The North Tyneside Business Forum is proud to announce the return of the North Tyneside Business Awards, now in their 28th year, recognising the outstanding achievements, innovation, and community spirit of businesses across the borough.
This year’s awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 20th November 2025 at the Village Hotel Cobalt Park, North Tyneside and will be hosted by popular broadcaster Ingrid Hagemann. The prestigious event will bring together businesses of all sizes and sectors to honour the hard work and excellence that define North Tyneside’s thriving business landscape.
Businesses are invited to submit nominations in the following categories:
Technology Innovation – Celebrating businesses that embrace digital technologies and drive innovation in their industries.
Green Award – Doing My Bit for Climate Change – Recognising any steps, big or small, that a business is taking to be more sustainable or reduce its environmental impact.
New Business – Honouring a business that has made an impactful start since January 2024.
Heart of the Business – A category for employers to recognise a valued staff member who has become a true asset to the team.
Retail and Service Provider – Celebrating outstanding businesses that deliver exceptional customer service in the retail and service sectors.
All entries must be submitted by midnight on Friday 5th September 2025.
For 2025, the Heart of the Community Award has adopted a new format, with three nomination windows throughout the year and quarterly winners. This change ensures that businesses making a difference in their communities are recognised more consistently and meaningfully.
The award focuses on three key themes: Positive Impact, Collaboration, and Wellbeing. Quarterly winners will become finalists at the main awards ceremony in November.
Turnbull Funeral Directors have already been named the Positive Impact winner and first finalist of 2025.
The Collaboration winner will be announced in July, with more announcements to follow later in the year.
This refreshed approach celebrates the many ways North Tyneside businesses contribute to the community, spotlighting their efforts and inspiring others.
Michael James, Chair of the North Tyneside Business Forum, said:
“The North Tyneside Business Awards have always been about more than trophies — they’re a celebration of resilience, creativity, and community. This year, we’re excited to be evolving the Heart of the Community Award to better reflect the year-round contributions our businesses make. We encourage every local business to get involved, share their stories, and help us highlight what makes North Tyneside such a vibrant place to live and work.”
The North Tyneside Business Forum is run by a management group made up of members from various industry sectors in the Borough and gives support in the form of networking, events and signposting for growth and development. Membership is free and open to any business of any size with a trading address within North Tyneside. The Business Forum is supported by, but not run by North Tyneside Council.
The Forum is FREE to join and is for any business with a trading address in North Tyneside.
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