This is the second year of the Broadwalk Business Services awards to recognise outstanding achievements by quoted companies in the business services sectors. The UK often leads the world in business services and is a major employer. It is one of the less well known success stories of the economy, and these awards are another step towards raising its profile. Competition for awards this year was extremely fierce with many very strong performances, despite the demanding economic environment. 2009 Award Winners:
Company of the year: Aggreko
CEO of the year: Nick Buckles, G4S
Chairman of the year: John Peace, Experian
Deal of the year: Balfour Beatty – Parsons Brinkerhoff
Small company of the year: Hargreaves Services
Entrepreneur of the year Michael O’Leary, Ryanair