THE Cheshire Business Awards 2012 are approaching the closing stages. This week we highlight those shortlisted in two more categories.

SAS DANIELS MEDIUM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR:

Thefurnituremarket.co.uk

THEFURNITUREMARKET.CO.UK is an online furniture retail company set up in 2004 and has rapidly grown using the ‘clicks over bricks’ retail model.

In quarter one and two of this year web traffic is already 75% of the whole of 2011, with sales continuing to rise.

Moving forward, the business aims to expand the direct supply of high-quality products to customers and a low price.

Recycling UK Limited

RECYCLING UK LIMITED is one of the largest independent recycling companies operating in the UK.

From its head office in Nantwich and its associate processing plants throughout the UK it covers most recycling needs.

It is one of the largest independent UK traders of all grades of waste paper and plastic in the form of bulk loose, baled, or palletised material, surplus or damaged reels and redundant stock of paper and plastics packaging.

It has supply agreements in place to customers in the UK, Europe, India and China.

Integra People

INTEGRA PEOPLE is a specialist technical recruitment agency working across key technical sectors, including IT and telecoms, engineering, construction and security and defence.

Integra employs more than 200 people per week supplying contract, permanent and outsourced resourcing solutions to clients nationally as well as UK-based companies working internationally, from its head office in Warrington.

LARGE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR:

GHA Livigun Ltd

GHA LIVIGUNN LTD is a multi-disciplinary engineering design consultants with a head office in Frodsham.

It provides design in the field of process, mechanical, electrical, civil, structural and hydraulic engineering and is considered one of the leading independent engineering consultancy practices in the UK.

The business has thrived over the past three years, with a strong financial performance achieving a record turnover and pre-tax profit.

EA Technology Group

EA TECHNOLOGY GROUP operates in a real-world economy, providing customers with solutions which make its electricity networks more efficient, reliable, safe and less costly to operate.

It continues to grow strongly, despite the UK recession and difficult conditions in many world markets. EA Technology plans to triple revenues and increase staff numbers in the next five years.

Chester Racecourse

CHESTER RACECOURSE is Britain’s oldest racecourse, with the first recorded race held on February 9, 1539.

Over the past 10 years its infrastructure has changed considerably, with the construction of the Express Holiday Inn, a new stable yard, Restaurant 1539 and The Pavilion Suite.

Not only does Chester Race Company have Chester Racecourse, the company also owns Bangor-on-Dee and The Weighing Room in Chester city centre.

The winners will be revealed on October 5 at Chester Racecourse at an awards ceremony and gala dinner hosted by TV presenter Lucy Meacock. To join us to find out who wins and network with the best businesses in Cheshire, call the events team on 01244 606472 or email enquiries@cheshirebusinessawards.co.uk.