Startups Awards 2007

2007 Winners


	Key Dates

	26th June Open for entries

	31st July Entry deadline

	25th September Shortlist announced

	13th November Startups Awards, Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square

Micro Business of the Year



	Name: Gez Walsh Job title: Commercial Director Company name: innergy LPG Ltd Address: Ashfield Way, Leeds West Yorkshire LS12 5JB Telephone number: 0845 838 2388 Website: www.innergylpg.co.uk

innergy LPG, Micro Business of the Year L-R Gez Walsh, Adrienne Lawler, Phil Jones (BrotherUK Ltd)

Judges’ Comments:
Innergy are an excellent of an example of a business that is fully exploiting the benefits of being small. Entering an established and competitive market dominated by a small number of very large players, the founders used their extensive knowledge of the market place to launch a business that already boasts impressive turnover and profitability after just 18 months of trading. Thorough market research and planning have led to some genuinely innovative business practices and the founders also demonstrated that they are building a strong company culture that should result in continued and sustained growth.

Unusually drivers are full time employees and enjoy customer-service related bonuses therefore maximising effective customer service at the front end. So confident of their high service and competitive pricing structure, Innergy boldly challenge customers to consider their competitors as an alternative by providing links to their sites directly from their own home page

All employees spend time performing other roles to give a better understanding of the business as a whole and with a broad customer base they have avoided the problem of being over reliant on a handful of clients. Whilst currently concentrating in the midlands, there is terrific opportunity for expansion and further growth.