THE judges have drawn up short-lists from each of the awards categories for the 11th Hunts Post Huntingdonshire Business Awards. They will be visiting each of the finalists before choosing the winners. The overall winner, Business of the Year 2008, will b

THE judges have drawn up short-lists from each of the awards categories for the 11th Hunts Post Huntingdonshire Business Awards. They will be visiting each of the finalists before choosing the winners. The overall winner, Business of the Year 2008, will be chosen from the winners of the corporate categories. There will also be a Judges' Award for the second year, awarded to a company that, although not a winner, has particularly impressed during the judging process.

Business Development

Cambs-PAT (UK) Limited, Perry

ISC Software Solutions, Huntingdon

Maxine Lester Residential Lettings, St Ives

Business Person of the Year

Stephen Birch, Bierce Technical Services, Huntingdon

Maxine Lester, Maxine Lester Residential Lettings, St Ives

Deborah Armiger and Rachel Warwick, Nutty Tarts, Eynesbury

Employer of the Year

Huntingdon Marriott Hotel

Tackwood Transport, Eaton Socon

Universally Speaking, St Neots

Employee of the Year

Corrine Garbett, Huntingdonshire District Council

Cathy Inman, Cambridgeshire Trading Standards

Lee Stubbings, Huntingdon Audi

Environment and Community

Cambridgeshire Trading Standards

Sureterm Direct, Godmanchester

121 Business Limited, St Ives

Innovation

Cambridgeshire Trading Standards

Terrorism and Crime Prevention Agency, Brampton

Tensor plc, Hail Weston

Internet

Blue Prawn Design, Eynesbury

ISC Software Solutions, Huntingdon

Silverwire Designs, St Neots

New Business of the Year

Bierce Technical Services, Huntingdon

The Smiling Grape Company, St Neots

The Nail Retreat, St Ives

Retailer of the Year

Nutty Tarts, Eynesbury

The Smiling Grape Company, St Neots

The George Hotel, Buckden

Small Business of the Year

Cambs-PAT (UK) Limited, Perry

Small Measures Limited, Godmanchester

The Nail Retreat, St Ives

Training and Development

Hunts County Squash, Hemingford Grey

Huntingdon Marriott Hotel

Vindis Limited