THE FINALISTS for the Somerset Business Awards have been announced.

Back for its 12th year, The awards received entries from more than 100 companies.

Judges have spent weeks visiting the businesses around the county to decide to finalists.

There are 13 different categories within the awards. The winner will be crowned at a black-tie dinner later this month at a glitzy awards ceremony.

Richard Bugler, managing partner at Albert Goodman, the Somerset Business Awards’ main sponsor, said: “The standard of entries to the Somerset Business Awards never fail to impress us and This year the quality is higher than ever - it is excellent to know so many businesses in Somerset are of such high quality.”

The full list of finalists is:

  • Albert Goodman Family Business of the Year Award - Frogmary Green Farm, Holiday Resort Unity/ Brean Leisure Park and Oneline Surveys Ltd
  • Business of the Year 1-10, sponsored by Somerset Chamber of Commerce - Care Focus (South West) CIC, Farm Toys Online, Petruth Paddocks Limited
  • Business of the Year 11-25, sponsored by A.C. Mole & Sons - Filberts Fine Foods Ltd, Rebecca Bevins HR Consultancy Ltd and Teapot Creative Ltd
  • Business of the Year 26-50, sponsored by EDF Energy - DNA Worldwide Ltd, Melhuish and Saunders Ltd and Oake Manor Golf Club Ltd
  • Business of the Year 51+, sponsored by Higos Insurance Services Ltd - Bridgwater & Taunton College, Claims Consortium Group and Yeovil College
  • Charity of the Year Award, sponsored by Clarke Willmott LLP - Secret World Wildlife Rescue, The Hub Yeovil Community Support Charity and We Hear You
  • Environmental Award, sponsored by Porter Dodson - Frogmary Green Farm, Holiday Resort Unity/Brean Leisure Park and Prolectric Services Ltd
  • Marketing & Promotion Award, sponsored by ADPR Ltd - DNA Worldwide Ltd, Reminiscence Learning and Weston College
  • New Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Glyder Ltd - Elite Staffing Solutions (South West) Ltd, My Day Care Services Ltd and PVS Ltd
  • Somerset Manufacturer Award, sponsored by Monahans - Prolectric Services Ltd, and Swallowfield plc
  • Service Excellence Award, sponsored by Somerset Chamber of Commerce - Black Swan Dental Spa Ltd, Claims Consortium Group and Willmotts Transport Ltd
  • Skills for Growth Award, sponsored by Wessex Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association - Claims Consortium Group, Channel Training Ltd and One Step Recruitment Ltd
  • Young Business Employee of the Year, sponsored by Jobseekers Recruitment Services Ltd - Sam Price of Integrated Data Needs Ltd (IDN), Charlotte Atkinson of Quedam Shopping Centre Yeovil and James Cox of The Royal Bath & West of England Society