Business Awards 2019
Welcome - East Dunbartonshire Business Awards 2019.
The East Dunbartonshire Business Awards are back for 2019 - focusing the spotlight on the shining stars helping to power the local economy.
Dozens of businesses, entrepreneurs and community champions entered or were nominated for the 2019 awards - organised by East Dunbartonshire Council.
The winners - chosen by a judging panel involving representatives of the Council, Dunbartonshire Chamber of Commerce, and business and voluntary sectors - were announced at the final, held in Kirkintilloch Town Hall on Friday 17 May.
The winner of the 2019 East Dunbartonshire Business of the Year was Finsbay, a café, bar and restaurant in Milngavie.
The 2019 winners in full:
Start-up Business Winner - Everything Hygiene Ltd
Established/Growth Business Winner - Home Instead Senior Care
Digital Innovation Winner - Bearsden Beauty
Independent Retail Business Winner - I Sew 2
Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism Winner - Finsbay
Eco-Friendly Business Winner - The Caurnie Soaperie
Service Provider Winner - Better Organised
Social Enterprise Winner - Auchinairn After School Care – Forest School
Community Champion Winner - Milngavie in Bloom
Special Recognition Award - The Caurnie Soaperie
Business of the Year - Finsbay
Councillor Billy Hendry, Convener of Place, Neighbourhood & Corporate Assets, helped to present the awards.
He said, "Congratulations to all the winners - and indeed all of our finalists - who have shown the innovation, determination and hard work so vital to the success of East Dunbartonshire's economy.