Birchwood family business shortlisted for prestigious award

Blue Whale Media was founded in 2010 and has grown into a ‘trusted and reputable’ web and marketing agency, and may soon be the winners of the prestigious business award.

Gary Sweeney, managing director of Blue Whale Media, said: “We are thrilled to be announced as finalists in the North West Family Business Awards 2023.

“As a family-run business, it is an honour to be recognised for our hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence.

“This nomination not only recognises our achievements, but also highlights the importance of family businesses in our community.

“We are proud to represent the values of family, passion and innovation in everything we do at Blue Whale Media.”

The business offers many services within the media industry including web design, web development, search engine optimization, social media marketing and more.

Ran by The Family Business Community, the yearly awards ceremony celebrate the family ethos in business all across the northwest and a panel of judges review applications sent in to decide which business win a number of categories.

After being ‘inundated’ with ‘incredible entries’ this year, the judging panel are said to have had a difficult job on their hands decided on the finalist for the category of People’s Choice.

Founder and director of the business awards, Sue Howorth said: “The judges had extremely difficult decisions to make so the finalists should be extremely proud of themselves.”

In addition to this, co-director Dave Clarkson said: “A huge thank you to everyone who has taken the time to fill out an application form and enter.

“We have been absolutely blown away by the strength and diversity of applications.”

The finalists will now receive a visit from the ‘specially selected panel’ of ‘expert’ judges before the judges make their final decisions.

The winners will be announced at glamourous awards ceremony held at The Concorde Conference Centre, near Manchester Airport on Friday May 19.