Chorley-based manufacturer Group55 has walked away with three awards at the BIBAs 2026.
Stephen Turner founded the company in 1999 with just £700 and it is on track to hit £21m+ turnover in the current financial year.
Turner, who was included in BusinessCloud’s Founder 250 list, has overseen the company’s move from three sites into one super building in Chorley.
On Friday, the company was named Medium Business of the Year, Scale Up Business of the Year and, the big one, Business of the Year.
Derry Green, founder of The Secret Garden Glamping, was named Service Business of the Year at the BIBAs 2026
Group55 is a private-label personal care, pet care and home care product manufacturer and employs around 140 people.
This year’s awards ceremony, which celebrates Lancashire’s top companies and entrepreneurs, was held at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
It was also a good night for companies included in BusinessCloud’s Founder 250 list, as The Secret Garden Glamping was named Service Business of the Year.
The Secret Garden Glamping was founded in 2020 by Derry Green and was featured on Dragons’ Den.
The company was also a finalist in two other categories – Leisure & Tourism Business of the Year and Scale Up Business of the Year.
A spokesman for the Skelmersdale-based business said: “Winning Service Business of the Year means an enormous amount to us.
“The Secret Garden has grown beyond anything we could have imagined, but through every new unit, every new location and every step forward, creating an incredible experience for our guests has remained at the heart of what we do.”