Sponsors

Sunderland City Council

With its prime location on the North East coast,  Sunderland is home to a number of booming and innovative industries including engineering, advanced manufacturing, digital, technology, aerospace and more. The UK’s biggest car manufacturing plant is based in our city, and Sunderland is a European centre for electric vehicle research and production. 

From first class commercial space, excellent transport links, significant investment in city development and a skilled workforce, to being named Smart City of the Year in 2020 – Sunderland is a great city for business.

Marelli

Marelli is one of the world’s leading global independent suppliers to the automotive sector.

With a strong and established track record in innovation and manufacturing excellence, our mission is to transform the future of mobility through working with customers and partners to create a safer, greener and better-connected world.

Chilli Mangoes

North East BIC

The North East BIC offers the perfect environment to start and grow a business.

Established over 27 years ago with the aim of encouraging and supporting entrepreneurship, we have created a unique community which fosters business success and inspires the next generation of entrepreneurs through our package of workspace, business support, events and community spirit.

Wilf Husband

Wilf Husband has been trading for over 50 years.

Established by Wilf Snr and his wife, Anne, as a small local supplier of topsoil, it still remains in family ownership as a trusted business from their own recycling plant in Murton Lane.

They supply to both domestic clients and large contractors using their own fleet of vehicles and welcome new clients along with providing topsoil and all recycled aggregates to a customer base established for decades

Harrison & Brown

Harrison and Brown offers all your furniture needs under one roof.
Celebrating our 5th birthday this year we have 5 floors of fabulous furniture. From sofas, dining, beds, bedroom furniture and our amazing accessories. We pride ourselves in customer service and giving our customers an amazing shopping experience.

Gentoo

We have over 30,000 properties across Sunderland, Washington, Houghton and Hetton. Our vision is to provide great homes, strong communities and inspired people.

We believe everyone has the right to live in a good quality home they can afford. We invest millions of pounds every year to keep your home safe, secure and in good repair.

To help reduce the UK housing shortage, we are building 1,200 new homes for rent in Sunderland by 2026.

New homes are available to buy from Gentoo Homes and through the Shared Ownership scheme.

North East Ambition

The North East Ambition programme was launched to provide small business owners with the information, resources, and specialists to help boost business growth. Delivered in partnership with the North East Local Enterprise Partnership, we help employers in all sectors across the North East with training, recruitment and funding.

Lookers Wearside Audi

Lookers Wearside Audi is sponsoring the Sunderland Business Excellence Awards in 2022. Opened in May 2017, the outlet employs 55 people and offers a broad range of services to its customers.

The 13-vehicle showroom, located on Newcastle Road, Monkwearmouth, comes with a 99-space rooftop carpark, a 15-ramp workshop to service vehicles and also offers a valeting service with three wet and three dry valet bays.

Already home to an on-site Audi Approved Bodyshop pod, which allows experts on the team to paint vehicles to the same standard as at the main Audi Approved Bodyshop on Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate, will shortly become a Battery Competency Centre.

With that new status, the team at Lookers Wearside Audi will have capacity to work on high-level electric vehicle repairs, offering a standout service to EV customers and reinforcing Lookers’ leading position at the cutting edge of electric-only technology and its future-focused commitment to innovation and sustainability. 

STACK Seaburn

STACK Seaburn is an innovative leisure destination made from shipping containers. A social hub filled with bars, street food, coffee shop and lifestyle traders. STACK is a unique social space – providing unforgettable experiences through an exciting daily program of live music and events for all the family to enjoy.