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Ten Group shortlisted for Transformational Change of the Year award at the National Business Awards
Ten Group has been recognised for its relentless focus on pioneering ever higher standards of customer service and its international expansion plans by being shortlisted for the Transformational Change National Business Award 2011.
The next step is for Ten, along with the other finalists, to face a Dragon’s Den-style interview with the judging panel on September 20.
Judges in the Transformational Change category will be: Mr Colin Cram, Director, Marc1 Ltd; Ms Jackie Keeley Director, Harthill; Mr Phil Smith, CEO, Cisco Systems Limited; and Mr Charles Ward, Chief Operating Officer, Intellect.
CEO of Ten Group, Alex Cheatle, said: “We are very proud of how fast Ten is moving and how much we’ve already achieved. To be shortlisted in this way is a fitting recognition of how hard Ten’s team has worked.”
Martin Stiven, Vice President of Business at Orange, part of Everything Everywhere, and sponsor of the awards, said: “The National Business Awards, now in their tenth year, embody the core principles of business excellence, innovation and ethics. Reaching the finals of the National Business Awards is no mean feat and I am delighted that the calibre of entrants keeps on improving.
“All finalists have demonstrated exceptional drive, resilience and innovation during challenging economic conditions. Many congratulations to all finalists and best of luck with the next stage of the competition, I very much look forward to the live judging in September and October.”
Organised by UBM plc, winners will be honoured at the National Business Awards gala dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, Tuesday 8th November, where George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver this year’s welcome address.
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Notes for editor:
1. About Ten Group: Ten Group provides Lifestyle Concierge, a service which helps people get the most from their lives. It will organise anything that members don't have the time, contacts or expertise to arrange themselves, such as entertainment, restaurants, travel and home refurbishments
Across the business, Ten delivers its personalised service to more than 800,000 private individuals on behalf of 70 organisations.
2. Visit www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk for a full list of all 2011 finalists.
3. The combined turnover of all National Business Awards finalists this year were £96bn. While there were plenty of examples of aggressive growth among all entrants, through acquisition as well as organic, the finalist organisations that stood out were those taking steps to ensure growth is sustainable – innovating to become leaner and concentrating on core strengths rather than over-diversifying.
4. About the National Business Awards Open to organisations of all sizes from all sectors across the UK, the National Business Awards in partnership with Orange is the UK’s most prestigious independent business recognition platform with its particular emphasis on excellence, innovation and ethical business. Now in its tenth 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.
5. National Business Awards Categories 2011 are: The Transformational Change of the Year; The Huawei Customer Focus Award; The Croner Employer of the Year; The Excellence in Marketing Award; The ICAEW Sustainability Award; The BlackBerry Growth Strategy of the Year; The Orange Innovation Award; The Entrepreneur of the Year Award; The BlackBerry Business Enabler of the Year; The Small Online Business of the Year; The WorldPay Online Business of the Year; The Santander Small to Medium sized Business of the Year; The 3i Private Business of the Year; The Grant Thornton Mid Cap Business of the Year; Coutts & Co Large Cap Business of the Year; The Daily Telegraph Award for a Decade of Excellence in Business; and The Orange Leader of the Year.
For further information please contact:
Catherine Allan, Communications Manager, Ten Group Tel: 0844 371 5750
Henriette Svensen Head of PR & Marketing UBM Awards Tel: 020 7234 8753 / 07500
We are very proud of how fast Ten is moving and how much we’ve already achieved. To be shortlisted in this way is a fitting recognition of how hard Ten’s team has worked.’