Business of the Year Finalists
Martin Gilbert, co-CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen, was awarded the Lifetime Achievement accolade.
The finalists and winners of the Northern Star Business Awards, which took place on September 27, 2018, were:
Going Global
- activpayroll
- Add Energy
- WINNER - BioTechnics
Inspiration from Innovation
- Glencraft (Aberdeen) Limited
- MAC Architects
- WINNER - Return to Scene Ltd
Staff Matter
- Bon Accord Care
- Marathon Oil UK
- WINNER - Phil Anderson Financial Services Ltd
Customer First
- WINNER - Breakout Games Aberdeen
- Chatten Quality Meats
- Dial-a-Community Bus
- The Aberdeen Altens Hotel
Marketing Magic
- Aberdeen Performing Arts
- WINNER - Big Partnership (in partnership with Aberdeen Football Club)
- Fierce Beer
- Maggie’s Aberdeen
Making the Difference
- WINNER - Aberdeen Performing Arts
- DAB Plus
- Glencraft
- Sport Aberdeen
- Station House Media Unit (shmu)
Family Business
- WINNER - Laings
- Mackie’s of Scotland
- The OTL Group
Overall Business of the Year
- activpayroll
- Balmoral Group
- WINNER - WM Donald Limited
Rising Star
- WINNER - Hall Morrice Corporate Finance – Melanie Gilmour
- Mearns & Gill – Andrew Spence
- VisitAberdeenshire – Raeanne Verlegh
Student Placement
- WINNER - BW Offshore
- DAI (Digital Applications International)
- Repsol Sinopec
Eco Hero
- Aberkil
- Dab Den Ltd
- WINNER - Grampian Housing Association
Inspiring Futures
- Anderson Anderson Brown and Oldmachar Academy
- WINNER - Glen Tanar Estate and Aboyne Academy (in partnership with Hospitality Training, Springboard and Hilton Grand Vacations Club at Craigendarroch)
- Macphie and Mearns Academy
- Wood and Northfield Academy