Wednesday 15th September 2021 saw the return of the City of Manchester Business Awards after a pandemic enforced hiatus for almost 18 months.

The awards, hosted by Downtown Manchester, took place at the fabulous Lowry Hotel and was sponsored by Qube Residential.

After almost 18 months of restrictions, DIB was finally able to welcome over 200 of the cities leading business personalities to celebrate the great and the good of the Manchester business community.

Among the big winners on the day were Capital & Centric who took home the Business of the Year award, Thom Hetherington from Holden Media and Jessica Bowles from Bruntwood who took home the Man and Woman of the Year Awards respectively and Gary Neville who received the Tony Award, which rewards and individual who has made a significant contribution to the city of Manchester.

Downtown CEO and Group Chairman, Frank McKenna, commented; “It was a pleasure to welcome back some of the leading business personalities from across Manchester to celebrate and acknowledge the hard work of these business leaders.

The past 18 months have been difficult for many businesses and DIB is incredibly proud to be able to acknowledge that and celebrate some amazing achievements in incredibly challenging times.

I would also like to thank our headline sponsors Qube Residential, our fabulous venue The Lowry Hotel and everyone who attended and made it a truly special night.”