North West Business Awards

12/06/2026

It’s been a week since the North West Business Awards 2026! Let’s have a look back shall we? What a night it was 🏆🥳

11/06/2026

All of us at City Centre Initiative and Londonderry Chamber of Commerce would like to jointly thank the following:

Bank of Ireland, our headline sponsor, and all our individual award sponsors: Alchemy Technology Services, Allstate NI, Bauer Media NI, BHP Security, City of Derry Airport, Davy Group, Derry City & Strabane District Council, Derry Journal, Dillon Bass, Loganair, Moran's, North West Regional College, Strabane BID, and Ulster University. Thanks to EY for sponsoring our awards programme, and Millennium Forum for sponsoring the 360 Camera and for their prize donation. The awards could not take place without you, so THANK YOU so much for your generosity and support!

We would like to thank White Horse Hotel for hosting us all, for their brilliant staff, and their prize donation!

Also, HUGE thanks to:
• The fabulous Lynda Bryans for being a great compere,
• Unit 7 Audio Visual for their staging and audio-visual mastery,
• Natasha Duddy Glass Designs for our beautiful glass trophies,
• Felix Healy for providing our voiceovers,
• Banquet Chair Covers for chair covers and table dressings,
• Caolan McLaughlin for his amazing piano and vocal skills,
• Wandering Fox for their 360 Camera,
• Erin C Smith for their videography,
• Mark Hamill for our photography,
• Print Chameleon for our programmes and banners,
• And Loganair, City of Derry Airport, Best Western White Horse Hotel, Bauer Media NI, Grove Theatre Group, CityMan Menswear, Roe Valley Resort, and Foyleside Shopping Centre for their raffle prize donations!

And finally, thanks to all of 𝗬𝗢𝗨 - the magnificent businesses across the North West who entered the awards! We would not have the Business Awards without you❤️

08/06/2026

08/06/2026

Can you spot yourself? 👀 here are some of the official pics from Friday night! Share and tag away!

06/06/2026

WE HAVE OUR WINNERS!!

Last night we had the time of our lives awarding all our fabulous winners with their well deserved trophies at The North West Business Awards evening, sponsored by Bank of Ireland!

HUGE congratulations to our 2026 winners:

⭐️ Young Business Person of The Year sponsored by Alchemy Technology Services
- WINNER: Eimear Morrison, Fujitsu

⭐️ Educational Collaborator Award sponsored by Loganair
- WINNER: Seagate

⭐️ Restaurant of The Year sponsored by Dillon Bass
- WINNER: Walled City Brewery

⭐️ Strabane BID Love Strabane Business of The Year
- WINNER: Medicare, Main Street Strabane

⭐️ Excellence in Retail sponsored by Moran's, Strand Road
- WINNER: Cityman Menswear

⭐️ Guest Experience Award
- WINNER: The Ebrington Hotel

⭐️ Creative Industries Business of The Year
- WINNER: In Your Space Circus

⭐️ Economic Impact Award sponsored by City of Derry Airport
- WINNER: Derry Credit Union Limited

⭐️ North West Regional College Higher Level Apprentice of The Year
- WINNER: Tiernan McKinney, AE Global

⭐️ Innovation & Technology Award sponsored by Allstate Northern Ireland
- WINNER: Share Energy

⭐️ Pub of The Year sponsored by Derry Journal
- WINNER: The Happy Landing - Pub & Kitchen

⭐️ Sustainability Champions Award sponsored by Derry City & Strabane District Council
- WINNER: Nicholl Fuel Oils

⭐️ Creative Marketer of The Year sponsored by BHP Security Solutions
- WINNER: Kular Fashion

⭐️ Business Hero sponsored by Ulster University
- WINNER: Jennifer Neff, The AMP Growth Incubator

⭐️ Small Business of The Year sponsored by Bauer Media NI
- WINNER: The AMP Growth Incubator (Joint Winner)
Lo & Slo (Joint Winner)

⭐️ Large Business of The Year sponsored by Davy Group
- WINNER: Derry Credit Union Limited

⭐️ Brilliance In Business sponsored by Bank of Ireland
- WINNER: Alchemy Technology Services

05/06/2026

It’s all happening here at the Best Western Plus White Horse Hotel!! We can’t wait to see you all later for one hell of a celebration 🥳 🎉

02/06/2026

🥳ONLY A FEW DAYS TO GO!! 🥳

With three days to go, the final preparations are taking place at NWBA HQ, and genuinely can't wait to celebrate with you all! We can virtually hear the fizz of the champagne and the celebratory clink of glasses from here! 🥂

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our AMAZING sponsors, without whom the Awards could not take place. Let's hear it for:

Bank of Ireland - our Headline Sponsors
Downtown Radio & Cool FM (Bauer Media - our Media Partners)
Alchemy Technology Services
Loganair
Love Strabane
Moran's, Strand Road
City of Derry Airport
North West Regional College
Allstate Northern Ireland
Derry Journal
Derry City & Strabane District Council
Ulster University
EY
Millennium Forum Theatre & Conference Centre
BHP Security Solutions
Davy Group
Dillon Bass

25/05/2026

✨𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱✨
in conjunction with the North West Business Awards 🏆✨

The Love Strabane Board have shortlisted three fantastic local businesses, now we need YOU to decide. Each of these businesses received nominations based on their drive, ambition, vision, tenacity and overall outstanding contribution to business in Strabane!

You can take a look at our business spotlight on each nominee on our socials to help you decide.🤔

Take our poll below and select your winner from La Moda , MediCare Pharmacy Group (Main Street) and Ronan.Co Estate Agents

𝙑𝙊𝙏𝙀 𝙉𝙊𝙒👇
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/lovestrabaneaward

Please note: voting closes 27th May, only one vote permitted per person and duplicate or bot-generated votes will not be counted.