Glencor Golf Holidays, travel partners of Open Fairways

28 March 2018

Glencor Golf Holidays, travel partners of Open Fairways, are delighted to announce they are one of the family firms that are in contention for the Yorkshire Family Business of the Year Award 2018.

The Family Business of the Year Awards are organised by Family Business United, the award-winning magazine and resource centre the champions and celebrates the family business sector.  Now in their sixth year, these awards recognise the diversity, strength and depth of family firms across the UK and seek to highlight the contribution that family firms make to the UK economy.  

Open to family firms of all generations, sizes and sectors, these awards really do recognise some outstanding family firms and really help to put family businesses on the map.

The deliberations are over and the team at Family Business United are delighted to announce the family firms shortlisted for the Yorkshire Family Business Of The Year 2018 Award sponsored by Western Pension Solutions.

The shortlisted firms are:

-Highfield Qualifications
-Heald Ltd
-Luxury Flooring & Furnishings
-Glawning
-Harrison Spinks
-Whitakers Chocolates
-Hepworth Motor Group
-Johnsons of Whixley
-Glencor Golf Holidays
-Wharfe Valley Oils
-Yorkshire Laser Fabrication
-Renaissance
-Miller's Fish & Chips
-Principle Healthcare
-Airedale Chemical Company Limited

As Paul Andrews, Founder and Managing Director of Family Business United, the award-winning magazine and resource centre for family firms in the UK, explains, "We are delighted to be able to pull together such a vibrant bunch of family businesses, some that have succeeded for numerous generations and continue to thrive, and others that are relatively young but have great values at the heart of what they do."

Corrie Renton, Director of Glencor Golf Holidays and one of four family members involved in the Yorkshire based business is delighted “It’s a real honour to be nominated by Family Business United for such an award. To be recognised for delivering exceptional experiences to UK and Irish golfers is a great achievement. We’ve been working hard to ensure our customers receive the best service possible, and being able to listen, understand and respond to their needs has enabled us to improve our offering in 2017. Despite some fantastic competition in this category we’re looking forward to the awards ceremony and have our fingers crossed!”

Previous winners of the Yorkshire Family Business of the Year include Ramsden International, Potter Logistics, Shepcote and Bagnalls.

The awards process concludes at a Gala Reception and awards ceremony that takes place in London at the prestigious May Fair Hotel in London on June 7 where the winners will be crowned.