THE FINALISTS for the Somerset Business Awards have been announced. 

Back for its 12th year, the awards received entries from more than 100 companies. 

Judges have spent weeks visiting the businesses around the county to decide to finalists. 

There are 13 different categories within the awards. 

The winner will be crowned at a black-tie dinner later this month, hosted by television presenter, Alex Lovell, at Wellsprings Leisure Centre in Taunton.

Richard Bugler, managing partner at Albert Goodman, the Somerset Business Awards’ main sponsor, said: “The standard of entries to the Somerset Business Awards never fail to impress us and this year the quality is higher than ever - it is excellent to know so many businesses in Somerset are of such high quality.

"The visiting process is always truly inspiring and they should feel proud to have got this far.

"We look forward to celebrating with them all in October.”

Full list of award finalists:
Albert Goodman Family Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Albert Goodman LLP
•    Frogmary Green Farm 
•    Holiday Resort Unity/ Brean Leisure Park 
•    Oneline Surveys Ltd

Business of the Year 1-10, sponsored by Somerset Chamber of Commerce 
•    Care Focus (South West) CIC 
•    Farm Toys Online 
•    Petruth Paddocks Limited 

Business of the Year 11-25, sponsored by A.C. Mole & Sons
•    Filberts Fine Foods Ltd
•    Rebecca Bevins HR Consultancy Ltd 
•    Teapot Creative Ltd    

Business of the Year 26-50, sponsored by EDF Energy
•    DNA Worldwide Ltd
•    Melhuish and Saunders Ltd 
•    Oake Manor Golf Club Ltd

Business of the Year 51+, sponsored by Higos Insurance Services Ltd
•    Bridgwater & Taunton College
•    Claims Consortium Group
•    Yeovil College

Charity of the Year Award, sponsored by Clarke Willmott LLP
•    Secret World Wildlife Rescue 
•    The Hub Yeovil Community Support Charity 
•    We Hear You 

Environmental Award, sponsored by Porter Dodson
•    Frogmary Green Farm
•    Holiday Resort Unity/ Brean Leisure Park 
•    Prolectric Services Ltd 

Marketing & Promotion Award, sponsored by ADPR Ltd
•    DNA Worldwide Ltd
•    Reminiscence Learning 
•    Weston College

New Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Glyder Ltd
•    Elite Staffing Solutions (South West) Ltd
•    My Day Care Services Ltd 
•    PVS Ltd 

Somerset Manufacturer Award, sponsored by Monahans
•    Prolectric Services Ltd 
•    Swallowfield plc

Service Excellence Award, sponsored by Somerset Chamber of Commerce 
•    Black Swan Dental Spa Ltd
•    Claims Consortium Group 
•    Willmotts Transport Ltd

Skills for Growth Award, sponsored by Wessex Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association 
•    Claims Consortium Group 
•    Channel Training Ltd 
•    One Step Recruitment Ltd

Young Business Employee of the Year, sponsored by Jobseekers Recruitment Services
Ltd
•    Sam Price - Integrated Data Needs Ltd (IDN)
•    Charlotte Atkinson - Quedam Shopping Centre Yeovil 
•    James Cox - The Royal Bath & West of England Society