Who’s done the business for you in Bradford over past year? (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Who’s done the business for you in Bradford over past year?
11:00am Friday 1st February 2013 in News
By David Barnett, Content Editor
Summers Butchers staff with their award at last year’s event
For the third year, the Telegraph & Argus are holding our Bradford Means Business Awards... and we need you to help us find winners in two categories.
The Bradford Means Business Awards are about honouring those who have pulled through some of the worst economic times in recent memory – those who have survived, those who have thrived and those who have set up shop.
While most of our categories are aimed at companies nominating themselves, we also want to hear about the best employers and those who provide the best public services or customer satisfaction. And those nominations are better coming from the people who know best.
The first category in which we’ll be seeking public nominations is the Retail, Leisure or Hospitality Business of the Year, sponsored by Westfield.
We want to hear about the highest standards of customer service from our readers’ favourite businesses.
It might be a hotel, pub, restaurant, shop or any business that has day-to-day contact with the public. Fill in the form here to make your nomination in the Retail, Leisure or Hospitality Business of the Year category.
Last year’s winner was Summers Butchers. John Summers, who has run the business on Druids Lane in Clayton for the past two decades, said he wanted to thank members of the community for supporting their local butcher.
Speaking after collecting his award, he said: “It was great to be nominated by our customers and to receive that recognition. We’re so grateful to everyone who voted for us. They’re the ones who’ve put us here and we can’t thank them enough.”
When it comes to the category of Employer of the Year, sponsored by Gordons solicitors, we know the only people who can truly nominate for this are those who work for the business.
We want to know about the working environment, people development, training and a commitment to the general well-being of the workforce. You can nominate for this category on the form or online.
The 2012 winner in this category was Clough and Co accountants, which has offices in Cleckheaton and Keighley.
Roger Thompson of the company said: “It’s fabulous. We spend an awful lot of time training young people, and the number of people who stay with us once they qualify and go on to have a career with us is fantastic.”
Clough and Co received plaudits including: “The working environment is good, my fellow staff are motivated and hard-working, and there is a certain satisfaction in seeing the company succeed.”
Is your boss worthy of a gong? Is your local retailer in need of a boost? Get your nominations to us by the first-stage deadline of FRIDAY, MARCH 29.
Click here to make your nominations for the Bradford Means Business Awards 2013
Comments(19)
Albion.
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11:09am Fri 1 Feb 13
How ironic!
Andy2010
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12:09pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Albion. wrote:lol thats what I thought
"The first category in which we’ll be seeking public nominations is the Retail, Leisure or Hospitality Business of the Year, sponsored by Westfield."
How ironic!
Not so simple
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12:09pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Not so simple
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12:10pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Albion. wrote:Typical
"The first category in which we’ll be seeking public nominations is the Retail, Leisure or Hospitality Business of the Year, sponsored by Westfield."
How ironic!
Prisoner Cell Block A
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12:51pm Fri 1 Feb 13
MARK LAWN
JULIAN RHODES
No other fitting candidates, the rest of the city, chamber of commerce, council, retail, leisure is absolute dogs***
One outstanding company to look at and marvel at achievements which have come to fruition by trying various ways to maximise and upsell income streams
Victor Clayton
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12:58pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Outraged English Subject
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1:30pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Andy2010
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2:00pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Eh?
BRADFORD CITY
MARK LAWN
JULIAN RHODES
No other fitting candidates, the rest of the city, chamber of commerce, council, retail, leisure is absolute dogs***
One outstanding company to look at and marvel at achievements which have come to fruition by trying various ways to maximise and upsell income streams
Why is that then?
Yeah they have done well in the cup but apart from that as a business whats been achieved?
On your logic the owner of the illegal bazaars should be nominated
scanipoos
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2:49pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Albion. wrote:yeh!!! says it all
"The first category in which we’ll be seeking public nominations is the Retail, Leisure or Hospitality Business of the Year, sponsored by Westfield."
How ironic!
RollandSmoke
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2:50pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Outraged English Subject
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3:20pm Fri 1 Feb 13
RollandSmoke wrote:Very true.
Actually staying in business over the last year in Bradford is an achievement in itself. Congratulations to all that made it, I only wish there were more of them.
Prisoner Cell Block A
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4:26pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Andy2010 wrote:Regular footfall across their business, letting off of some commercial property, sale of commercial property, keeping the company as close to being in the black as possible year on year. You do know that if the UEFA fair play rules had been introduced a few years back as Platini wanted only Bradford City and Scunthorpe would have been the only two English clubs allowed to enter European competition due to the business management?
Prisoner Cell Block A wrote:Eh?
BRADFORD CITY
MARK LAWN
JULIAN RHODES
No other fitting candidates, the rest of the city, chamber of commerce, council, retail, leisure is absolute dogs***
One outstanding company to look at and marvel at achievements which have come to fruition by trying various ways to maximise and upsell income streams
Why is that then?
Yeah they have done well in the cup but apart from that as a business whats been achieved?
On your logic the owner of the illegal bazaars should be nominated
Oh and the small achievement of backing a manager and letting him do his job whilst the chairmen did what they know best. Unlike other businesses who have a new manager month on month or the council who are forever pushing people from one zone to the next.
Continuing to make Bradford City a viable and ongoing business.
Chillum Bantam
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4:58pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Not so simple
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7:11pm Fri 1 Feb 13
Also there should be an award for the Telegraph for not allowing comments on some articles whilst allowing people to slander races and cultures off on other articles.
Award for the longest wearer of Bradford tinted shades is....well let us nominate a few...should be fun ;-)
thruth9211
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6:23am Sat 2 Feb 13
Not so simple wrote:T & A are a company that allow for racist comment to be said about certain religion while blocking others. Wheres free speech gone
Award goes to the people of Bradford for being consistentaly ignored by the council and all that floats in the council departments.
Also there should be an award for the Telegraph for not allowing comments on some articles whilst allowing people to slander races and cultures off on other articles.
Award for the longest wearer of Bradford tinted shades is....well let us nominate a few...should be fun ;-)
T&A should allow comment on al articles where the reader wants. They should change their name to TELEGRAPH RACIST LOCAL PAPER
RollandSmoke
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1:26pm Sat 2 Feb 13
thruth9211 wrote:If you want to become immune from criticism you should convert to the Jewish faith like the Russian Ashkenazis did in the 700s. You can then class any criticism as anti-semitism and lay claim to lands allegedly promised to the people who wrote the original texts. You would however have to change from calling people of other faiths Infidels and start using the term Goyim. Alternatively you could ditch the fairytales all together and join the growing number of people living in the real world who think without referring to a book to tell them what that thought should be.
Not so simple wrote:T & A are a company that allow for racist comment to be said about certain religion while blocking others. Wheres free speech gone
Award goes to the people of Bradford for being consistentaly ignored by the council and all that floats in the council departments.
Also there should be an award for the Telegraph for not allowing comments on some articles whilst allowing people to slander races and cultures off on other articles.
Award for the longest wearer of Bradford tinted shades is....well let us nominate a few...should be fun ;-)
T&A should allow comment on al articles where the reader wants. They should change their name to TELEGRAPH RACIST LOCAL PAPER
Not so simple
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6:13pm Sat 2 Feb 13
RollandSmoke wrote:One chap who caught my eye was an author and highly acclaimed chap called Norman Finkelstein....this guy is of "Jewish" decent and talks about the real history and how influential people manipulated and created hostilities to better those of a particular belief.
thruth9211 wrote:If you want to become immune from criticism you should convert to the Jewish faith like the Russian Ashkenazis did in the 700s. You can then class any criticism as anti-semitism and lay claim to lands allegedly promised to the people who wrote the original texts. You would however have to change from calling people of other faiths Infidels and start using the term Goyim. Alternatively you could ditch the fairytales all together and join the growing number of people living in the real world who think without referring to a book to tell them what that thought should be.
Not so simple wrote:T & A are a company that allow for racist comment to be said about certain religion while blocking others. Wheres free speech gone
Award goes to the people of Bradford for being consistentaly ignored by the council and all that floats in the council departments.
Also there should be an award for the Telegraph for not allowing comments on some articles whilst allowing people to slander races and cultures off on other articles.
Award for the longest wearer of Bradford tinted shades is....well let us nominate a few...should be fun ;-)
T&A should allow comment on al articles where the reader wants. They should change their name to TELEGRAPH RACIST LOCAL PAPER
Some of this chaos research and findings are beyond question and will blow ones thermal socks off!
mavis smith
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10:39pm Sun 3 Feb 13
I buy mine from them and i think it is great. dry cured therefore no water!
Really good quality meats and good value, nice friendly staff as well.
theoutsider says...
11:05am Fri 1 Feb 13
The rest of Bratfud is 'out of business'