Business Eye is joining forces with UTV this for the fifth year running to launch the UTV Business Eye Awards 2011 in association with easyjet.

Another star-studded evening is planned for Thursday 13th October 2011 at the Culloden Hotel to honour the creme de la creme of the Northern Ireland business community.

Hundreds of entries are anticipated across the 15 different categories and the winners in each case will be chosen by a panel of judges including UTV's Business Correspondent Jamie Delargy, Business Eye Editor Richard Buckley as well as leading local business journalists.

Last year's gliitering awards ceremony named Brian Brown, Managing Director of Lisburn-based Browns Coachworks, Business Personality of the Year 2010.

Brown, whose company manufactures fire engines and a range of other specialist vehicles, took one of the top awards at the event, which was attended by just over 400 people. Andor Technology Plc took the UTV Business Eye Company of the Year title.

Among the other key winners on the night were Downpatrick-based venison producers Finnebrogue (SME of the Year), Philip McLorinan of Dunmurry Dental Practice (Young Business Personality of the Year) and B/E Aerospace of Kilkeel (Green Company of the Year).

List of winners 2010:

1. Company of the Year

Andor Technology Plc

2. Business Personality of the Year

Brian Brown (Browns Coachworks)

3. Employer of the Year

Parker Green International - winner

HLM Architects – highly commended

4. Green Company of the Year

B/E Aerospace

5. Environmental Project of the Year

Greiner Packaging – winner

McLaughlin & Harvey - highly commended

6. International Award

Parker Green International

7. SME of the Year

Finnebrogue - winner

ShredBank – highly commended

Airporter – highly commended

8. Young Business Personality of the Year

Philip McLorinan (Dunmurry Dental Practice)

9. Retailer of the Year

ASDA Northern Ireland     

10. Research & Development Project of the Year

Kingspan Renewables

11. Public Sector Personality of the Year

Valerie Watts, Derry City Council & Aideen McGinley, ILEX

Derry City of Culture Bids Team - winner

12. Tourism & Hospitality Project

Ulster Museum - winner

The Merchant Hotel – highly commended

13. Business Education Award

Northern Bank/Cahoots NI -  Math-A-Magic

14. Business Consultancy of the Year

Carson McDowell

15. Business Vehicle of the Year

BMW 5 Series