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VOTING for the third annual Livercool Awards has now closed and the counting has begun.
Tickets for the awards have already sold out, with more than 400 of Liverpool’s leading business men and women due to attend.
Now those nominated can do no more than sit and wait until the prizes are announced at a special gala dinner at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Liverpool on November 3.
It is the third year that the city’s top movers and shakers are to be honoured in this way since the Livercool Awards were set up by independent private sector group Downtown Liverpool in Business in 2003.
And DLiB chairman Frank McKenna believes this year’s event – which is being held in association with the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and No Name Kitchens - promises to be the best of the lot.
Mr McKenna said: “Since our first event back in 2003, these awards have really captured the business community’s imaginations and gone from strength to strength.
“This year is our biggest yet with more awards being presented, more entertainment and more people coming on the night.
“We’ve even broken a record in terms of the number of votes cast with more than 5,000 people registering on the DLIB website to have their say on the night’s big winners.”
Among the winners, there will be awards for the Young Downtown Entrepreneur of the year, Sexy Networker of the year and 2005’s Downtown Culture Champion.
Entertainment will be provided by Comedian John Bishop and new Liverpool band The Genie Queen while keynote speakers include NWDA Chief Executive, Steven Broomhead.
Mr Broomhead said: “Liverpool’s on-going renaissance is reaffirming the city’s impressive reputation as a great place to do business.
“The NWDA is pleased to support this glittering awards ceremony, which recognises the individual entrepreneurs and business leaders who have helped the city regain its pride, confidence and economic strength.”
Notes to editors
For more information on the awards, or to arrange an interview with Frank McKenna, call Chris Marritt at Mason Media on 0151 707 4514 or 07908 214950.
• The full list of nominations is as follows:
Young Downtown Entrepreneur, sponsored by Northwest Regional Development Agency:
Tom Dawes, Aerogistics
Mike Hanlon, Maghull Developments
Justine Mills, Cricket
Downtown Retailer, sponsored by Brabners Chaffe Street:
Debbie Boyd, Lotus Rooms
Chris Lee, Microzine
Jane Wade Smith, The Room Store
Downtown Culture Champion, sponsored by TM3:
Anders Borg, Liverpool International Tennis Tournament
James Barton, Cream
Neil Pakey, Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Downtown Marketing Maestro, sponsored by Faces in Places:
Mitch Poole, Alexander McGregor
Dougal Paver, Paver Downes
Carolyn Hughes, Carolyn Hughes PR
Emma Blackmore, Ampersand
Sexy Networkers, sponsored by No Name Kitchens:
Alan Bowers, Yorkshire Bank
Adam Ryan, Brabners Chaffe Street
Richard Wallace, Taxi TV
Michelle Helsby, C3D Imaging
Nicola Jeffries, Andrew Louis
Alex Dry, Boodle and Dunthorne
Downtown Restaurateur, sponsored by Property Link:
Paul Heathcote, Heathcotes
Vince Margiotta, Sapporo
Doug Elgin, Puschka
Downtown Professional, sponsored by Iliad:
Paul Falconer, Falconer Chester
Dr Tony Harvey, Brabners Chaffe Street
Neil Sturmey, Grant Thornton
Downtown Journalist, sponsored by Mason Media:
Scott McCubbin, EN Magazine
Lisa Miles, North West Insider
Larry Neild, Liverpool Daily Post
Winners will be announced on the night for the categories of Downtown Property Entrepreneur, sponsored by Grant Thornton, and Downtowner of the Year, sponsored by Coutts Bank.
There will also be prizes for the Best Dressed Man and Best Dressed Woman, which will be judged on the night.
