Champagne for all at awards (From Bournemouth Echo)

Champagne for all at awards

1:20pm Tuesday 9th December 2008 in Search

LIGHTS, camera, action... Champagne Productions had reason to celebrate when the honours were handed out at the Dorset Business Awards.

The Weymouth-based company ensured that the annual extravaganza went smoothly at the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC).

And the firm, run by Rob Goodwin, has now secured the contract to stage next year’s glittering event.

Director Rob Goodwin said: “I was pleased to be involved again this year.

“We are already booked again for next year and I will use the same team.

“There were 650 delegates at the event this year and when you consider the economic situation at the moment, that is certainly a very good turnout.”

Mr Goodwin added: “I was proud to be involved again this year.

“We have been part of it pretty much from the beginning and are proud to have helped build it up into something rather special.”

Mr Goodwin and a 25-strong team, including four Weymouth College students, were responsible for setting up and staging the Dorset Business-organised awards at the BIC.

They were responsible for the set, PA system, audio-visual set-up and equipment as well as a hand-held electronic voting system for the charity of the year selected on the night by guests.

The winner of the charity of the year prize, including a £5,000 cheque from Sunseeker, was ReRun, a group which helps runaways in Dorset.

Champagne drew on Atlantic Audio in Lynch Lane, Weymouth, for PA equipment.

Winners
THE Portland Spa and Altogether Care scooped Dorset Business Awards.

They have placed their awards in pride of place after claiming the titles at the annual extravaganza at the Bournemouth International Centre.

The duo beat rivals from across Dorset to win the accolades at the ‘Oscars’ of the business world at a gala dinner and ceremony.

The Portland Spa scooped the 2012 Legacy Award sponsored by Team South West.

Weymouth-based Altogether Care claimed the Excellence in Customer/Client Care Award sponsored by Porter Dodson Solicitors and Advisors.

The Sturminster Newton-based ReRun Dorset Runaways Service won the Charity of the Year title.

ITV Meridian presenter Fred Dinenage hosted the Daily Echo-backed awards ceremony at the Bournemouth International Centre.

North Dorset firms also took honours.

Fudges Dorset Village Bakery Ltd, of Stalbridge, won the Princecroft Willis Family Business Award.

Neal’s Yard Remedies of Gillingham took the Outstanding Working Environment Award which was sponsored by Dorset Business.

Some 630 of the region’s business people and dignitaries attended the awards, organised by Dorset Business (the Chamber of Commerce & Industry).