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On Thursday 29th October from 6-8pm SGT, the British Chamber of Commerce hosted the 21st edition of their Annual Business Awards, featuring Minister for Trade & Industry Chan Chun Sing as the Guest of Honour. The Minister’s speech - which would have been delivered in person had the format been the typical gala dinner - was delivered online to audience of over 300 guests in the first virtual edition of this long-running event. In the hour preceding the event, Minister Chan joined a closed-door roundtable discussion with business leaders across the Chamber member network on the road to post-Covid economic recovery for Singapore.

Also speaking ahead of the category winner announcements were H.E Kara Owen CMG CVO, British High Commissioner to Singapore, BritCham President Richard Warburton, and Prudential Singapore CEO, Dennis Tan, as the Title Partner of the event.

The Annual Business Awards are the longest-running awards initiative by an international Chamber of Commerce in Singapore and continue to attract support from both UK and Singapore Government agencies, with support this year from the SG-UK Partnership for the Future, Enterprise Singapore, the EDB and Singapore Business Federation.

Following the opening speeches, winners were announced in nine categories by emcee Sharanjit Leyl, with the UK Impact in Singapore category including live voting by the audience. The interactive virtual event included surprise performances by the band Song Division and lucky draw prizes from the Grand Hyatt and the British Beverage Company.

Congratulations to the deserving finalists and winners of this year’s 21st Annual Business Awards:

  • Business Transformation of the Year, awarded to an exceptional business that can showcase excellence in growth, technology and innovation, changing systems and processes as well as market leadership in its sector.
    • Finalists: Keller, Anagram Group, Inex Innovate, TYC Transform Your Conversations.
    • Winner: TYC Transform Your Conversations
  • Employer of the Year, awarded to an organisation leading the way in supporting the opportunities, development and wellbeing of their employees with fair employment practices and a well-communicated and developed business culture.
    • Finalists: Prudential Singapore, JDX Consulting, Arcadis, 8Build.
    • Winner: Prudential Singapore
  • Start-up of the Year, awarded to an outstanding start-up business that can showcase excellence in innovation, an outstanding record of growth and profit performance beyond their initial projections.
    • Finalists: Sharpe & Jagger LLC, BlueFireAI, BlueMeg, Just After Midnight.
    • Winner: Just After Midnight
  • Individual Contribution of the Year, awarded to a remarkable individual showcasing their achievements in the workplace or in a personal capacity over the past 12 months. Contributions can be to an employer, the community, volunteer assignments or other relevant activities.
    • Finalists: Deepak Raj (Keller), Simon Bennett (Swire Pacific Offshore/The China Navigation Co), Peiqian Liu (NatWest Markets), Dr Kenneth Low (Singapore Institute of Technology).
    • Winner: Simon Bennett, GM-Sustainable Development, Swire Pacific Offshore and the China Navigation Company
  • Diversity & Inclusion Champion of the Year, awarded to an organisation with exceptional practices and contributions towards improving diversity and inclusion in their industry. Applicants should demonstrate their long term commitment to equality and showcase significant progress in creating an inclusive workplace whilst pushing the diversity and inclusion agenda forward. This category is sponsored by Barclays.
    • Finalists: BP Singapore, Shell Eastern Petroleum, NatWest Markets, Shell International Eastern Trading Co, Standard Chartered Bank.
    • Winner: Shell Eastern Petroleum Pte Ltd
  • Technological Impact of the Year, awarded to an organisation who has developed an excellent application of technology, as well as the impact of technology on their industry and clients. Applicants should demonstrate next-level innovation and a breakthrough solution with significant market impact.
    • Finalists: Flexenet, BlueFireAI, Shell Eastern Petroleum, Rolls-Royce Singapore, SQREEM Technologies.
    • Winner: Rolls-Royce Singapore
  • Sustainability Champion of the Year, awarded to a business showcasing exceptional sustainable and green business strategies that not only conform to legal standards of best practice and governance but also contribute to and invest in the community in which they operate and the wider Sustainable Development Goals. This category is sponsored by Jardine Cycle & Carriage.
    • Finalists: The China Navigation Co, Prudential Singapore, Seven Clean Seas, Shell Eastern Petroleum, JLL.
    • Winner: Seven Clean Seas
  • Customer Service Provider of the Year, awarded to a business that exudes exceptional customer service skills. This award also recognises companies that provide excellent customer experience by putting the customer at the heart of its business. Applicants should provide evidence of customer experience strategies that have benefited both the business and their customers with measurable results.            
    • Finalists: Rawlinson & Hunter, Declarators, 33 Talent, Just After Midnight.
    • Winner: Just After Midnight
  • UK Impact in Singapore, awarded to an organisation representing the important relationship between the UK and Singapore. Judges will be looking for UK organisations who have made an impact on Singapore's economy and society, contributing to the strengthening of the SG-UK Partnership for the Future.
    • Finalists: Baringa Consulting, FemTech Partners, Tower Transit Singapore.
    • Winner: FemTech Partners

British Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, David Kelly, shared his thoughts on this year’s awards initiative:

“Our Annual Business Awards have a long tradition of celebrating business excellence, no matter the external circumstances impacting the economy at the time. We proceeded with the decision to run the Awards this year despite the difficult year this has been for many, knowing that we would uncover stories of success and inspiration from our network of members and connections that everyone would be happy to celebrate. We have been especially pleased this year with the support from the Singapore Government in recognising the importance of the Awards, with Enterprise Singapore, the Singapore Economic Development Board and Singapore Business Federation all acting as Supporting Partners alongside our long-term support from the British High Commission, Department for International Trade and this years’ event partners.”