2024 Winners
Pendle Business Awards 2024 took place on Thursday 11 July 2024 at The Fence Gate and was attended by 170 local business people. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Stephen Barnes in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the borough of Pendle. Huge congratulations to all our winners, and to all our finalists too. Meet our 2024 winners below. View the full Press Release here.
The awards were organised and delivered by the Pendle Connects team, part of the lovelocalsolutions group, and supported by Pendle Borough Council, Pendle Vision Board and East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce.
NB! The photos used on this site and our social media are reduced resolution. Free downloads of web and high-resolution images are available, the Official Winners Photographs as below can be downloaded here. Official Finalists photos can be downloaded here. All the images taken on the evening can be found here on the Liz Henson Photography website and downloaded using password FenceGate.


Presented by Dennis Mendoros OBE, the Chairman of the Pendle Vision Board

Apprentice of the Year Winner : Amatulla Bharucha of Graham Engineering Ltd
Sponsored by Nelson & Colne College Group





Sponsored by XLCR Vehicle Leasing



Sponsored by Domiciliary Home Care Services Ltd

Rising Star Winner : Herd & Hive Ltd
Sponsored by Steadplan

Small Business Winner : Harringtons Learning Centre
Sponsored by NORI HR & Employment Law

Social Responsility Winner : VS Group Ltd
Sponsored by Barnfield Construction

Workforce Development Winner : Graham Engineering Ltd
Sponsored by Riverside Recruitment UK
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Pendle Borough Council will again be our Headline Sponsor for 2025. We are in the process of updating our Sponsor list below with 2025 Sponsors.
There are many opportunities for organisations to be part of PBA25 bringing excellent benefits and inclusions. Please click the button below to view or download our Sponsorship Brochure for 2025.