These are the Rural Business Awards Winners for 2017.
Best Rural Start-up
- WINNER -herdysleep
- RUNNER UP- Cotswolds Distillery
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
- Dunnet Bay Distillers Ltd
- Madley Plants
- The Dog Treat Company
Outstanding Rural Diversification Project
- WINNER -T.Mellor and Son (Wold Top Brewery)
- RUNNER UP-Mini Explorers Nursery
HIGHLY COMMENDED
- Knitsley Farm Shop
- Iscoyd Park LLP
- Flowers from the Farm Ltd
Best Rural Clothing or Accessories Business
- WINNER :Derriere Equestrian Ltd
- RUNNER UP- APT Fabrics Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED
- Butler Stewart Clothing
- Emma Brown Tweed
- Loopy Ewes
Rural Innovation of the Year
- WINNER- Zettlex (UK) Ltd
- RUNNER UP -The Wellbeing Farm
HIGHLY COMMENDED
- Engineering Technologies & Manufacturing Ltd (Longthorne Gunmakers)
- Winch Energy Ltd
- APT Fabrics Ltd
Best Rural Manufacturing Business
- WINNER – James Kittow Butcher & Grazier
- RUNNER UP – Mike Wye & Associates Ltd
HIGHLY COMMENDED:
- APT Fabrics Ltd
- Cotswold RAW
- Yurts for Life
Best Rural Professional Services Business
- WINNER : Greenway Training
- RUNNER UP Roythornes Limited
HIGHLY COMMENDED
- Appetite Me
- McCartneys LLP
- ET Landnet Ltd
Best Rural Creative or Media-based Business
- WINNER – Farm Creative
- RUNNER UP – Rural Maps
HIGHLY COMMENDED
- Holdsworth PR
- Rural Roots PR
- The Artisan Food Trail