And the 2023 SGGBA winners are…

The 16i team were delighted to join over 400 guests at the Gloucester South Community Fire and Rescue Station for the 2023 SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards (SGGBA).
The winners of the highly coveted awards were unveiled on Thursday 19 October at a glittering live event. Guests were treated to complimentary drinks and food from Sibling Distillery, Hungry Monkey and Wholly Gelato, before broadcast journalist Faye Hatcher announced the SGGBA 2023 winners.
The team from 16i were delighted to join co-headline sponsors Hazlewoods and Willans LLP solicitors to celebrate the success of the 22 hotly contested categories.

The winner of the 16i sponsored Micro Business of the Year award, open to businesses from any sector that demonstrated all-round success, was Go Climate Positive, who provide invaluable support to SMEs to reduce their carbon footprint. Founder, Eoin McQuone, and Director of Coaching, Steph Lee, accepted the trophy from Andy Doane, Senior Designer at 16i.

Managing Director of 16i, Alex Clough, said ‘Members of the 16i team had a very enjoyable evening visiting the Gloucester South Community Fire and Rescue Station. We were delighted to sponsor the SGGBA 2023 awards and inspired by the high level of entrants for the Micro Business of the Year category. We extend sincere congratulations to the winners and all the finalists.’
Finalists in the Micro Business of the Year category:
- Cotswold Wine School
- Fairbank Design
- MIMMO Studios
- P3M Works
- Quayside Wealth Management
New at this year’s awards was the Golden Ticket Giveaway where guests could buy tickets to win an amazing array of prizes, all in aid of Sue Ryder.
Lee Turley, Director at Aquascape, was the lucky winner of a prize bundle worth over £1,500 that included a fabulous two-night stay in a Treehouse at Rewild Things on the Elmore Court Estate.

Over £3,000 was raised in the Golden Ticket Giveaway, all of which will support the Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice.
At the end of the evening, all winners of the SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards joined together to celebrate in a group picture.

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