Tech South West Awards 2021 Winners Announced
Tech South West’s annual Awards took place on 25th November 2021 at the fantastic new development at the Market Hall in Devonport, Plymouth. The event was a great success, bringing together attendees from all corners of the tech industry in the South West for an evening of region-wide celebrations, immersive tech, great food, and plenty of networking.
Sponsors
Thank you to all of the sponsors of the Tech South West Awards 2021:
Lead Partner: Bishop Fleming
Support Partners: Astley Media and Ashfords
Drinks Reception Sponsor: Navos
Event Partner: JHAV
Category Sponsors: CA Tech Talent, Cornwall & Isles of Scilly LEP and Heart of the South West LEP Digital Skills Partnership, Granted Consultancy, Headforwards, Rocketmakers, UK Hydrographic Office, FDB (First Databank), Plymouth Science Park, Exeter Science Park, Software Solved, Storm Consultancy, Propeller-Tech, Michelmores, Interaction, Boost & Co, Bluefruit Software, CoreBlue and Greaves Brewster.
Winners
Tech South West is proud to announce the winners of the Tech South West Awards 2021:
Innovation Award – sponsored by Granted Consultancy:
ARC Marine (Winner)
Encortec (highly commended)
Best Start Up Award – sponsored by Storm Consultancy:
RoleMapper (Winner)
Intelligent AI (highly commended)
Lifetime Achievement Award – sponsored by South West Tech Daily:
Commitment to Diversity Award – sponsored by Boost&Co
Clean Tech Award – sponsored by Michelmores:
Workplace Culture Award – sponsored by Interaction:
Singer Instruments (Winner)
Rocketmakers (highly commended)
Ghyston (highly commended)
Tech Entrepreneur of the Year – sponsored by Bluefruit Software:
Richard Godfrey (Winner)
Chris Phippen (highly commended)
Emma Mahy (highly commended)
Future Tech Award – sponsored by Plymouth Science Park and Exeter Science Park
Best Education Initiative Award – sponsored by Cornwall & Isles of Scilly LEP and Heart of the South West LEP Digital Skills Partnerships:
Devonport High School for Boys (Winner)
iO Academy (highly commended)
Teach Tech Award – sponsored by Software Solved:
Ash Coles (Winner)
Jack Bukin (highly commended)
HealthTech Award – sponsored by FDB (First Databank):
Best Scale Up – sponsored by Rocketmakers:
Marine Tech Award – sponsored by UK Hydrographic Office:
Tech for Good Award – sponsored by Greaves Brewster:
Atomic Smash (Winner)
Future Leap (highly commended)
Tech Company of the Year (revenue under £5m) – sponsored by Propeller-Tech:
A2Z Cloud (Winner)
Bay Photonics (highly commended)
Tech Company of the Year (revenue over £5m) – sponsored by CA Tech Talent:
International Success Award – sponsored by CoreBlue:
People’s Choice Award – sponsored by Headforwards:
Cluster Awards
Exeter Cluster Award – Software Solved
Bristol and Bath Cluster Award – DigiLocal
Northern Devon Cluster Award – Applegate
Torbay Cluster Award – Bay Photonics
Cornwall Cluster Award – RouteNote (Winner) Hiyield (highly commended)
Plymouth Cluster Award – Devonport High School for Boys
Somerset Cluster Award – Synergy Cloud
Wiltshire Cluster Award – MiTEQ
Dorset Cluster Award – Passenger (Winner) IoT Solutions Group (highly commended)