Commenting on the award, Evening Telepgraph editor, Rebecca Stephens said "This year, the competition was closer than ever and I think the judges had a few sleepless nights trying to boil it down to just one winner in each category. It's so nice to see the cream of the business crop here tonight to mark the success and achievements of firms across the greater Peterborough area."

But there was one company in particular that caused them such deliberation that the judges made a special award to - NetSupport Ltd in Market Deeping, because it had been just so close in the Business of the Year between NetSupport and Thomas Cook plc.