Friday 27^th September saw the elite of the Welsh business community gather to recognise their achievements at the 16^th annual South Wales Business Awards.

Hosted by one of Welsh television and radio’s most popular presenters Sara Edwards at the iconic Hilton Hotel – Cardiff.

2024 has broken all records for the volume and standard of applications. The independent judging panel found the process incredibly challenging to pick this year’s winners.

Sara Edwards, and Richard Miles – Swansea Building Society

The winners of the South Wales Business Awards are as follows:

Young Entrepreneur of the Year – Rhys Mallows – Mallows Bottling
Young Entrepreneur of the Year (SME) – Chandler Durbessich-Reed – Mother Hen Eggs
Start-up of the Year – Coffi Kitoko
Start-up of the Year (SME) – Suburban
Start-up of the Year (Micro) – No FKS Fitness
Retail & Tourism Business of the Year – Mor A Sawna Ltd
Female Entrepreneur of the Year – Caryl Thomas – SPK Property Solutions
Female Entrepreneur of the Year (SME) – Joanne Fisher – Joanne Fisher Law
Business Services Business of the Year – CleverChefs Group
Business Services Business of the Year (SME) – Fit Pro Lead Gen
Technological & Innovative Business of the year – Flotek Group
Technological & Innovative Business of the year (SME) – Steer IT Solutions
Employer of the Year – Little Inspiration Day Nursery
Green Business of the Year – Snow White Laundries
Green Business of the Year (SME) – Kit4Crew Powered by Real SFX
South Wales Business of the Year 2024 – Caryl Thomas – SPK Property Solutions & Joanne Fisher – Joanne Fisher Law

2024 also witnessed the first ever joint winners of the South Wales Business of the Year. After a hotly debated judging process, the independent judging panel remained deadlocked. As such, the whole judging team felt it right to awards joint winners for 2024.

Founder of the South Wales Business Awards, Wesley Skene said, “As the Welsh economy navigates the increasingly difficult conditions in the UK and global economy, its patently obvious that Welsh businesses are facing the challenges head on. We’ve seen incredible displays of innovation and creativity. New markets being developed, new ways of doing business. Wales can be incredibly proud of its business community. With 2024 being the most successful awards to date, 2025 has a hill to climb to surpass this most phenomenal of years.”

The South Wales Business Awards would also like to thank our sponsors, Swansea Building Society, The Development bank of Wales, and nominated charity YMCA – Cardiff.