The 2025 Rochford District Business Awards will recognise and celebrate the achievements of our fantastic business community over the past 12 months. Nominations are now closed for this year’s awards. Thank you to our many and varied businesses for taking the time to enter, we had a fantastic response.
Rochford District Council is proud to announce the following finalists for 2025, with thanks to our category sponsors, many of whom sat in on their categories as guest judges. It was a difficult task! Good luck to all the finalists.
FINALISTS
Apprentice of the Year sponsored by Backing Essex Business
- Wendy Maslen – The King Edmund School
Community Impact Award sponsored by S Stibbards & Sons
- Amos Estates
- I am Emily
- Networking 4 Essex Women
- Palmers Solicitors
- The Calm Corner CIC
Customer Service Award sponsored by Ambitious Essex
- Courts of Rayleigh
- Northsouth Design and Marketing
- Perfect Vision
- Rayleigh Florist
- Studio35
Employer of the Year sponsored by Essex Chambers of Commerce
- Assent
- Palmers Solicitors
- The Treehouse Club
Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by The Consortium
- Dan Bacon – Ionic Digital
- James Edmunds – The Design Cabin
- Emily Hewett – I am Emily
- Jai Price – Seasons in Thyme
- Rebecca Soper - Cheesecakes-on-Sea
Innovative Business of the Year sponsored by Oxford Innovation Space's 'Launchpad'
- Holistic Wellbeing with Nicola
- Ionic Digital
- Studio35
Micro Business of the Year sponsored by 3 Chambers
- Courts of Rayleigh Florist
- I am Emily
- Northsouth Design and Marketing
- Perfect Vision
- Rayleigh Florist
SME of the Year sponsored by Rossi
- Palmers Solicitors
- Recup
- System Driving School
- The Laughing Pear
Start-Up Business of the Year sponsored by Marlborough Highways
- Oh My Bag
- Pups and Ponies Pet Services
- Reclaim Mobility
- Sweet As
- The Calm Corner CIC
Sustainability Award sponsored by Rochford Norse
- Assent
- Perfect Vision
- Recup
With thanks to our local supplier sponsors; Eternity Events Essex for providing the AV for the awards ceremony and Tina Wing Business Photography who will be providing professional photographs of our winners, finalists and the ceremony.
Awards will be handed out at our ceremony on the evening of Thursday 13 February 2025 at The Rayleigh Club.