A RANGE of flourishing Bradford companies and a number of top performers from the business industry have been nominated for awards.

The shortlists for categories in the Yorkshire Asian Business Association Awards feature a host of Bradford names, including Bradford Literature Festival founder Syima Aslam and Asian Life’s Hussein Kajee.

Some of the city’s business up for an award include Regal Food Products Group, P&B Foods Limited and YEME Architects.

The shortlist was finalised by judges from across Yorkshire, including Noor Ali, from Morrisons and Ken Cuthbert, from the Department of Trade and Industry.

The shortlisted applicants have been invited to the Awards Dinner where the winners will be announced on September 27 at the Cedar Court Hotel.