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.
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