A NEWLY renamed category for the 2022 Bradford Means Busines Awards is the Innovation Award.

The Innovation Award, sponsored by the University of Bradford, has been renamed for the Tech Company of the Year award.

This award celebrate individuals, teams, businesses or a public sector body that is leading the way in research and development in either manufacturing techniques, software development or digital technologies.

The winner of this award should be creating new revenue streams, or saving costs, improving efficiency and maybe even your green credentials.

Whether it is a fully fledged idea or it is still in the prototype/design stage, judges want to see evidence of new innovation and the impact showcasing the ability to think outside of the box and innovate.

Cardinal, a leading specialist interior fit-out business, captured last year’s Tech Company of the Year prize.

Design and Development Director Dean Baldwin highlighted the importance of communication and how Cardinal could adjust with no panic despite a worldwide pandemic beginning.

Speaking to the Telegraph and Argus last year, Mr Baldwin said: “It feels quite special to win this award.

“The last 18 months have been hugely challenging.

“When you are designing something, communication is crucial.

“The face-to-face meetings have not been available.

“The fact that we took 18 months prior to the pandemic to do Zoom meetings, it almost felt like we pre-empted what nobody knew."