Trade Finance Global were recently invited to attend the NACFB Industry Awards and Gala dinner.
The event heralded over 50 companies – funders, brokers and associations within the business funding space. We were delighted to be invited by MarketInvoice, a leader in Invoice Finance (see our recent interview with MarketInvoice). Held at the Park Plaza, Westminster, one of the only venues that is big enough to support the 700 strong attendees. The Industry Awards were introduced by CEO Adam Tyler and the Gala was kindly sponsored by Shawbrook Bank. Comedian Omid Djalili stepped up to provide a great evening of entertainment! The Industry Awards recognised those who were dedicated in specific areas of business funding, and the rise and presence of smaller, alternative funders was certainly a changing trend.
The Winners of the NACFB Awards were as follows:
- Business Bank of the Year: Lloyds Bank
- Commercial Mortgage Lender of the Year: Barclays
- Leasing and Asset Finance Provider of the Year: Aldermore Bank
- Factor and Invoice Discounter of the Year: Bibby Financial Services
- Motor Vehicle Finance Provider of the Year: Close Brothers Motor Finance
- Buy to Let Lender of the Year: Shawbrook Bank
- Specialist Lender of the Year: Funding Circle
- Most Supportive Lender of the Year: Hitachi Finance
- Most Innovative Lender of the Year: Shawbrook Bank
- Short Term Lender of the Year: Dragonfly Property Finance
- Small Funder of the Year: Liberty Leasing
Small funder of the year @LibertyLeasing pic.twitter.com/1gAlLRxbVI
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
- Outstanding contribution to the asset finance industry: Graham Wilcox
Business bank of the year @AskLloydsBank pic.twitter.com/PwgkjlR4Bk
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Commercial mortgage lender of the year @BarclaysUK pic.twitter.com/uuq0rmxcvp
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Leasing and asset finance provider of the year @AldermoreBank pic.twitter.com/TAlbu8bS0B
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Factor and invoice discounter of the year @BibbyFinanceUK pic.twitter.com/xefgOP0Bi2
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Motor vehicle finance provider of the year @CloseBrothersAF pic.twitter.com/ApkcZFbEkP
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Buy to let lender of the year @ShawbrookBank pic.twitter.com/dzWDqKGNSz
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Specialist lender of the year @FundingCircleUK pic.twitter.com/z4av5lWsC9
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Most supportive lender of the year @Hitachi_Finance pic.twitter.com/9yTAodgWGD
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Most innovative lender of the year @ShawbrookBank pic.twitter.com/VITaeBOSeu
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Short term lender of the year @DragonflyPF pic.twitter.com/CKH4zKNUU4
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
Outstanding contribution to the asset finance industry Graham Wilcox pic.twitter.com/flIza1nFvl
— NACFB (@NACFB) November 26, 2015
The NACFB Industry Awards were also in aid of Cerebral Palsy Sport, a charity dedicated to supporting children young people and adults with cerebral palsy and other physical disabilities – to help them reach their sporting potential.