--- title: Excellence in Professional Services 2019 Winners description: We are delighted to have retained the much sought after award for Excellence in Professional Services at the Sheffield Business Awards last night. image: https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/Andy%20R%20and%20Andy%20I%20with%20winners%20in%20excellence%20in%20professional%20services%20award.jpg --- [![Shorts_logo_White](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/New%20Site%202018/Shorts_logo_White.svg "Shorts_logo_White")](https://www.shorts.uk.com/) [Blogs & News](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/) > [Awards](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/awards) # Excellence in Professional Services 2019 Winners Andy Irvine - 6 December 2019 ###### Select topic - Please Select - [ Audit ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/audit) [ Business Taxes ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/business-taxes) [ Radius – R&D Tax Relief & Patent Box ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/radius-rd-tax-relief-patent-box) [ Corporate Finance ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/corporate-finance) [ GENUS Management Accounts ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/genus-management-accounts) [ VAT ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/vat) [ Private Client ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/private-client) [ Payroll ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/payroll) [ EOT ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/eot) [ International Taxes ](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/international-taxes) ![featured image](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hubfs/Andy%20R%20and%20Andy%20I%20with%20winners%20in%20excellence%20in%20professional%20services%20award.jpg) ###### We are delighted to have won the coveted award for Excellence in Professional Services for the second year in a row, at last night's Sheffield Business Awards. ###### The awards are open to any Chamber member or business within the S postcode region, and the Excellence in Professional Services award acknowledges businesses with professionalism and attention to detail.  The judges considered the following areas, when deciding on their Finalists: - The level of growth over the last three years and plans for the business' future growth - What activities are responsible for providing the business with sustained growth and success - Details of how each business has shown excellence in their specific sector - Evidence of new or innovative services which might have been introduced by the business over the last year - Evidence of excellent customer service ![SBA Winner 2019](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SBA%20Winner%202019.jpg?width=600&name=SBA%20Winner%202019.jpg) Andy Irvine, Shorts' Managing Partner comments "Winning this award for the second year running is a fantastic achievement for Shorts.  We continue to receive recognition for our work, which is testament to the quality and strength of the team we have built and the quality of the service that we continue to provide to local businesses."  The black tie awards ceremony was held in the International Hall at the Ponds Forge with UK television and radio sports presenter  David Garrido the celebrity host for the evening, with entertainment by TV/Radio comedian Ian Moore.  During the evening a total of 14 awards were presented with Shorts once again proud sponsors of the Business Person of Person of the Year category.  We are delighted to congratulate this year's deserved winner, Alastair Morris from Pryor Marking. Our award winning team of specialists are on hand to help.  Drop [us a line](https://www.shorts.uk.com/contact/) to see how we can help your business thrive. 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Drawing on extensive experience gained from working for a ‘Big 4’ firm, Andy is ideally placed to manage and supervise larger assignments. As a Chartered Tax Adviser he actively identifies tax planning opportunities for clients and has considerable experience in leading due diligence assignments. As a member of the Association of Independent Medical Accountants (AISMA), Andy is well qualified to deal with the accounting, finance, taxation, practice management and pension issues affecting doctors today. [View my articles](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/author/andy-irvine) Tags: [Awards](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/awards), [Seminars and Events](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/seminars-and-events), [Team News](https://blog.shorts.uk.com/topic/team-news) Share this on - - - [Questions? 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