Family Business United (‘FBU’) is delighted to confirm that Stuart Dantzic has joined the judging panel for the Family Business of the Year Awards 2022, having taken home the East and East Anglia title in 2021. We are also pleased to welcome Caribbean Blinds as the official sponsors of the Homes & Gardens Family Business of the Year Award for 2022.
Stuart is the second generation Managing Director of Caribbean Blinds UK Ltd, a family firm established in 1987. Caribbean Blinds is a multi-award winning manufacturer of luxury external shading systems, that transform the use, functionality and enjoyment from all types of spaces. From humble beginnings the company has grown to become the leading supplier and pre-eminent name in external shading in the UK. Working across residential, contract, commercial and trade, their products can be seen adorning the facades and gardens of discerning homeowners and businesses across the UK, with notable celebrities and prestigious commercial establishments amongst their ever-expanding portfolio of clients.
Paul Andrews, Founder and CEO of FBU adds; “Each year we bring together a truly diverse and experienced panel of judges for these awards comprising a selection of family business owners, leading family business consultants and advisers and family business academics in order to determine the winners. It is always a pleasure to welcome them all to the panel to help us in our deliberations too. We look forward to announcing more of the judging panel in due course but are delighted to welcome Stuart to the panel this year.”
Stuart Dantzic, Managing Director of Caribbean Blinds, sponsors of the Homes & Gardens Award adds, “As a family business ourselves and previous winners at the Family Business of the Year Awards, we are delighted to be sponsoring this award and to be able to give something back to the broader family business community. These awards celebrate the very best of British family businesses, firms that do so much for the economy in terms of employment, income and wealth creation. We are proud to be a family business and understand the essence of what it takes to succeed as a family firm too.”
“We are delighted to be involved with the 2022 Family Business of the Year Awards and look forward to announcing the Homes & Gardens Family Business of the Year in due course.”