Winners have been announced for the 2026 Stockport Business Awards.

This annual ceremony aims to recognise 'outstanding achievement and innovation' among Stockport's shops, eateries and companies, and is described as "one of the region's most prestigious celebrations of business success".

This year's event was held on 8 October at the Royal Nawaab Pyramid, with 300 guests in attendance - including business leaders, entrepreneurs, and employees.

There were 13 awards up for grabs in as many different categories.

Thirty-nine businesses were shortlisted, with three entrants per category. The final winner was decided by a panel of seven judges.

The winners in each category, marked in bold at the end of each line, were as follows:

• Business of the Year (£10m+ Turnover) | sponsored by CN Chartered Accountants | - Mini Gears
• Business of the Year (£5m – £10m Turnover) | sponsored by Gorvins Solicitors | - Almond Family Pubs
• Business of the Year (£1m to £5m Turnover) | sponsored by HSBC | - Firstplay Dietary Foods
• Business of the Year (up to £1m Turnover) | - Benchmark Gym
• Most Promising Young Business | sponsored by Stockport Council & Stockport Economic Alliance | - Eleanor Grace Dance
• Employer of the Year | sponsored by Stockport College | - TMT Commercial Contractors
• Family Business of the Year | sponsored by CN Strategic Advisors | - Coffee Block
• Best Creative / Digital Award | sponsored by Platform81 | - A Beautiful Sign
• Best Not-For-Profit Organisation | - Stockport Advocacy
• The Corporate Social Responsibility Award | sponsored by Marketing Stockport | - McCrory Construction
• The Innovation Award | sponsored by CN Financial Planners | - Cheadle Hulme Dental and Cosmetics
• Hospitality, Leisure & Retail Business of The Year Award | sponsored by Robinsons Brewery | - Coffee Block
• The Stockport Award | - Stockport Advocacy

A raffle at the event also raised more than £6,000 for local charity Signpost for Carers, with prizes donated by local businesses.

CN Chartered Accountants, who organised and founded the awards, said: "This year's awards were a wonderful celebration of everything that makes Stockport's business community so special.

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"We were delighted to welcome Jenny Powell as our celebrity presenter and are incredibly grateful to everyone who supported the event. Raising more than £6,000 for Signpost for Carers through the generosity of local businesses and the community was a fantastic achievement and demonstrates the positive impact we can make when we come together.

"Congratulations to all of the winners, finalists and runners-up. The standard of entries this year was truly exceptional, making judging incredibly challenging across every category. We encourage all businesses to celebrate their achievements and, if they weren't successful this year, to enter again next year.

"The Stockport Business Awards are about recognising the incredible talent, innovation and resilience we have here in Stockport, and every finalist should be immensely proud."

James Almond of Almond Family Pubs - winner of the business of the year (£5m-£10m) category, said: "To be recognised at the Stockport Business Awards means a great deal to us. We're a family business, and an award like this is really a reflection of the teams across our five pubs who turn up and give their best every single day.

"Thank you to everyone who has supported us, and congratulations to all of this year's winners and finalists across the borough."