Shortlisted businesses

The 2011 Belfast Business Awards had a record number of entries across the 21 award categories, making the job of the independent judging panel even more difficult.

Winners were announced at a Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony on 14 April 2011 at Belfast City Hall. View winners

Shortlisted businesses for each of the 21 award categories are highlighted below.

Categories
Award	Shortlisted	Sponsored by
Best New Business	O4 Research Ltd www.04research.com www.clubstohire.com www.clubstohire.com Rhubarb Fresh Food Café www.rhubarb-belfast.co.uk Falconry Services Belfast www.falconryservicesbelfast.com The Creativity Hub Ltd www.thecreativityhub.com Delegate Recruitment www.delegaterecruitment.com The Proper Pasty Company www.properpasty.co.uk Little Wing www.littlewingpizzeria.com

Best Business Expansion	Fusion Heating Ltd www.fusionheating.co.uk The Zip Yard www.thezipyard.com The Merchant Hotel www.themerchanthotel.com Barclay Communications www.barclaycomms.com Travel Solution www.travel-solutions.co.uk Seopa www.seopa.com Guardian24 www.guardian24.co.uk

Best Innovative Use of IT	Awakin www.awakin.com Replify www.replify.com Green17 Creative www.green17creative.com Guardian24 www.guardian24.co.uk

Best Marketing Initiative	Media Lightbox Ltd www.medialightbox.com W5 at Odyssey www.w5online.com Translink www.translink.co.uk Women in Business NI www.womeninbusinessni.com Ulster Orchestra www.ulsterorchestra.com Victoria Square www.victoriasquare.com

Embracing the Belfast Brand	Translink www.translink.co.uk Belfast Fashion Week www.fashionweekbelfast.com Ulster Bank Belfast Festival at Queens www.belfastfestival.com

Best Social Economy Business	CoolArt NI www.coolartni.co.uk restore: East Belfast Mission Ashton Community Trust www.ashtoncentre.com Ortus www.ortus.org Small Wonders Childcare www.childcaresmallwonders.com Young at Art www.youngatart.co.uk

Best Young Business Person of the Year	Jeremy Baird - Managemint www.managemint.co.uk Andrew McQuillan - Select Management and Security Ltd www.selectmgt.co.uk Adrian Wilson - Green17 Creative www.green17creative.com Kevin Kelly - Podiem www.podiem.com Ruth Ellen Logan - The Beauty Company www.beautycompanybelfast.com Tom Stokes - TSA Planning www.tsaplanning.co.uk Ruairi McNaughton - Contract Services NI www.contractservicesni.com

Best Green Business	Delta Print and Packaging www.deltapack.com IKEA ikea.com Translink www.translink.co.uk Sainsbury's www.sainsburys.co.uk The Fashion Souk www.thefashionsouk.com Simple Power Ltd www.simplepower.co.uk

Best International Trade	Andor Technology www.andor.com Delegate Recruitment www.delegaterecruitment.com Bubble (NI) Ltd www.bubble.ie Delta Print and Packaging Ltd www.deltapack.com Latens www.latens.com Fern Software www.fernsoftware.com

Best Manufacturing Business	James Neill Flourmill www.neillsflour.co.uk Premier Bakeries Ireland www.premierfoods.co.uk

Best Creative Business	Music Theatre 4 Youth (Ireland) www.mt4uth.com Awakin www.kabosh.net Kabosh www.kabosh.net Oh Yeah Music Centre www.ohyeahbelfast.com Young at Art www.youngatart.co.uk BIGlolly Ltd www.biglolly.com Garvan Traynor Jewellery www.garvantraynor.com GBL Productions www.martinlynch.co.uk

Customer Service Excellence - Independent Retailer	John H Lunn (Jewellers) Ltd www.lunns.com Equinox, contemporary living store www.equinoxshop.com Belfast Alterations www.belfastalterations.co.uk Remus Uomo www.remusuomo.com Liberty Blue www.libertyblue.co.uk The Beauty Company www.beautycompanybelfast.com Lunn's of Victoria Square www.lunns.com

Customer Service Excellence - Multiple Retailer	Boots the Chemist www.boots.com AXA Direct Belfast www.axani.co.uk Nationwide Building Society www.nationwide.co.uk Clinton Cards www.clintoncards.co.uk Sainsbury's www.sainsburys.co.uk

Customer Service Excellence - Professional Service Sector	Harbinson Mulholland www.harbinson-mulholland.com Barclay Communications www.barclaycomms.com Todd Architects www.toddarch.co.uk DFPF Ltd www.people-1st.co.uk Property People www.propertypeoplebelfast.com Baker Tilly Mooney Moore www.mooneymoore.co.uk M B McGrady www.mbmcgrady.co.uk

Best Bar or Pub	The John Hewitt www.thejohnhewitt.com The Cloth Ear www.themerchanthotel.com Laverys Bar www.laverysbelfast.com Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast www.fitzwilliamhotelbelfast.com The Errigle Inn www.errigle.com

Best Restaurant	Café Conor www.cafeconor.com Greens Pizza www.greenspizza.com SHU Restaurant www.shu-restaurant.com Bastille www.bastillerestaurant.com Little Wing www.littlewingpizzeria.com James Street South Restaurant www.jamesstreetsouth.co.uk Mourne Seafood Bar www.mourneseafood.com

Best Café or Coffee Shop	Rhubarb Fresh Food Café www.rhubarb-belfast.co.uk The Dark Horse Glendale Retail (Café Cuba) The Proper Pastry Company www.properpasty.com Barista Coffee House www.baristacoffeehouse.co.uk The Streat Ballyhackamore www.thestreat.com GRUB

Best City Hotel	Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast www.fitzwilliwamhotelbelfast.co.uk Andras House - Ibis City Centre www.andrashouse.co.uk Ten Square www.tensquare.co.uk

Best Regeneration Project	Andras House www.andrashouse.co.uk Golden Thread Gallery www.gtgallery.co.uk Ulster Museum www.nmni.com Titanic Quarter www.titanic-quarter.co.uk Clanmil Housing Association www.clanmil.org Stewartstown Road Regeneration Project www.srrp.net Small Wonders Childcare www.childcaresmallwonders.com	A joint venture by SIAC (NI) Ltd and Galliford Try Infrastructure Ltd.

Best Corporate Social Responsibility	Musgrave Retail Partners NI www.musgravegroup.com Translink www.translink.co.uk Sainsbury's www.sainsburys.co.uk Europa General www.europageneral.com George Best Belfast City Airport www.belfastcityairport.com Grafton Employment Group www.graftonrecruitment.com

Belfast Champion	Lord Diljit Rana - Andras House www.andrashouse.co.uk Renee Crawford and Jean Brown - Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group www.slig.co.uk Martin McCreight - LBM www.lbm.co.uk Paula McFetridge - Kabosh www.kabosh.net Ali FitzGibbon - Young at Art www.youngatart.co.uk Bill Wolsey - Beanchor Group Ltd Terri Hooley - Good Vibes Record Shop www.goodvibesbelfast.com Jason Shankey www.jasonshankey.co.uk