Thank you for your interest in the Rochford District Business Awards 2025!
These Awards recognise and celebrate the achievements of our fantastic business community over the past 12 months.
Nominations are now closed for this years’ awards. Please scroll down the page to see the list of finalists for 2025. 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 winners and finalists for the 2025 Rochford District Business Awards, in association with Toomey Motor Group, with thanks to our category sponsors who sat in on their categories as guest judges. It was a difficult task!
Congratulations to all our winners!
A gallery of photographs taken at the 2025 business awards is available to view here, which you can download for FREE to use on your own social media. Please credit: Tina Wing Business Photography. If you do NOT wish to be included in this gallery, please email business@rochford.gov.uk to have your photographs removed.
A short film showing the 2025 Rochford District Business Awards will be available soon
Awards were handed out at our invitation only ceremony on the evening of Thursday 13 February 2025 at The Rayleigh Club in Rayleigh. With additional thanks to all our local supplier sponsors; Eternity Events for providing the AV and Tina Wing Business Photography, providing professional photographs of our winners, finalists and the ceremony.
Apprentice of the Year sponsored by Backing Essex Business
- WINNER: Wendy Maslen – The King Edmund School
Community Impact Award sponsored by S. Stibbards & Sons
- WINNER: Amos Estates
- I am Emily Design and Marketing
- Networking 4 Essex Women
- Palmers Solicitors
- The Calm Corner CIC
Customer Service Award sponsored by Ambitious Essex
- WINNER: Courts of Rayleigh Florist
- Northsouth Design and Marketing
- Perfect Vision
- Rayleigh Florist
- Studio35
Employer of the Year sponsored by Essex Chambers of Commerce
- WINNER: Palmers Solicitors
- Assent
- The Treehouse Club
Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by The Consortium
- WINNER: Emily Hewett – I am Emily Design & Marketing
- Dan Bacon – Ionic Digital
- James Edmunds – The Design Cabin Group
- Jai Price – Seasons in Thyme Catering
- Rebecca Soper - Cheesecakes-on-Sea
Innovative Business of the Year sponsored by Launchpad - Oxford Innovation
- WINNER: Ionic Digital
- Holistic Wellbeing with Nicola
- Studio 35
Micro Business of the Year sponsored by 3 Chambers
- WINNER: Rayleigh Florist
- Courts of Rayleigh Florist
- I am Emily Design and Marketing
- Northsouth Design and Marketing
- Perfect Vision
SME of the Year sponsored by Rossi
- WINNER: The Laughing Pear
- Palmers Solicitors
- Recup
- System Driving School
Start-Up Business of the Year sponsored by Marlborough Highways
- WINNER: Reclaim Mobility
- Oh My Bag
- Pups and Ponies Pet Services
- Sweet As
- The Calm Corner CIC
Sustainability Award sponsored by Rochford Norse
- WINNER: Perfect Vision
- Assent
- Recup