SGGBA 2025: Winners revealed

The 16i team were on hand to celebrate with the winners of the 2025 SoGlos Business Awards at a fantastic ceremony held at Cheltenham Town Hall on 6th November.

In their fifth year, the Gloucestershire Business Awards showcase the the most innovative companies in the county. The regions businesses can submit an entry for relevant award categories, which are assessed by the SoGlos team for quality and suitability. Following an extensive judging process by a panel of representatives from headline and category sponsors, the successful finalists attended an evening of celebrations where the winners were revealed in front of invited finalists, judges, partners and special guests. 

2025 SGGBA Micro Business of the Year

• Winner - Orso Publishing

• Highly commended - Revive! Gloucester

Finalists

• Better Business, Better World - specialising in B Corp certifications

• Clear Future Financial Planners - providers of financial advice

• Content Chef - digital content marketing agency

• IMT Resourcing Solutions - technology and engineering recruitment

• Lease Electric - electric company car leasing specialist

• Triple Eight Containers - shipping container providers

Welcomed up to the stage to receive the Highly commended award for this competitive category were the team from Revive! Gloucester, a car paint repair company who offer a mobile service to the general public, car dealerships, as well as fleet, lease and insurance companies. Darren Hingley, Lewis Gardner and Alex Gooch were delighted to step up on stage to receive the honour.

Event partners, finalists and guests congregated at the stunning Grade II listed Cheltenham Town Hall and were treated to complimentary drinks and delicious food, courtesy of independent charity The Cheltenham Trust, before before the awards ceremony got underway.

Positioned in the very centre of Cheltenham, the Town Hall is one of Gloucestershire's largest arts and entertainment venues, the perfect location to celebrate the outstanding achievements of  business innovation in the region.

Following the much celebrated presentation of awards, guests danced the night away at an exclusive after party where, 5 piece live band, Tux Fizz played an electrifying set.

The interactive, high-energy, band rounded out the celebrations with a range of party classics for guests to join in with.

The Awards culminated in the crowning of the Business of the Year 2025, won by family-run construction company Aqua Construction. Scooping two awards on the night, Managing Director, Jason Wasley credited the success to the whole team behind the scenes who contributed to the outstanding double win!

Bringing the curtain down on another hugely successful event, staged by the team at SoGlos, all the evening's winners joined together on stage for a celebratory picture, proudly brandishing their well deserved trophies!

Please visit the SoGlos website to find out who all the winners were of the 2025 Business Awards, or view the official photographs.

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