Prolific North Tech Awards 2020: The Shortlist

The full shortlist for the Prolific North Tech Awards - which reward the best in tech talent across the North - has been revealed.
Entries were sent in by a wide range of organisations, with bases all across the region. The popular awards cover excellence in innovation across sectors including retail, healthcare, data and finance, to name just a few - and the shortlisted entries this year display the wealth of talent in the North.
The winners will be announced at a stylish awards dinner at the Manchester Hilton Hotel on February 12th. The event provides the perfect opportunity to network and celebrate achievements amongst peers, friends and colleague.
Last year's event attracted more than 400 tech professionals, who gathered to raise a glass to the best in the industry and find out who would take home a prize.
Tickets for the 2020 event are on-sale now - with early birds available until January 10th.
Prolific North Tech Awards 2020: The Shortlist
Best Application of Tech – Health
- Cantarus
- SimpleUsability
Best Application of Tech – Retail / eCommerce
- AND Digital - How AND Digital Progressively Replatformed At N Brown Group
- Cool Blue Brand Communications & Sleepeezee - Everything’s easy, when you Sleepeezee
Best Application of Tech – Finance
- OpenMoney
- Profile Pensions - Tech Enabled Advice
- The Distance | App Developers - Offspring
Best Application of Tech – Transport
- Autocab - iGo Marketplace
- ADESA - UK Intelligent Vehicle Inspection (IVI)
- X Shore - 100% Electric crafts
Best Application of Tech – Public Sector
Judges chose not to release a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced on the evening.
Best Use of Data
- Bind & TyresOnTheDrive.com - Using JavaScript to sell more tyres & save the planet
- Spectre
Best Application of Tech – Security
Judges chose not to release a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced on the evening.
Innovation Award
- Apadmi & SailGP - The SailGP App
- Autocab - Taxi Chatbot for Facebook Messenger
- Cool Blue Brand Communications - Pocket Property
- Dept & Formula E - Reinventing Motorsport
- Peak - Artificial Intelligence System
- Pentest People - PTaaS (Penetration Testing as a Service)
- PureClarity - Intelligent Ecommerce Personalisation
- Sorted Group
- The Distance | App Developers
Transformation Through Technology
- Make Ur Move Limited - The Good Landlord
- Profile Pensions
- The Modern Milkman
- Tribus Digital & Willmott Dixon - mi|pre-enrolment
Technology for Good Award
- Hydra Creative & Bumblebee Conservation Trust - Beekind Tool
- OpenMoney
- The Distance | App Developers
FinTech Company of the Year
- DivideBuy
- Nivo
- OpenMoney
SaaS Company of the Year
Sponsored by iomart
- Autocab
- BrightHR
- Peak
- PureClarity - Intelligent Ecommerce Personalisation
- Salesfire
- Shoptimised
- SkillsForge
- Spectre
eCommerce Company of the Year
- 9xb eCommerce
- Cartridge People
Best AdTech Company
- Ruler Analytics
- TVSquared
Logistics / Platform Tech Company of the Year
Judges chose not to announce a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced on the evening.
Tech Growth Business of the Year Award
- AppCheck Ltd
- DivideBuy
- Everon limited
- Hive HR
- Matillion
- Sorted Group
Tech Startup
- Dynamic Risk Indicator
- Nivo
Tech Company of the Year – Small
- AppCheck Ltd
- AZoNetwork
- Everon limited
- Sorted Group
- Spectre
- The Distance | App Developers
Tech Company of the Year – Medium
Sponsored by Digital City Festival
- Autocab
- Caboodle Technology
- In Touch
- Matillion
- rradar
- SysGroup
Tech Company of the Year – Large
Sponsored by Verlingue
Judges chose not to announce a shortlist for this category. The winner will be announced on the evening.
Tech Entrepreneur of the Year
- Alexandra Morris - Make Ur Move Limited
- Anthony Main - The Distance | App Developers
- Jack Malin - Membr (Fit Cloud Technology Ltd)
- Michael Common & Matthew Elliott