Categories and Entry Forms
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Below you can find the Categories for this year's Awards and download an Entry Form. You should return these electronically to awards@cbforum.co.uk by September 24th.
THE PREMIER AWARD
Sponsored by BROOFIELD AND ALEXANDER
This Award is open to Winners of Categories 1 to 7 and will be made to the business or individual that, in the opinion of the judges, merits particular recogniton for their achievements or for their exceptional potential.
YOUNG BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by VENTURE WALES
To enter, your business should be less than three years old by 1 October and located in Caerphilly County Borough. Turnover in the current year should not exceed or be expected to exceed £80,000.
The Award will be made to the business that has demonstrated the best new business idea and planning and shows great promise for the future.
To download an Entry Form please click here
If you experience difficulties opening or saving the Form, please contact us at awards@cbforum.co.uk
YOUNG GROWTH BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Sponsored by THE WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT
To enter, your business should be less than three years old by 1 October and located in Caerphilly County Borough. Turnover in the current year should exceed or be expected to exceed £80,000.
The Award will be made to the business that has demonstrated outstanding business planning, innovation and creativity and offers the potential for exceptional growth.
To download an Entry Form please click here
If you experience difficulties opening or saving the Form, please contact us at awards@cbforum.co.uk
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (With 25 Employees Or Fewer)
Sponsored by CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
To enter, your business must be more than 3 years old by October 1 and located in Caerphilly County Borough.
The Award will be made to the business that has demonstrated outstanding and consistent achievement, particularly over the last twelve months, or shows the greatest promise for the future.
To download an Entry Form please click here
If you experience difficulties opening or saving the Form, please contact us at wards@cbforum.co.uk
BUSINESS OF THE YEAR (With More Than 25 Employees)
Sponsored by SEDA PACKAGING
To enter, your business must be more than 3 years old by October 1 and located in Caerphilly County Borough.
The Award will be made to the business that has demonstrated outstanding and consistent achievement, particularly over the last twelve months, or shows the greatest promise for the future.
To download an Entry Form please click here
If you experience difficulties opening or saving the Form, please contact us at awards@cbforum.co.uk
THE YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD
Sponsored by PHS GROUP
This Category is open to owners, directors, managers and employees of private businesses in the County Borough and who are aged 35 or under.
The Award will be made to the individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the overall success of the business or to one or more activities of the business.
Individuals may enter on their own behalf or be nominated by another person.
To download an Entry Form please click here
If you experience difficulties opening or saving the Form, please contact us at awards@cbforum.co.uk
THE ENVIRONMENT AWARD
Sponsored by UTILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LTD
This category is open to all businesses in Caerphilly County Borough and will be awarded to the business that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to the reduction of its environmental impact and its energy use, particularly over the last twelve months.
To download an Entry Form please click here
If you experience difficulties opening or saving the Form, please contact us at awards@cbforum.co.uk
THE HEALTH WORKS AWARD
Sponored by HEALTH CHALLENGE CAERPHILLY COUNTY BOROUGH
This Award is open to all businesses in the County Borough. It will be made to the business that most clearly recognises the value of the health and wellbeing of their workforce to their performance and actively promotes it.
To download an Entry Form please click here
If you experience difficulties opening or saving the Form, please contact us at awards@cbforum.co.uk
ELIGIBILITY
The Awards are open to businesses of all sizes and in all sectors . You must have a base of operations within the County Borough of Caerphilly. Businesses which are part of a group based outside the County Borough or a branch or sub-office of a business based outside the County Borough are eligible. In addition to the standard criteria used to assess all entrants, such businesses will also be assessed in the context of their local autonomy and the financial, managerial and other support they receive from their parent company.
The Awards will not necessarily be given to the businesses that have achieved the highest growth or greatest profit, although these will clearly be among the factors taken into account. We are also looking for achievemnent in many other areas of business.










