Technology Systems 7, ST JOHN’S PARADE, SIDCUP, HW Audio’s transition from hand crafting small numbers of Taylor Technology Systems are specialists in the detailed custom in ear monitors to the new method of scanning and design, installation and maintenance of CCTV, intruder, DA14 6ES 3D printing is now enabling them to produce a custom fit access control, fire detection, wireless technology and 0208 300 0819 product for a client on the opposite site of the world within power and data. With over 30 years of experience, the three days, as well as the universal earphones we are now company is structured to provide specialist service able to sell on a worldwide scale. Technicians meticulously coverage to London and the home counties and to supply shape and work customers’ ear impressions before creating bespoke security solutions by using the best, technically @Kimmicass1 @kimmicass @kimmicass acrylic shells that offer an exceptional seal and isolation of competent staff coupled with a competitive, first rate 26db. The sheer quality and sound reproduction from a set service. It works predominantly in the rail and utilities sector, of custom earphones is indescribable. with clients including UKPN, SouthEastern and Eurostar. www.hear-wave.com www.taylortechnologysystems.com 29

New Horizon Systems Ltd TDH Media New Horizons Systems are suppliers of point of sale TDH Media’s number-one priority is always excellence in equipment, cash registers, epos systems, card terminals, the quality of work. It is imperative due to the importance cloud-based solutions and peripherals for local businesses. of the subject matters. Their commissions extensively They provide consultancy services so customers can involve weddings, corporate events and private functions, get the best systems for their businesses. All systems and their job is to capture and preserve memories, meaning are available to lease, rent or buy. New Horizons Systems there is often a high sentimental value to consider, as well are one of the UK’s leading till rental companies providing as professional delivery. TDH Media uses broadcast-quality systems for events, exhibitions throughout the UK. They are cameras, accessories, editing software, and even pilot- a local company with local roots that promote technology operated drones. Their award-winning team produces for businesses of all sizes. comprehensive photography, videography, cinematic films, www.newhorizon-systems.co.uk pop videos, and the groundbreaking tablebooth service. www.tdhmedia.co.uk

Plum Innovations Plum Innovations provides multi awards-winning IT support Teachers on Demand service for London primary schools. It assists teachers to Teachers on Demand competitive edge involves giving succeed in their professional fields with an efficient and the client (school) access to a recruitment data base. solid IT platform by providing a stress-free IT experience. This enables schools to have the flexibility to choose their The company goes the extra mile to ensure excellent preferred supply teacher, as well as speeding up the whole services are always delivered in terms of quality work, timely recruitment process by simply automating the whole LONDON’S REGENERATION SPECIALISTS delivery, professional behaviour, and value for money. database and giving the school a faster and more effective Plum is passionate about taking on immense technical service. challenges and is able to address problems swiftly with efficient solutions. It also trains apprentices to become experienced technicians and help them to start their IT AitchGroup.com 020 8504 4500 career with a bang. www.pluminnovations.co.uk BEXLEY BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2018

Commitment to the Community

BEDS | MATTRESSES | BEDROOM FURNITURE London Skills for Growth is a SPONSORED BY: Spread across the Bexley and Holly Hill campuses, London South East Colleges are leading Charity with “skills” at its very heart local providers of post-16 and adult education, including vocational, apprenticeships, BED & MATTRESS SPECIALISTS professional development and university degrees. An exciting redevelopment of the Bexley APPROVED STOCKIST campus has created a brand new high-tech facility (#ThePlatform) for training in digital We deliver apprenticeships plus a pre-employment industries, business and ecommerce, games technology, creative media and arts. The Holly programme to help get young people ready for the Hill campus is a specialist centre for construction and the built environment. world of work and paid employment. www.lsec.ac.uk

Our Apprenticeships: Business Administration, Childcare & Development, Customer Service, Hairdressing, ICT, Management, Supporting Dominion World Ltd McDonalds Teaching & Learning in Schools (STLS) Dominion World Ltd provides internet services, printing, McDonalds is a franchised family run business that caters copying, faxing, laminating and binding of documents, to over 30,000 customers each month and its aim is computer training, cargo and logistics services. Dominion to exceed customers’ expectations by providing great Established 30+ years in Bexley! is known not only for a wide variety of services but for customer service and hospitality. The business believes reliability, business ethics and professionalism. Its friendly in adding value to customers experience whether it is take staff will help any customer who needs any support services away or dine in. This is what this franchise believes sets it Call on 020 8221 0500 related to its domain of business. The company is proud to apart from its competitors. [email protected] say that no one provides such variety of facilities under one www.mcdonalds.com CRAYFORD SEVENOAKS PETTS WOOD FacilitySIDCUP Case Study roof in the entire area. 01322 525090 01732 742000 01689 830964 020 8309 6016  www.skillsforgrowth.org.uk Creating a sporting habit for life www.worldofdominion.com www.the-bedpost.co.uk Rainbowz Childcare Rainbowz Childcare is a registered childminding business Europa Gymnastic Centre in Erith which offers professional, quality, flexible and 31 Europa Gymnastic Centre is based in the heart of a housing affordable childcare services to the families of children and estate in Crayford. The centre has state of the art gymnastic young people in Erith and beyond. It works in collaboration facilities. It also has a fitness suite, two dance studios which with parents, carers, and other professionals to ensure that Small Group Tutorials incorporate dance classes, yoga, and a range of martial arts, the children’s overall needs are met. It goes the extra mile as well as weightlifting and a boxing gym. Europa utilizes its to support parents and carers in areas of positive parenting, gymnastic equipment by providing a daily gym zone fun safeguarding, and general family wellbeing. It also provides session for 0 to 4-year-olds. It also holds structured pre-school, Early Education to EYFS children. NEED A recreational, special needs and elite gymnastic classes. www.europagymcentre.com TLC Home Care Solutions Ltd T.L.C. Home Care Solutions offers the highest standards Jacquelines Gems of care reliability and support to clients who are living in The Europa Centre is a newly built multi-sports facility for the Europa Gymnastics Club that was formerly based In Erith. The previous premises could no longer cope with the number of Jacqueline’s Gems is a childcare company that delivers full their own homes. Its mission is to provide a caring, quality members and the expected levels of gymnastics performance. The project includes an impressive 36 x 43 m gymnasium, TUTOR? weightlifting and health and fitness studio, physiotherapy and day care for 0 to 12-year-olds. It currently operates from four service. It promotes individuality and ensures that each treatment rooms at first floor level, with parking provision at ground level. It also accommodates a multi-use space for functions, Early Years Provisions, 12 before and after school clubs and service is tailored to each individual clients’ needs - TLC - dance, martial arts and a boxing studio on a mezzanine level. Expert help for all abilities The new facility was used as a London Olympic and Paralympic Games Time Training Venue. As a lasting legacy, it now provides one community hall which is hired out to local community Tailored Living Care services include: personal care, meal a new home for the Europa Gymnastics Club, Nemesis Boxing ENGLISH AND MATHS for Reception – Yr 6 Club,EUROPA Europa Weight Lifting Club and several other associated CENTRE groups. Jacqueline’s staff have a clear understanding that preparation, general daily support (such as shopping, light sports clubs and groups. The building has been designed to attract and to be enjoyed by Early Years is a starting point to educate not only the children housework), companionship service, respite care, support a wide sector of the local community. This is reinforced by the Gymnasium with viewing from the mezzanine eye catching architectural GYMNASTICSstyle that has extensive use of colour. 11+ FOUNDATION COURSE for YEAR 4 in our care but our families within the wider community. with outings, appointments and social events. November Revision 001 GYM 1 ZONE © Sport England 2014 11+ COURSE for YEAR 5 www.jacqgemschildcare.com www.tlchomecaresolutions.co.uk FITNESS GYM PARTIES Monday & Wednesday Tuesday and Saturday McBrides Chartered Accountants For further details visit our Website: Sidcup McBrides Chartered Accountants provide a full spectrum WWW.EUROPAGYMCENTRE.COM of accountancy, corporate finance, business advisory and Or Call us on: 01322 318888 tax services to private clients, owner-managed businesses, Europa Centre, Vimy Way, Crayford, DA1 4FA fellow professionals and corporate groups across a wide Contact: 07954520416 for details range of sectors from their offices in Sidcup. The firm has a 45-year track record of delivering high quality professional or E-mail: [email protected] services to businesses in the borough. McBrides has a team of 50, including eight partners, made up of a mix of ‘home grown’ talent and ex-London trained professionals. www.mcbridesllp.com Our Marquee Sponsors Charity Prize Raffle Our thanks to Bellway Homes and Aitch Group for sponsoring the Tonight we will be raising money through a prize raffle for local good causes, including Bexley Business Excellence Awards 2018 marquee, the wonderful Mind in Bexley and the Bexley branch of the National Autistic Society, the chosen charities setting for our Gala Dinner and awards presentations. of the Mayor of Bexley, Councillor Brian Bishop. There are a fantastic selection of prizes, generously gifted by supporters – many thanks to them for their donations. We do hope With over 23 years’ experience From one-bedroom developing commercial and apartments to luxury you support the raffle in aid of these extremely worthwhile local causes. residential property across London, penthouses and prestigious Aitch prides itself on high-quality and executive houses, Bellway MIND IN BEXLEY BEXLEY NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY design-led schemes. Homes prides itself on understanding the aspirations of all Mind in Bexley is an Bexley NAS is a parent-led Founded by Hackney born Henry our buyers, from the type of home that suits their needs to independent, user-focused voluntary group, all of whom Smith in 1995, Aitch Group has earned the environments that make for inspiratory living. Whatever charity providing quality are the parents or carers of a reputation as a leading property developer in London. the budget or type of property, homebuyers are treated outcome-based services to children who are on the autistic Built upon strong values, the company is committed to with the same high level of customer service from pre-sale, make a positive difference to spectrum. They offer a variety uncovering the potential for communities to flourish and to throughout the buying process and, on their move-in day. the mental health of the people of Bexley and West Kent. of social and leisure activities The core services that it provides include free independent for children on the autism building a future for people to thrive. Bellway Homes believes that service doesn’t just involve advocacy, carers support, recovery college and improving spectrum and their families Aitch employs the most exceptional talent in the industry. customer care; it’s also about providing a range of attractive access to psychological therapies. It undertakes academic living within Bexley borough. This includes exclusive cinema They encourage an entrepreneurial culture and support offers and incentives to make it easier and quicker to move. research and runs mental health awareness training for screenings and swim sessions, as well as soft play outings. their teams’ development to continually pioneer. The company also works with buyers during the early stages local organisations. Volunteers and users are involved Other activities include exclusive soft play sessions, family The integrated team works together throughout the of construction to enable them to personalise their new in services, valuing diversity, focusing on quality and fun days, family discos, computer games parties, and regeneration process, managing the acquisition, funding, home through its Additions package. following the principles of co-production, social inclusion children’s cookery lessons. The generosity of donations planning, design, construction and marketing of each project. The high standard of service and build-quality consistently and recovery. Mind in Bexley also campaigns for the means that more autistic people, their parents and families Reliable, flexible and solutions focused, Aitch develops provided by Bellway Homes has been recognised by the improvement of statutory services and fights the stigma can lead the lives they choose, as more and more autistic stylish and innovative spaces for communities to live National Housebuilders Federation, as nine out of 10 and discrimination that many people with experience of people are understood, supported and appreciated. and work. customers would recommend the developers. mental or emotional distress still face. www.autism.org.uk www.aitchgroup.com www.bellway.co.uk www.mindinbexley.org.uk 33

Eastside Quarter 2 Watling Street, Bexleyheath DA6 7AT COMING SOON A proposed development of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments designed to a high specification.

Eastside Quarter is a planned development of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom new homes in Bexleyheath, situated within the town centre offering a fantastic location to schools, retail and connections into London.

Launching 2019 Call 0203 092 9558 or visit our website to register your interest and get your invitation to our launch event.

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Business of the year and the winner is ... Sponsored by PROMOTING A

The Business of the Year is the ‘Gold’ prize presented to a company whose achievements stood out across more categories than any other! COMMUNITY OF GROWTH Companies are not able to enter this category directly, as the Business of the Year is chosen by the judges from all of the shortlisted firms across the various categories. “Built on children’s interest and fascination” The judges look for a company that demonstrates all-round business competence, and one that can become a champion for Bexley and the Bexley Business Excellence Awards. Call us on 0203 915 2380

About the Awards What we offer: • High standard of childcare education by Awards Presenter - Tracy-Ann Oberman qualified & experienced staff Tracy-Ann Oberman has had a wide and varied career on stage, screen, as a stand up comedian, • A welcoming and highly secured presenter and playwright. Her many theatre credits include four years with the Royal Shakespeare environment Company with her appearance in the award winning production of “Tamburlaine”. Throughout her • Flexible and respond to your child’s 34 career Tracy-Ann has been proud to be associated with BBC Radio productions and for a period was a permanent member of the Radio Drama Company. Tracy-Ann has made over 600 TV appearances priorities and needs including sketch shoes, dramas, and sit-coms. • On site forest school • Your child’s planned activities are structured The Judging Process Cheryl Curr, Sidcup Partners according to their learning pace Tonight’s winners and shortlisted companies have been Tony Garratt, Bexleyheath BID • Flexible payment method selected following a robust and impartial judging process. Amrit Ghose, Waterman Group • Full & part-time sessions Companies were invited to enter the Awards by completing Paul Hadfield, Business Consultant an online questionnaire earlier in the year. After the deadline, • Siblings & public sector staff discount Rebecca Handley, Business Consultant a shortlist was drawn up by an independent adjudicator. • All year opening Monday to Friday These shortlisted businesses were asked to complete a Ann-Marie Liddiard, London South from 07:00 to 18:30pm more in-depth entry form and attend a 30-minute face to East Apprenticeship Company face interview with a panel of independent judges. They have chosen tonight’s winners based on the outcome of the judging Georgia Mann, Peabody day interviews, any evidence provided at that point, plus the Lewis Maslin, ITRM written answers given to the second-round questions. The Graham May, Bexleyheath BID judging process is tough but fair - we wish to congratulate all the businesses who entered this year’s awards. John Nightingale, Crayford Greyhound Track Jamie Norris, Crayford Greyhound Track The Judging Panel: Sue Petty, Sidcup Partners Our distinguished Panel of Judges have once again worked Martin Pinnell, London Borough of Bexley diligently to choose tonight’s Awards winners, spending a considerable amount of time on their decisions. On behalf of David Purcell, London Borough of Bexley GET IN TOUCH the organisers and partners we would like to thank them all for Claire Salmon, Ocado Call and talk to one of our friendly professional team their hard work: Steve Sutherland, ITRM PURPLE WILLOWS DAY NURSERY Holly Ashdown, London Borough of Bexley Sarah Tobias, London Borough of Bexley Old Farm Road East, Sidcup, Kent DA15 8AE Catriona Bryden, Peabody Chris Tyler, London South East Colleges [email protected] Luke Burton, London South East Colleges Chris Welch, Waterman Group E: www.purplewillows.co.uk