A GREAT sense of pride was felt by all after Dolphin Lifts Western Ltd was named a runner-up in this year's Bristol Evening Post Business Awards.
The achievement in the award's Family Business category was announced at a glitzy gala dinner event in Bristol's Grand Hotel on June 16.
Almost 100 firms from across the south west entered the hotly contested awards, with only the cream of the region's businesses making it through to the final stages, including Dolphin Lifts.
The criteria of the prestigious Family Business award meant only successful firms established and still run by the same family need apply – a requirement certainly fulfilled by Dolphin Lifts, which has enjoyed year on year profits under the ownership of two generations of the Wakefield family.
Managing director and company founder Steve Wakefield, whose eldest son Tom is also a director, said: “It made me feel very proud of everybody associated with the business.
“I am certain that we will go from strength to strength after this, as to us, this was a great achievement and a very prestigious award.”
Also present on the night was Steve's wife Avril, another company director, and their soon-to-be daughter-in-law Stacy Heaven, who recently joined the firm as office manager.
The accolade tops off a successful 12 months for Dolphin Lifts, which has seen the company awarded the contract to supply and install stairlifts and wheelchair access lifts for the tenants of Bristol City Council.
They also awarded an apprenticeship to 19-year-old Scott Coster from Hanham in Bristol as part of the Evening Post's 100 Apprenticeships in 100 Days campaign and achieved a nationally-recognised standard for excellence in customer service.
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