PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT

The Waltham Forest Business Network is delighted to announce Paul Henry Architects Ltd as our 2013 Waltham Forest Small Business Competition winner.

The overall 2013 winner was chosen by public vote from 6 category winners and Paul Henry Architects polled an impressive 176 votes out of the 549 total votes cast.

"We at Paul Henry Architects & Project Managers Ltd (PHA) are truly deeply honoured to be voted the Professional Service Winner 2013 and also the Best Small Business in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. We will continue to strive for excellence in Design Service and Delivery."

The full voting line up was as follows:

Paul Henry Architects - 176 votes
Tidy Books - 159 votes
East London Out Project - 96
Oakwolf Safety - 49 votes
Sarah Hardy Food Artist - 49 votes
City Veg n Fruit - 20 votes

The winners prize is:

- Sponsor - London Borough of Waltham Forest - a full page feature in the Waltham Forest News.
- Sponsor - Printing.com Leytonstone - Business cards print package
- Sponsor - Ryman, The Stationers - Business gift vouchers
- sponsor, Supadupa e-commerce websites - a free full e-commerce website for 6 months
- Sponsor, To Market, marketing agency - 3 months' marketing support
- Sponsor, Waterstones, book stores - Business book vouchers

(Press images and fuller information soon!)


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The public have the chance to vote for the overall winner

– voting closes at 5pm on 26th April at http://2013vote.eventbrite.com/

There are just a few days left to vote for Waltham Forest’s Best Small Business.

Up for grabs for the winner is £5,000 worth of business prizes from Ryman, Waterstones, SupaDupa e-commerce websites, To Market marketing agency and Printing.com Leytonstone.  The event is supported by the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

The winner will be chosen from six category finalists that were judged by Barclays Bank, Chingford and each of these businesses will now do battle through a public vote to be selected as the overall prize winner.

The six shortlisted businesses are:

-          Oakwolf  – a healthy & safety company that works with young people in the areas of conflict management, self defence and personal safety

http://www.oakwolf.co.uk/

-          Tidy Books Europe Limited – Innovative children’s bookcases that encourage kids to read

http://www.tidy-books.co.uk

-          Sarah Hardy Food Artist – Design and construction of food art for individual and corporate clients

http://www.sarahhardycakes.co.uk/

-          East London Out Project – A social enterprise that provides counselling, social, support and information to the LGB&T community

http://www.elop.org

-          Paul Henry Architects – A locally based, international architectural, design and project management practice

http://www.paulhenryarchitects.com/

-          City Veg n Fruit – A family run fruit and vegetable delivery business that supplies London restaurants, bars and cafes

http://www.cityvegnfruitltd.co.uk/

To vote for your choice go to:  http://2013vote.eventbrite.com/

 

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**Additional Information**

The Waltham Forest Business Network  is a group of Waltham Forest based companies and those with an interest in the borough.  The network aims to gain more business locally, increase local contacts, improve the way local businesses are run and and network with like-minded individuals. 

The following are part of the Waltham Forest Business Network:

www.walthamforestwomeninbusiness.com  - WFWIB meets regularly at a venue within Waltham Forest either for a catch up over coffee or with a partner organisation to deliver a subject or activity led event. 

www.walthamforestbusinessdirectory.org - The Waltham Forest Business Directory enables all local businesses to promote their goods and services online, upload their promotional materials, testimonials and links to social media pages. 

For additional information, contact:

Jo Sealy – 020 3281 1897 or 07980 117725

[email protected]               www.walthamforestbusiness.co.uk