Rob Wallen, principal and chief executive of North East Scotland College (NESCol) received the Lifetime Achievement accolade.
The finalists and winners of the Northern Star Business Awards, which took place on October 5, 2017, were:
Achievement in International Business
- Churchill Drilling Tools
- Downhole Products
- WINNER - John Ross Jr Aberdeen
Best Campaign of the Year
- Aberdeen Festivals
- Korero PR and SMART, in partnership Robert Gordon University (RGU)
- Step Change In Safety
- WINNER - Tricker PR
Commitment to Innovative Use of Research & Development
- Churchill Drilling Tools
- WINNER - COREX UK Ltd
- Quayside Fabrication
Commitment to People Development
- Richard Irvin Energy Solutions
- WINNER - Scarf
- Swagelok Scotland
Excellence in Customer Service
- Aberdeen International Airport
- Control Valve Solutions
- Simblox Technologies
- WINNER - Thorpe Molloy Recruitment
Excellence in Health and Safety
- Aberdeen International Airport
- Interwell
- WINNER - Sodexo Energy and Resources
Outstanding Contribution to Society
- Aberdeen FC Community Trust
- Aberdeen Performing Arts
- WINNER - Score (Europe) Limited
- The Spotty Bag Shop
Outstanding Contribution to the Energy Sector
- WINNER - FIS Chemicals
- Optimus Seventh Generation
- READ Cased Hole
Overall Business of the Year
- WINNER - Balmoral Group Holdings
- FIS Chemicals
- Hudsons Catering
Rising Star
- Hutcheon Mearns, Julita Stachowiak
- WINNER - Mackie's of Scotland, Stuart Common
- Sureclean, Mathew Pirie
Student Placement
- WINNER - Aberdeenshire Council
- Johnston Carmichael
- Marathon Oil
The Green Award
- WINNER - Deeside Activity Park
- Scarf
- VG Energy
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