2025 Awards Winners and Highly Commended
Business Growth Award
The JAQ Group – Winner
Best Innovative Small Business
Galgorm Melts – Winner
Team of the Year
MB Motors – Winner
Dougies Goodies– Highly Commended
Most Promising New Business
The Dogs Inn – Winner
Best Use of Digital Media
Travelmax – Winner
Gibson Paving – Highly Commended
Customer Service/Service Sector
Duality Healthcare – Winner
JTEC IT – Highly Commended
McCarroll and McConnell – Highly Commended
Employee of the Year
Tara Cupples – We Are Waymaker – Winner
Courtney McAllister – Habitat ReStore- Highly Commended
Helena McDonnell – Neo Environmental- Highly Commended
Right Place to Work
The Adair Arms Hotel – Winner
Family Business of the Year
BH McKeague Optometrist – Winner
Sustainability Award
Wrightbus – Winner
Norbev – Highly Commended
Involvement in the Community
Spar Broughshane – Winner
Diversity and Inclusion Award
Galgorm – Winner
McDonalds Ballymena – Highly Commended
Best Young Person in Business
Callum Irwin – Cooked by Callum – Winner
Skills Development Award
Pilgrims Europe – Winner
Business Premises Award
Eurospar Doury Road – Winner
Social Enterprise of the Year
Good Morning Ballymena – Winner
Customer Service Award – Retail
Create and Conquer – Winner
Country Garage BMW – Highly Commended
River Island – Highly Commended
Customer Service Award – Hospitality
Shot – Winner
Rococo – Highly Commended
Best Restaurant Award
Gatto’s Ristorante – Winner
The Thatch Inn – Winner
Services to The Community
Isobel Kerr
Special Recognition Award
Muriel Barr
Commitment to Ballymena
Colin Johnston – Galgorm
