38 Business DECEMBER 2018
feature
A
glittering ceremony
saw the UK’s leading
digital talent honoured
as the 14th annual
Digital Entrepreneur
Awards (DEAs).
A total of 22 winners
walked away from the Principal Hotel
in Manchester with awards for their
contribution to the digital industry.
The DEAs consider every aspect of
the digital industries, celebrating
exceptional businesses, entrepreneurs,
developers, designers and more.
The coveted Digital
Entrepreneur of the Year
Award was won by the
husband and wife
team behind luxury
online fashion
brand Forever
Unique, Seema
and Sandeep
Malhotra.
Seema said:
“Forever Unique
has been built on
hard work,
persistence, an
amazing team and
passion. We never give up
and this award is
testament to that.”
Among the judging panel were
Jacqueline de Rojas, president of
techUK and chair of the Digital Leaders
Board; Heather Waters, enterprise
manager at NatWest; Vikas Shah, CEO
of Swiscot Group; Susie Ma, founder
and CEO of Tropic Skincare; Naomi
Timperley, co-founder of Tech North
Advocates and chair of Capital Pilot;
Jon Woodall, founder & managing
director of Space 48; and Lawrence and
Gail Jones, co-founders of the DEA’s
headline sponsor, UKFast.
Juliet Barratt, co-founder of Grenade,
which won Digital Business of the Year,
said: “This win is such great recognition
of a team that works really hard.
“Our main aim now is to push
Grenade even further and reach even
more people. Winning this award is a
great start.”
Winner Kevin Clayton, CEO of
Parentapps, added: “We’re saving
schools time, money and
reducing their environmental
impact.”
Here is the full list of
DEA 2018 winners:
Online Retailer of
the Year - Il Sarto
eCommerce
Developer of the
Ye a r - Digital Six
eCommerce
Business of the
Ye a r - Pretty Little
Thing
Tech Platform of the
Ye a r - LovetheSales.
com
Web Development Project
of the Year - Strafe Creative
Most Innovative use of Video or
Animation - CHO Fashion and
Lifestyle
Best Use of Mobile & IoT - Parentapps
Social Media Campaign of the Year- Missy Empire
Software Innovation of the Year - Toolbox Group
Most Innovative use of Digital
Technology - ASH Group
Digital Innovation in the Public
Sector - Lantum
Software Pioneer of the Year - Bytron
Aviation Systems
Best Use of Tech in Education -
MySupportBroker
Best Use of VR/AR - HoloMe
Tech for Good Award - Anxiety UK
Digital Startup of the Year - Nurole
Digital Agency of the Year - Click
Consult
Digital Team of the Year - Masterof Malt
Digital Business of the Year – Small- WebCreationUK
Digital Business of the Year -
Medium-Large - Grenade (UK)
Young Entrepreneur of the Year - Ross
Worswick and Scott Shashua, Couture
Club
Digital Entrepreneur of the Year - Seema and Sandeep Malhotra,
Forever Unique
Top digital
firms are
honoured
at awards
Digital talent shines bright at the DEA
ceremony. Lucy Roue reports
This win is such great
recognition of a team
that works really hardJuliet Barratt