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Thursday 9th July 2026
Sefton Park Palm House, Liverpool

City of Liverpool Business Awards

Downtown in Business welcomed more than 200 of Liverpool’s leading business figures to the stunning Sefton Park Palm House for the 23rd annual City of Liverpool Business Awards.

The event, sponsored by City of Liverpool College and Liverpool Business Improvement District, celebrated the companies, organisations and entrepreneurs whose innovation, ambition and investment continue to drive economic growth across the Liverpool City Region.

To discuss sponsorship opportunities for the City of Liverpool Business Awards 2027 contact chris.mckenna@downtowninbusiness.com.

Winners

EMPLOYER of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Davies Partnership

Business Supplier of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: onehr

Wild Thang

Newcomer of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: Liverpool University Hospitals of Liverpool Charity

Wolfpack Media

Legal Firm of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: Poke Marketing

Primas Law

Professional Services Firm of the Year 2026


Sponsored by: Wolfpack media

Verlingue

PR & Marketing Agency of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: The events agency

Social

Innovation & Tech Business of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: INNSiDE by Meliá Liverpool

Lead Pronto

Hospitality Venue of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: Sefton Park Palmhouse

San Carlo

Hotel of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: The Hospitality Hero

Malmaison

Property Firm of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: Sutcliffe

Morgan Sindall

Business of the Year 2026

Sponsored by: City of Liverpool College

Causeway Technologies

Liverpool Business Improvement District Award 2026

Sponsored by: Liverpool Business Improvement District

Landsec

Chief Exective's Award 2026

Presented by: Downtown in Business

MJ Quinn

Chair's Award 2026

Presented by: Downtown in Business

Love2Shop

Photographs by Adam Kendrick Photography

Voting is now closed. Best of luck to all the nominees.

FAQS

You can buy tickets be enquiring here.

You will not need to show a ticket on the evening.

The Venue is Sefton Park Palm House.

Sefton Park, Liverpool L17 1AP

Further information is available via
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 7.30pm.

There will be a set menu on the evening. Please contact us to let us know of any dietary requirements.

You can pre-order drinks for your table, further information will be released nearer the event.

You (the public) can nominate colleagues, clients, peers/businesses in the relevant categories.

The results of nominations are then collated and shortlists produced based on the number of nominations a person/company has received.

The voting form is then open to the public. We encourage all nominees to promote their nomination as much as possible to secure votes.

The winners are selected based on which nominee receives the most votes