Car dealers in running to win UK accolade

A long-running car dealership which has sites in Morpeth and Alnwick will represent the region in a prestigious national competition, after being shortlisted from hundreds of nominations.
William Blackshaw outside the Alnwick site.William Blackshaw outside the Alnwick site.
William Blackshaw outside the Alnwick site.

Blackshaws is in the running to take a coveted accolade at the 7th Annual Red Ribbon Awards 2016 – described as the UK’s most prestigious awards for British family-owned businesses.

The contest is the only one of its kind which recognises the achievements and contributions of the most enterprising business families and honours the most exceptional family-run companies.

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Blackshaws is one of the North East representatives for The Atoll Big Heart Award and will find out if it has won at a ceremony at Wembley Stadium on Friday, July 15.

Blackshaws has a long heritage, dating back to 1919. It has two sites in Northumberland; a Nissan and Suzuki dealership in Alnwick and a recently-launched Mitsubishi dealership in Morpeth.