A gala night of celebration was held in Ballygally Castle Hotel, hosted by the Larne Times in partnership with key sponsors Mid and East Antrim Borough Council and category sponsors LEDCOM, Res, Brighter Futures, Caterpillar, Larne Port / P&O Ferries and NFU Mutual.
Compere for the special evening was BBC presenter Barra Best.
With 14 categories, there were awards to suit businesses of all sizes from all sectors of the economy.
Here are the well-deserving award winners.
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Winner of the Excellence in Tourism Award was Glenarm Castle and Camp Dalfest (Dalriada Festival of Music and Food). The prize was accepted by Nigel Campbell, second from right. Also included are Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Council, Councillor William McCaughey, Tanya Cairns, PA/administrator with P&O Ferries of category sponsor Larne Port & P&O Ferries. INLT37-233.
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The winner of the Excellence in Health & Wellbeing Award was Just Active Gym with the trophy being collected by Andrew Falconer, second from left. Also Included are from left, Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Council, Councillor William McCaughey, Gareth Clements, Club Chairman, Larne Football Club from category sponsor, Brighter Futures, and Andrena O'Prey, JPI Media advertising manager. INLT37-228.
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The Excellence in Innovation Award was won by Raptor Photonics with the prize being accepted by, Mark Donaghy, second from left, Also included are from left, Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Council, Councillor William McCaughey, Emma McAnespie, HR consultant from category sponsor, Caterpillar (NI) Limited, and Lisa Irvine, account manager, Larne Times. INLT37-231.
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The prize for Best Export Business of the Year was awarded to Raptor Photonics with Joe Graham accepting the award. Also included are Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Council, Councillor William McCaughey and Valerie Martin, NI senior weeklies editor, JPIMedia NI. INLT37-237.