Awards ceremony for South West Wales businesses

A major awards ceremony is being held to honour businesses from across South West Wales.
A huge search has just got underway to reward business excellence in the region.
Nominations have opened for this year's prestigious Swansea Bay Regional Business Awards.
Firms from all over Carmarthenshire, Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are being invited to compete for the coveted accolades.
Businesses and their customers are being urged to do their bit to ensure worthy contenders get the recognition they deserve.
Organisers say they are keen to receive as many entrants as possible over the coming months.
The prestigious awards are being organised by the Swansea Bay Partnership, of which Carmarthenshire County Council is a key partner.
The winners will be revealed at a glittering ceremony at Swansea's Brangwyn Hall in November.
The awards replace the former Carmarthenshire Business Awards and complement the prestigious Swansea Bay Woman of the Year and Swansea Bay Youth Enterprise Awards.
Categories this year include the Business Achievement Award, Most Promising New Business, Leadership and Management in Business, International Business, Innovation and Technology and Retail.
They are all aimed at rewarding excellence in their fields and will help cement the reputation of successful companies in the area.
The winners of each category will compete to be crowned the Swansea Bay Business of the Year 2010.
Partnership Board member and Carmarthenshire’s Regeneration Executive Board Member Clive Scourfield said: “It is vitally important for business excellence to be recognised as it helps to breed confidence in the region. Previous winners of our awards are the envy of their peers and can rightly use it to their advantage.
“The label of ‘Swansea Bay Business of the Year 2010’ is indeed a prestigious title to hold.”
*For more information visit www.swanseabaypartnership.com or contact Jamie Reynolds on 01269 590214 or e-mail jreynolds@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

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