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Thursday 7th
July 2022 at Sefton Park
Palm House

DIB celebrates the best in the business

Downtown in Business celebrated the best businesses from across the Liverpool City Region at the City of Liverpool Business Awards, this year sponsored by Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Lufthansa.

Over 200 leading business personalities gathered at Sefton Park Palm to celebrate the achievements of the city’s business community.

The awards, hosted by Downtown CEO, Frank McKenna, and Voice of God and Liverpool Radio Personality, Pete Price, acknowledges and celebrates companies and entrepreneurs that have made a successful and significant contribution to economic growth in the city region.

Sponsors

Headline Sponsors

Drink Reception Sponsor

Award Sponsors

Winners

Employer of the Year 2023

Sponsor: INNSiDE by Meliã

Carpenters Group

Newcomer of the Year 2023

Sponsor: Sefton Park Hotel

Gaucho

Legal Firm of the Year 2023

Sponsor: Whitley Neill Gin/Fever Tree

Brown Turner Ross

Financial Services Firm of the Year 2023

Sponsor: Gaucho

Lloyds Bank

Recruitment of the Year 2023

Sponsor: Legacie Developments

Courtney Recruitment

Best Innovation & Tech Business of the Year 2023

Sponsor: Excello Law

Biograd

PR & Marketing Agency of the Year 2023

Sponsor: oneHR

Nineteen Agency

Hospitality Venue of the Year 2023

Sponsor: The Guide Liverpool

Albert’s Schloss

Hotel of the Year 2023

Sponsor: Glenville Walker & Partners

Novotel Paddington Village

Property Firm of the Year 2023

Sponsor: HybridTec

Qube Residential

Business of the Year 2023

Sponsor: Liverpool John Lennon Airport/Lufthansa

Avison Young

Contribution to Liverpool 2023

Sponsor: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sutcliffe

Liverpool BID Company Award 2023

Sponsor: Liverpool BID Company

ACC Liverpool

Chair's Award 2023

Sponsor: Downtown in Business

Hope Street Hotel

Contribution to Liverpool 2023

Sponsor: Downtown in Business

The Festive Group

What are the Livercool 2022 categories?

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FAQS

The venue for COLBA22 is The Palm House, Sefton Park, Liverpool L17 1AP.

The arrival time is 6.30pm.

The event ends at 11.00pm. Carriages will be available between 11.30pm and 11.45pm.

The dress code is black tie and evening gowns.

There will be a cash bar in the Palm House. The bar will be closed during the awards ceremony.

Yes, this will be attached to your confirmation email, along with your tickets. Please send your pre-order form directly to Palm House.

There are parking points around the park as well as some on street parking. 

#COLBA24 Enquiry

#COLBA24. Book your tickets today.

Voting for COLBA23 is now closed.

If you are interested in attending #COLBA24 contact david.matthews@downtowninbusiness.com for further information, fill in the form below or call 0844 755 0127.

If you are interested in joining us for COLBA24 please select an option to allow us to deal with your enquiry in the most efficient manner possible.

What are the Livercool 2022 categories?

FAQS

No, you will not need to show a ticket on the evening.

The Venue is The Sefton Park Palm House. 

The Palm House is located in Sefton Park, Liverpool L17 1AP.

Further information is available via https://palmhouse.org.uk/

The dresscode is black tie and ball gowns.

Women’s dress codes explained.

The event starts from 6.30pm with networking in the reception area. Entrance to the room will begin around 7.20pm.

There will be a set menu on the evening. Please contact megan.cross@downtowninbusiness.com to let us know of any dietary requirements by Friday 23rd June.

You can pre-order drinks for your table, pre-order forms have been sent out and need to be sent to jenny.atkinson@dine.co.uk by Friday 23rd June.

Please contact megan.cross@downtowninbusiness.com if you have not yet received a pre-order form.