TWO huge north Shropshire businesses will slug it out to be named the best in the county alongside two Shrewsbury-based companies.

Aico, in Maesbury Road, is the reigning Company of the Year at the Shropshire Chamber Business Awards but will face stiff competition from Whitchurch’s Stallion AI at the 2024 event.

Two Shrewsbury businesses – Arrow County Supplies and Riverside Cabins – are also competing to be named the best.

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Ruth Ross, chief executive of Shropshire Chamber, said the awards promise to celebrate the best of the county’s businesses.

She said: “The awards night is always a fantastic occasion – an opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary adaptability, creativity and innovation of our business community.

“We have once again been amazed and delighted by the volume and quality of entries, including very strong interest in our new categories.

“It has been refreshing to see so many first-time entrants, and finalists, this year.

“Shortlisting each category down to a final four was a really tough task for our independent panel – the standard of entries was incredibly high.

“The past few years have been an extraordinary journey for us all. Instead of dwelling on the challenges, we’ve embraced them as opportunities to grow, adapt, and create.

“Shropshire businesses have shown remarkable agility and determination, evolving in ways we couldn’t have imagined, while delivering new products and services to a broader array of markets. This is an opportunity to give them the recognition they so richly deserve.”

The winners will be crowned at a prestigious black-tie awards night, at Telford’s International Centre on Friday, June 21.

The event has become established as the largest on the county business calendar - more than 450 tickets have already been reserved for this year.

For more details about the awards night, and to book tickets, see www.shropshire-chamber.co.uk/awards/

Teams of judges will now be visiting each of the finalists at their premises over the coming weeks to make their final decision.

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In addition to the return of long-running categories including company of the year, best new business, and best small business, there are also new-look categories this year recognising business growth, as well as the return of an award for achievement in the retail, leisure and hospitality sector.

The John Clayton Award, named after a previous Shropshire Chamber president, will also be presented on the night to someone who is judged by the Chamber board to have made an outstanding contribution to the county.

Launched in 2001, the Shropshire Chamber Business Awards have become one of the largest and longest running business awards events in the UK.