Bond Pearce - Presenting the Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Bond Pearce is a leading commercial law firm providing corporate, real estate and dispute resolution services to some of the UK's pre-eminent corporate and public sector organisations.
The firm's growth has been based on forging strong client relationships, delivering effective business solutions and recruiting high-calibre people across the firm. Named by Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession 2007 as a 'regional leader and highly credible national force', Bond Pearce has nine offices across the UK, meaning we are well-equipped to serve clients wherever they operate.
Clients have access to more than 600 people nationwide, including 69 partners and over 300 other legal professionals. We also support clients operating outside the UK through relationships with independent firms that share our approach to the law and our standing in the market.
KPMG - Presenting the Business Excellence Award
KPMG is the global network of professional services firms who provide audit, tax and advisory services. KPMG LLP operates from 22 offices across the UK with nearly 11,000 partners and staff. KPMG in the UK recorded a turnover of £1.6 billion in the year ended September 2007. KPMG LLP, a UK limited liability partnership, is a subsidiary of KPMG Europe LLP and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International, a Swiss cooperative.
The Royal Bank of Scotland - Presenting the International Trade Award
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group ("RBS Group") is one of the world's leading financial services companies providing a range of retail and corporate banking, financial markets, consumer finance, insurance, and wealth management services. RBS Group operates in Europe, the US and Asia Pacific serving more than 36 million personal customers world-wide and employing more than 140,000 people. In addition to the provision of a full range of banking services under The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest brands, RBS Group also includes Citizens Financial Group, Ulster Bank, Coutts Group, Direct Line and Churchill.
Twofour - Presenting the Communication Award
Twofour is one of Europe's fastest growing media groups. Founded 20 years ago and employing over 300 staff, this year it has already outperformed budget and is set to turnover £35m - tripling in size in the last five years. With headquarters in Plymouth and offices in London the Twofour Group comprises five companies. Twofour Broadcast - known for its factual entertainment and lifestyle programming, Twofour Communications - a leading online communications agency, Twofour Digital - a technology company which offers its own proprietary software to deliver content across all platforms, website design and build, webTV, web 2.0 services and webcasting as well as post production, design and animation and camera hire, Digital Bridge - which provides IPTV solutions to the public sector and HMC Interactive - a brand experience company.
