AIM Awards short list announced

The short list has been selected by an independent expert judging panel for the 2010 AIM Awards, jointly organised by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Ford Sinclair. The winners in each of the 11 categories will be presented with their Awards at a gala dinner in London on 14 October.

Lincoln-based, William Sinclair Holdings plc, an environmentally-responsible manufacturer in the horticulture market has been short listed for an award in the 'achievement in sustainability' category. Global renewable energy company, Ocean Power Technologies Inc, which has a UK subsidiary in Warwick, specialises in offshore wave power technology and has also been short listed in the same category.

Paul Norbury, partner and AIM leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in the Midlands, said:

"The quality of the companies and individuals nominated for these Awards clearly demonstrates the resilience of AIM at a time when all capital markets are under pressure, and also reflects the nominees' extraordinary achievements during the year. It is also a testament to the success of an exchange which since its inception has attracted more than 3,000 companies from across the world to float on London's growth market. "

The short list nominees are as follows:

Best research

• Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC

• David Blackwell Financial Times

• Investors' Chronicle

• Edison Investment Research

Best Communication

• Gulfsands Petroleum plc

• H&T Group plc

• Hamworthy plc

• May Gurney Integrated Services plc

Best use of AIM

• Avanti Communications Group plc

• CareTech Holdings PLC

• Daisy Group PLC

• Monitise plc

Best Newcomer

• Bellzone Mining PLC

• Digital Barriers plc

• EasyDate plc

• EMIS Group plc

AIM Transaction of the year

• Bellzone Mining PLC

• Elektron plc

• Petra Diamonds

• Norman Broadbent plc

Achievement in Sustainability

• Bglobal plc

• Nature Group PLC

• Ocean Power Technologies

• William Sinclair Holdings PLC

Best Technology

• Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc

• DDD Group plc

• Immunodiagnostic Systems Holdings PLC

• Nanoco Group plc

International Company of the Year

• African Minerals Limited

• Hutchinson China MediTech Limited

• Petra Diamonds

• Playtech Limited

Entrepreneur of the Year

• Jonathan Milner, Abcam plc

• Nick Robertson, ASOS plc

• Matthew Riley, Daisy Group plc

• Colin Bird, CEO, Jubilee Platinum plc

Company of the Year

• ASOS plc

• Hargreaves Services plc

• Majestic Wine PLC

• May Gurney Integrated Services plc

Article published by Midlands Business News on 6 September, 2010

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