Marketplace and Celebration Event 2025 Sponsors
Find out more about our 2025 awards sponsors!
Headline Sponsor
Darcica Logistics, recognised for its award-winning service, provides sustainable and cost-effective delivery and fulfilment solutions across Oxfordshire and the wider region. Notably, they are a UK frontrunner in achieving “Mission Zero” accreditation, incorporating a Sustainability Action Plan that aligns with the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals with a real focus on people and planet. Pioneers in eco-friendly logistics, Darcica was the first business in Oxfordshire to offer electric vehicles to deliver pallets.
Sponsors of Environmentally Sustainable Business of the Year
To achieve their mission to support 10,000 businesses, ALP work with Economic Development Directors across the UK. Their team are providing thousands of hours of business support every year to deliver transformational results.
But what point is there developing local economies if there isn’t a planet fit to live on?!
They connect businesses, researchers, policy makers and wider stakeholders to help solve some of the world’s sustainable development challenges. They have a powerful combination of scientific training, hands-on background, and business expertise.
Sponsors of Socially Responsible Business of the Year
The Sky Wave Distilling Company, at Bicester Heritage, is home to the World’s Best Contemporary Gin (The World Gin Awards) and The Distillery of the Year 2024 (The Gin Guide Awards)
Their range of seven award winning, premium gins, vodka and Sky Wave Zero is at the pinnacle of craft distilling. Produced in small batches by their Master Distiller, this is as authentic as it gets.
Sky Wave is yet another testament to the creativity, intelligence and innovation flowing from Oxfordshire to the world.
Sponsors of Start-up of the Year
Accountancy designed with your business in mind.
Bringing cloud-based accounting to high-growth businesses in and around Oxford. Say goodbye to out-of-date numbers, say hello to accounting for the digital age.
Sponsors of Business Leader of the Year
The IoD is a thriving membership community for directors in the UK and beyond, where you can connect with other leaders, develop your skills and be heard.
At a time when great directors have never been more important, the IoD offers professional development, valuable connections and influence.
Sponsors of Growth Business of the Year
Olamalu designs and develops websites, intranet sites, mobile apps and bespoke software for clients in many sectors. They’re always up for a technical challenge and have developed successful solutions to a wide range of briefs.
They work with clients for the long-term and their focus on support sets them apart. From dealing with minor requests to being a fully-fledged technical partner, they are there when clients need them.
Olamalu are recognised locally for their commitment to community, particularly for offering opportunities to young people from work experience to their award-winning apprenticeship programme.
Sponsors of Manufacturer of the Year
Cabinet & Frame founder Rob Furlong has designed and made bespoke furniture for over 30 years. Cabinet & Frame design and manufacture Furniture, Kitchens & Interior products for home and business settings. Featuring understated style with high-end craftsmanship.
Cabinet and Frame create Select Designs with Bespoke options – providing best price to quality ratio – each based on Rob’s love of sustainable natural materials and inspiration from travel and architecture.
Sponsors of Innovation in Customer Experience of the Year
SS+A enable commercial success, and futureproof visitor economy and retail organisations and destinations, by putting humans at the heart of customer experience design.
As Ambience Architects, their mission is to help organisations across the globe flourish in changing markets; empowering them to be more purposeful, people-centric, and profitable.
They offer strategy development through to implementation support across guest, operational and financial services, based on their many decades of first-hand experience in these sectors and disciplines.
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