Excellence, innovation and determination: Northamptonshire’s award-winners are unveiled

A can making plant, voice and arts academy, Elizabethan summer house, Indian restaurant and an organisation providing meals for busy parents – just a few of the outstanding winners unveiled at this month’s NNBN Awards.

Earlier this year more than 170 submissions were made to the county’s newest awards scheme, with these NNBN Awards dedicated to celebrating inspiring individuals, innovative businesses and committed charities across Northamptonshire.

At Friday night’s [6 Oct 2023] awards ceremony, held at Kettering Park Hotel, the finalists gathered and the winners were unveiled.

Ball Corporation, whose cutting-edge, 56,000m² aluminium can-making plant in Barton Seagrave opened at the start of this year, scooped two awards on the night – Business of the Year and The Green Award.

It was also a double celebration for Northamptonshire based organisation No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents. This innovative organisation, which provides family-friendly recipes, food and farming blogs and no-fuss cooking advice, was crowned Start Up Business of the Year, with co-founder Milly Fyfe also winning Business Person of the Year.

Meet all the 2023 NNBN Award winners here:

Charity of the Year	Northampton Saints Foundation
Food & Drink Business of the Year	Mewar Haveli Northampton
Hair & Beauty Business of the Year	Beauty Bar Desborough
Health & Wellbeing Business of the Year	Beccy Hurrell Voice & Arts
Small Business of the Year	Square Feet Cowork
Business of the Year	Ball Beverage Packaging
Start Up Business of the Year	No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents CIC
Business Person of the Year	Milly Fyfe of No Fuss Meals For Busy Parents CIC
Northamptonshire Tourism Award	Lyveden
Special Recognition Award	Amber Thorpe of Silverstone Leasing
The Green Award	Ball Beverage Packaging
Micro Business of the Year	Dot & Stripe

NNBN Director Simon Cox said “Thank you to everyone who supported us with our first NNBN Awards evening and a huge congratulations to all our winners and finalists. What incredible talent, resilience, creativity and innovation we have here in Northamptonshire, and what a privilege to be able to share and celebrate this.”

NNBN Co-Director Marie Baker said “Thank you again to our judges and our sponsors and to everyone who has supported these awards. The feedback has been exceptional and we already have exciting plans for 2024. Congratulations to all our winners.”

These NNBN awards have been supported by event sponsor Wilson Browne Solicitors and by headline sponsors North Northamptonshire Council, Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce, Poppy Design Studio and Pilkington Communications.

For more information about the NNBN Awards winners and to see all the finalists, visit https://nnbnawards.co.uk

Here are all the finalists (with the winners highlighted)

Small Business of the Year – sponsored by Holiday Inn Express Kettering