| Oxfordshire Business Awards Press Release
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ADRIAN BURTON AWARDED YOUNG BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR
AT PRESTIGIOUS OXFORDSHIRE BUSINESS AWARDS 2005
Adrian Burton, The Warehouse has been awarded Young Business Person of the Year in the prestigious Oxfordshire Business Awards 2005 which took place on the 17th June 2005. Adrian Burton based in Abingdon was one of three finalists short-listed in this category. The Awards attracted a record of over three hundred entrants.
The winners of all 12 awards categories were awarded at a gala dinner at the Four Pillars Hotel, Sandford on Thames, Oxford attended by over four hundred of Oxfordshire’s top business people.
Adrian saw a need for a professional embroidery and sign writing studio, where customers could obtain the complete package under one roof.
Working closely with his father’s workwear business The Warehouse, Abingdon, Adrian saw the link and started Virtual Design Centre, Abingdon, Here all the manufacturing and design of embroidered clothing, Vehicle Graphics and Signage is carried out. With cutting edge machinery they can re-produce customers logos to just about any item. The company has expanded at an incredible rate picking up National and Blue chip accounts across the UK, supplying them with complete uniform packs for their staff and all their signage needs.
Adrian comments: “I am delighted that my success has been recognised by such a distinguished and well-established event at the Oxfordshire Business Awards.”
For 11 years, the Oxfordshire Business Awards have been recognising, rewarding and promoting the excellence of Oxfordshire-based companies. Organised and supported by a number of the county’s leading organisations, the Awards are firmly established as a benchmark for excellence in today’s competitive business environment.
Stephen Dexter, Chairman of the Oxfordshire Business Awards 2005, comments: “The judges found this year’s awards particularly challenging due to the quality and quantity of entries. May I congratulate Adrian Burton on his success in winning.”
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