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Sussex Business Awards Winners Announced

The winners of the 2021 Sussex Business Awards, organised by Platinum Media Group, have been announced at a sell-out event at The Grand Brighton on December 2nd.

The black-tie ceremony, which recognised the outstanding achievements of the county’s business community, was hosted by the award-winning comedian Zoe Lyons who entertained the ecstatic crowd.

This year saw a record-breaking number of nominations for each category, with hundreds of applicants whittled down to 75 finalists.

The winners included individuals and companies from across a wide range of sectors – from technology to education to retail to the public sector – who have managed to succeed despite a year like no other.

Design Specific are please to have been judged SME of the year 2021 at the Sussex Business Awards.


CEO, Bill Taylor, believes the award is a result of investing time and energy in new product design and process improvements during the pandemic. This together with a focus on improved service resulted in record sales for the past 12 months.

Essential to this was great teamwork by all members of the company, and a willingness to go that bit further

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