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Baringa Partners announced as National Business Awards finalist

Today, Baringa Partners has been shortlisted for the Employer of the Year award for the 2014 National Business Awards. Baringa Partners is a specialist management consultancy serving the energy and financial services sectors.

Going up against Amey, Fleet Alliance Ltd, Innovate Services Limited, John Rowan and Partners, LUMINUS GROUP, Newton Europe Limited, Steelite International PLC, The Chemistry Group, Webmart Ltd, they will compete for the prestigious award, with the winner being revealed at the National Business Awards gala dinner to be held on 11th November 2014 at Park Lane’s Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Paul Devoy, Head of Investors in People, UKCES, judge for the category said: “Baringa Partners has impressive growth ambitions. It sees its people strategy as its business strategy and is investing in its people to deliver its business ambitions.”

Adrian Bettridge, Senior Partner at Baringa Partners says: “Being a great employer was a founding principle of our business – many companies quote mantras like, ‘people are our most important asset,’ but being a consultancy they really are our only asset. We believe that the substantial focus that we have placed on creating an innovative and unique environment for consultants to grow their careers has been instrumental to our growth, which has averaged 30% for the last 10 years despite the challenging wider environment. Our culture is a huge differentiator for us and allows us to attract and retain the deep skills that we need across the energy, utilities and finance services sectors in which we operate. This all leads to highly skilled and motivated teams that deliver exceptional results for our clients time and time again.”

Britain’s leading businesses, business leaders and social enterprises have today been revealed as finalists for the 2014 National Business Awards. The finalists announced today represent categories including the Smith & Williamson Entrepreneur of the Year, Santander Small to Medium-Sized Business of the Year and the Inflexion International Growth Business of the Year. The Ashridge Business School Leader of the Year finalists and Decade of Excellence winner will be announced over the coming months, with the Duke of York New Entrepreneur of the Year finalists announced last month following a judging event in Liverpool.

This year’s shortlisted businesses cover activities as diverse as retail, technology, men’s grooming products, telecoms, construction, advertising, entertainment, and publishing. Of the businesses shortlisted, 24% turnover under £5m, 26% turnover between £5m and £25m, 15% over a billion and 10% not for profit organisations. The smallest business recognised has a turnover of just £23k with the largest reaching £20 billion. Finalists collectively employ over 850,000 people, the smallest has just one member of staff while the largest employs around 165,000 people globally.

Alex Evans, Programme Director of the National Business Awards said: “The diversity and quality of this year’s finalists have firmly established the National Business Awards as the talent scout for UK plc, with market leading household names recognised alongside the best emerging business brands. With a variety of industries represented, these recovery-leading businesses have demonstrated the return on investment in people, innovation, customer service and leadership.”

Finalists were chosen from the hundreds of businesses that entered or were nominated across 17 award categories. They will now prepare for live presentations to expert juries who will decide the overall winners that will be revealed at the awards ceremony on 11 November.

Visit www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk for a full list of all finalists and to attend the event.

The National Business Awards supports The Prince’s Trust, a charity that offers practical and financial support to young people who need it.

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Email: Rachel.branigan@ubm.com

About the National Business Awards

Open to organisations of all sizes from all sectors across the UK, the National Business Awards is the UK’s most prestigious independent business recognition platform with its particular emphasis on excellence, innovation and ethical business. Now in its 13th year, the National Business Awards connects the nations’ professionals through its annual awards ceremony; year-round thought leadership and round table events; and is UBM plc’s flagship awards programme. Visit www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk for further information or follow us on Twitter @businessawards.

Categories include -

The Daily Telegraph Award for a Decade of Excellence in Business

The Duke of York New Entrepreneur of the Year

The BlackBerry Business Enabler of the Year

The Smith & Williamson Entrepreneur of the Year

The Inflexion International Growth Business of the Year

The QBE FTSE 100 Business of the Year

The UKTI Digital Business of the Year

The New Business of the Year

The Customer Focus Award

The ICAEW Sustainable Business Award

The Social Enterprise of the Year

The Santander Corporate Citizenship Award

The Market Gravity Innovation Award

The Growth Business of the Year

The Employer of the Year

The Santander Small to Medium-Sized Business of the Year

The Ashridge Business School Leader of the Year

Official Partners

The Grichan Partnership, Friendly Pensions and Lime HR.

About UBM Live

The National Business Awards is organised by UBM Live. UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premier brands such as MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC,

TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show and many others, UBM Live exhibitions, conferences,

awards programs, publications, websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of the

marketing plans of companies across more than 20 industry sectors.

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