Ards Peninsula Business Awards

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

The Ards Peninsula Business Awards 2026, in association with Ards Business Hub, took place on Friday 12 June at the Clandeboye Lodge Hotel.

The awards welcomed more than 200 guests from across the local business community, coming together to celebrate the achievements, innovation and success of businesses throughout the Ards Peninsula region. Please click here to see 2026's winners

Below is a selection of photographs from the awards evening. The Ards Peninsula Business Awards will return in 2027, with the next programme set to launch in Spring 2027. Full details will be announced on this website in due course.

2026 Winners Details

Best Company to Work For Award sponsored by Eakin Healthcare
Winner: Pennisula Care Services
Highly Commended: Mortgage IQ

Best Creative Business sponsored by Peninsula Care
Winner: Abbey Films
Highly Commended: Creative Change

Best Employee Award sponsored by Ulster Property Sales
Winner: James Dowling, Stairlift Solutions NI
Highly Commended: Kris Gaw and Poppy Tate

Best Family Business sponsored by Abbey Auto Line
Winner: Corries Farm Butchers
Highly Commended: A Slice of Heaven

Best Licensed Premises sponsored by McKeown & Co Solicitors
Winner: Grace Neills
Highly Commended: Sugarcane
Best New Business sponsored by Ards Business Hub
Winner: Renatus Collective

Best Non-Licensed Business sponsored by We’re Sure
Winner: Goose Coffee House
Highly Commended: Knotts Bakery

Best Tourism Provider sponsored by Bank of Ireland
Winner: Sandycove

Best Growth Business with over 10 employees sponsored by Ards & North Down Borough Council
Winner: G.S. Stothers Smoke Ventilation Specialists

Best Growth Business with under 10 employees sponsored by Ards & North Down Borough Council
Winner: Velocity Pro Gear

Contribution to the Local Community sponsored by Love Local Comber
Winner: EUROSPAR Hardford Link

Customer Service Excellence Award sponsored by Knotts Bakery
Winner: Peninsula Care Services

Excellence in Hair & Beauty sponsored by That Prize Guy
Winner: Sharon Malcolm Hairdressing

Outstanding Independent Retailer sponsored by Specsavers
Winner: Indie Füde

Purpose Driven Organisation of the Year sponsored by BNI
Winner: North Down Women’s Aid

Sports & Wellbeing Business presented by Rhys McClenaghan
Winner: Limitless Fitness Female Only Gym.

The Responsible Business Award sponsored by Northstone NI
Winner: Age NI

Outstanding Business of the Year sponsored by PMB Accountants
Winner: Echlinville Distillery

Lifetime Achievement Award sponsored by Newtownards Chamber of Trade
Winner: Sam Jordan

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