Warrington firm shares top award in Enterprise Awards

A WARRINGTON firm has shared the top award in the annual High Sheriff of Cheshire Enterprise Awards.
Engineering design consultancy and project management company PM PROjEN were praised by the judges for their willingness to engage and their exciting projects.
They shared the overall award with Precision Facades of Ellesmere Port
Both organisations win a place on the University of Chester’s MBA programme worth £11,000 each
The normal awards evening could not take place because of the Coronavirus situation but an online ceremony took place.
Shane Pugh, director of business development for PM PROjEN said: “We are delighted to win this prestigious award, it is always thrilling when someone else recognises the qualities of your business. Whilst we operate across the entire UK, it is great to be recognised as a significant business within our own region. We are extremely proud of what we have achieved and some of the initiatives we are seeking to roll out across the business.
“During these uncertain times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is a piece of very welcome news to help lift the spirits of all our hard-working people.”
The High Sheriff’s Award for Responsible Business Practice, sponsored by Warrington and Co, was deservedly won by Halton Haven Hospice.
The judging panel was impressed with this passionate and delightful business with total commitment to individuals and families in their care.
The hospice receives £2,000 in prize money.
Judges also wanted to highly commend Opus, a digital hub based in Warrington, offering a co-working space, meeting rooms and an integrated community of like-minded businesses, because of their fantastic ethos and use of their business skills to make a real difference in the community with their collaboration space.
The Micro Enterprise Award, sponsored by Boodles, was once again a popular category and was won by Warrington-based Real5 Networking, who receive £2,000 in prize money. Judges praised their innovative way of networking with a unique CRM which manages commissions and charitable donations.
Andrew Hibbert, director, said:”We were really pleased to have simply been selected as a finalist but to have won the Award for Micro Enterprise of the year is absolutely amazing.
“We’ve worked hard to get real5 Networking to where we are today so to be recognised by such a prestigious award for Cheshire businesses means so much to us all.
“We’re all experiencing difficult times at the moment so this good news was welcomed throughout the network. Our members have helped us to make the business a success and we look forward to supporting them through the next few months and eventually celebrating this win in style!”