The shortlist for the British Business Awards 2025 has been released and we are pleased to share that thebigword has been announced as a finalist in two categories – International Business of the Year and Business Innovation of the Year. thebigword will now go up against the likes of KPMG UK, Simply Asset Finance, Forth Capital, Walker’s Shortbread and Samuel Knight International, to name a few.
143 companies across 18 awards are now vying for the top spot at the ceremony in Edinburgh on the 24 April 2025. Major multi-nationals including Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard (HP), UK PLCs including Scottish Power, The Weir Group and Greggs, well-known UK brands like Miller Homes, The PureGym Group and The Ivy Collection and technology and innovation led companies like Stellar Omada and Dynisma.
At thebigword, we are incredibly honoured to be recognised among the best businesses in the UK. Being shortlisted for these prestigious awards is a testament to our team’s dedication, innovation, and passion for breaking down language barriers worldwide. It highlights our commitment to driving forward-thinking solutions in the language services industry and our continuous efforts to make global communication more accessible.
Josh Gould, CEO at thebigword, commented: “We are honoured to be nominated for the International Business and Business Innovation of the Year awards. This recognition reflects our team’s relentless dedication to boundary shattering technologies, and the early implementation of AI throughout our business.
thebigword’s innovations over the last 12 months have created technology that has enabled over 2million people across the UK to communicate in hospitals, courts, and across publicly delivered services; and during the next 12 months we will be releasing further innovations that will continue to improve the quality and speed of language access globally.”
More than 300 companies entered the British Business Awards, and the shortlisted businesses were chosen by an independent shortlisting panel. Each entry was carefully examined and judged on their positive impact to their workforce, sector and overall contribution to the British economy. The shortlist will now go forward to the main judging panel comprising of 18 independent judges, all key figures from British industry including Vinodka Murria OBE, Phil Urban, CEO of Mitchells & Butlers and Emma Crystal, CEO Coutts Bank.
Alan Jope CBE, former CEO of Unilever and Chair of the judging panel said: “In spite of the economic headwinds facing British businesses, our incredible shortlist shows that leading British companies are thriving and in turn are powering the economy and job creation through their hard work and resilience. It came across loud and clear from the hundreds of entries we received for the awards that businesses are having to innovate and adapt like never before. It’s been inspirational to see the incredible work that’s going on behind the scenes in companies of all shapes and sizes across the UK.”
We look forward to celebrating this achievement at the awards ceremony in April and sharing this exciting journey with our team, clients, and partners.
