Nantwich companies triumph at North West Family Business awards

Nantwich firm Employment Law Solutions has been crowned the “People’s Choice Cheshire” champion in at the North West Family Business Awards in Liverpool.

And Cheshire Botanicals – the makers of Nantwich Gin – were also winners of the “Emerging Family Business” honour.

The awards celebrate family businesses of all sizes and sectors covering Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside.

Employment Law Solutions, based on Alvaston Business Park, were also shortlisted in the Business Services category.

Alf Murphy, Managing Director of Employment Law Solutions, said: “We never expected to win the People’s Choice Cheshire award, so to say the team was over the moon is an understatement!

“I am so proud to work alongside my family, not only my biological but the team as well and we are so grateful for our amazing client base, everyone feels like family to me.

“This award is down to our team and our client’s hard work.

“The Cheshire region had the most votes overall in this category and it wouldn’t have been possible without our client’s support and the team’s determination to make it possible.

“We are incredibly lucky to have a team and client base that share our same core values.

“With this being Employment Law Solutions’ first award, we felt extremely fortunate to celebrate this award in style with the whole team and their partners in Liverpool, something that five years ago I wouldn’t have dreamt of happening.

“This is a true testament to how hard the team has worked over the years to get our name on the map.

“I am really hopeful that this will be the first of many more awards to come and recognition for our fantastic team.”

Cheshire Botanicals were only established in 2019, were winners of ‘the emerging family business award.

The mum, dad, and daughter trio are famous for the family’s first London dry Nantwich Gin.

Organisers of the event, Sue Howorth and Dave Clarkson said: “We wanted this year’s awards to be something really special and we’re delighted with how it came together on the night.

“Our awards are anything but a run of the mill business awards – it’s a celebration of the ecosystem that is family business!

“There was such an appetite for the awards this year and the atmosphere and buzz in the room was electric. The week before, we had to close ticket sales as we’d completely sold out!

“What was also nice this year was that over 80% of applicants were completely new to us, so it was great to meet lots of new family businesses and welcome them into our family business community.”