ROCCO Awards 2022 Shortlist Announced!

Renfrewshire Chamber is delighted to announce the 2022 shortlist for the annual business awards, the ROCCO’s. Now in their 18th Year, the ROCCOs are the premier business event in Renfrewshire. 17 winners will be announced at the ceremony hosted by ROCCO regular Fred MacAulay (18th November at the Normandy Hotel in Renfrew). Returning for a 4th time as ROCCO Main Sponsor is Paisley.Is the ambitious destination brand for Paisley & Renfrewshire.

CEO Bob Grant said “We’ve had a fantastic response with entries this year. A hearty congratulations to all our finalists and commiserations to those who did not make the shortlist. Competition has been fierce, and I would encourage you to please enter next year. 15 of the 17 awards will require the shortlisted organisations to present to our judging panels w/c 31st October at the Chamber Business Centre, Glasgow Airport”.

The full shortlist is:

ROCCO Award for Excellence in Customer Service
sponsored by XSITE
• Gleddoch Golf & Spa Resort
• RAD Ltd
• Spectrum Service Solutions Ltd

ROCCO Award for Environmental Sustainability sponsored by the Paisley Is:
• Diageo plc
• Rolls-Royce Plc
• Scottish Leather Group

ROCCO Award for Innovation & Technology
sponsored by University of the West of Scotland:
• AGS Airports Ltd
• QIot
• Rolls-Royce Plc

ROCCO Award for Excellence in Manufacturing
Sponsored by National Manufacturing Institute Scotland:
• Smith & McLaurin Limited
• Rolls-Royce Plc
• J.G.B Steelcraft (UK) Limited

ROCCO Award for International Trade
sponsored by Glasgow Airport:
• Diageo Plc
• Smith & McLaurin Limited

ROCCO Award for Excellence in Tourism
sponsored by Paisley Is:
• Gleddoch Golf & Spa Resort
• Ingliston Country Club
• The Normandy Hotel

ROCCO Award for Invest in Renfrewshire
sponsored by Invest in Renfrewshire:
• Galliford Try Construction Ltd t/a Morrison Construction Scotland
• I Am Me Scotland
• Tannahill Centre

ROCCO Award for Most Promising New Business
sponsored by Renfrewshire Council:
• Aspire Academy Glasgow
• Home Instead Renfrewshire and Barrhead
• Pacitti Hamilton Ltd

ROCCO Award for Family Business of the Year
sponsored by the Malcolm Group:
• Spectrum Service Solutions Ltd
• Wholesale Domestic Equipment Company Ltd
• WRC Recycling Ltd

ROCCO Award for Young Business Person of the Year
sponsored by Rolls-Royce:
• Darren Cryans- Instant Impact Group
• Grant Fraser – SweetPunkz Ltd
• Shaun Jamieson – Switchease Ltd

ROCCO Award for Employer of the Year
sponsored by West College Scotland:
• Kibble Education and Care Centre
• Lochlie Construction Ltd
• Wholesale Domestic Equipment Company Ltd

ROCCO Award for Community Champion of the Year
sponsored by Engage Renfrewshire & Royal Bank of Scotland:
• OneRen
• Rays of Hope
• Tannahill Centre

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business <=5 full time employees
Sponsored by ChamberCustoms
• Aspire Academy Glasgow
• Aspray Glasgow West Ltd
• Squared Insurance Brokers Ltd

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business >5 & <25 full time employees
sponsored by Terumo Aortic:
• Home Instead Renfrewshire and Barrhead
• J.G.B Steelcraft (UK) Limited
• Scotland’s Bravest Manufacturing Company

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business >25 full time employees
Sponsored by Altrad Babcock:
• Azets
• Kibble Education and Care Centre
• Spectrum Service Solutions Ltd

ROCCO Award for Business Leader of the Year
sponsored by Diageo:

Shortlisted nominations are:

• Andrew O’Brien, Managing Director J.G.B. Steelcraft (UK) Ltd

• Brian Toward, CEO Wholesale Domestic Equipment Company Ltd

• Derek Provan, CEO AGS Airports Ltd  

• Jim Gillespie, CEO Kibble Education & Care Centre  

The winner will be announced on the night.

ROCCO Award for Renfrewshire’s Favourite Business
sponsored by Braehead:

• Armstrong Massage Therapy
• IVAD, Paisley
• Massage & Glow mobile masseuses
• Mill Magazine
• Only Sport Ltd
• Wee Wax Heart Co

Top 6 voting is now open online here:  https://form.jotform.com/RenfrewshireChamber/FavBizRoccoAward

The company with the most votes by 5pm on Friday 4^th November will be crowned the winner and announced on the night.

To book a table / seats at the ROCCOs on the 18th Nov at the Normandy please email Laura Connor lconnor@renfrewshirechamber.com or visit www.roccoawards.com

If any of the shortlisted organisations wish to take out an advert in our pre-Rocco edition of the Chamber magazine, issued end October – please contact Jill Carrino, jcarrino@renfrewshirechamber.com to enquire about our ROCCO shortlist deal.

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