A Birmingham firm providing translation and interpretation services has scooped a hat-trick of awards.
Word360, which is based in Edgbaston took home the overall Greater Birmingham Business of the Year crown, having also won the Excellence in Contribution to the Community and Excellence in Customer Service categories at the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce awards.
The winners were announced in front of more than 1,000 people at the ICC.
Co-founded in 2013 by husband and wife team Tiku Chauhan and Kavita Parmar, Word360 is a language technology company which works with public, private and not-for-profit organisations to help them deliver access to services through its own platform, Wordskii.
The service is used by multiple sectors but has a particular focused on health and social care, as well as supporting local communities and people from disadvantaged and hard-to-reach backgrounds.
Judges described Word360 as “an excellent company that exemplifies Birmingham – combining tech, innovation and entrepreneurialism with diversity and wellbeing for communities”.
They added: “Word360 demonstrate a high level of flexibility and responsiveness to customer needs, use their data and understanding of communities to target provision and find out about emerging needs.
“Their innovative technology solutions change the experience of both patients and healthcare providers.
“Word360 really understand what is needed to give the most diverse people access to health and care services and enable communications for all abilities.”
The event was hosted by broadcaster and comedienne Noreen Khan and supported by headline sponsors Birmingham City University and Elonex.
Full list of winners:
- Greater Birmingham Business of the Year – Word360
- Excellence in Contribution to the Community – Word360
- Excellence in Customer Service – Word360
- Excellence in Hospitality, Retail & Events – Millennium Point
- Excellence in Inclusive People Development – Birmingham Hippodrome
- Excellence in International Business – Ginho
- Excellence in Manufacturing – Evac+Chair International
- Excellence in Sales & Marketing – Story
- Excellence in Sustainability – National Memorial Arboretum
- Excellence in Technology & Innovation – Forensic Pathways Ltd
- Excellence in Third Sector – Birmingham Hospice
- Excellence in Training & Education – GuruYou
- President’s Award – Dr Hany El-Banna, founder of Islamic Relief