Nominations Now Open: City of Liverpool Business Awards 2026
Liverpool’s most prestigious night in the business calendar is back — and bigger, bolder, and more competitive than ever. On Thursday 9th July, the iconic Sefton Park Palm House...
Thursday 6th
July 2023 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.
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Drink Reception Sponsor
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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
Chief Executive's Award 2023
Sponsor: Downtown in Business
The Festive Group
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