2017 sees a record number of SPARKies tech award nominations!

The SPARKies awards celebrates the best in tech and digital. And we’re not just talking companies –  incredible individuals, startups, organisations and agencies all contributing to the tech success of the South West has meant we’ve racked up a record number of nominations for 2017.

The over 240 nominations include unique and innovative apps, incredible virtual reality experiences, those using tech to do good, as well as nominations recognising those who have spent a lifetime contributing to the South West tech and digital sector.

Our amazing 20 SPARKies judges now have the tough challenge of deciding who to shortlist and who to award the ultimate winner’s title. Yet they agree that the breadth and excellence of all those nominated deserve congratulating too.

Below is a full list of the 150-odd companies, projects, apps, designs, people and more that have been nominated (many were nominated multiple times). Why not see if you can spot your favourites?

/Build 360 Image Abby Scarborough Al Keck Alert Technology Alexander Birke Alexander Young Alice Whale Alister Rollins Alitica ARiVR Ash Phillips Ashton Clapp Auroch Digital AutonoMe Bath:Hacked BDH Immersive Bits and Bricks (Complete Control/LEGO) Blu Wireless blubolt Blue Sparrow Apps BMT Reality Studios Bosch VR (BDH Immersive) Brian Allen Bristol BlueGreen Bristol Braille Technology CIC Celebrity Cruises (3Sixty) CFMS Services Limited Charles Smith Cheryl MacDonald Citrus HR Cloudfind Cognisess Coherent Col Needham Col8 Complete Control Cook&Count Creditcall Cvued (OJO Solutions) Cycloshield Dan Griffin Dave Inglis David Cowell David May Designability Develop Me Diane Douglas DigiRank (for Permagard Ltd campaign) Digital Hermes DoodleMaths Dr Chris Archer Brown Duel Easter Rising: Voice of a Rebel Edo (formerly Sift Digital) English Studio (Mr B & Friends) EventHalo Everything IT Fat Media (for Be Gamble Aware Campaign) Gapsquare Gender Free DV Geri Cupi Softwire (soon to be known as Ghyston) Glynn Hayward Good Sixty Ltd Gradient Gresham Technologies Greville Commins HAB Housing Helpfulpeeps IdeaSquares Inductosense Infinity Nation (Home Leisure Direct campaign) Infinity Nation (Meteor campaign) James Carlin James Courtney James Harris Joe McGeehan

Joel Gibbard John G. Courtney John Grinham Jon Manley JOOK Just-Contact (Gradwell) Keymailer Kinderly Landmrk Landmrk (for Sony Music Latin – CNCO campaign) Latest Deals Living Map LUX Rewards Mark Panay Marks out of Tenancy Matt Connolly Max Maybury Mayden Mayden Academy Meetzoo Mike Bartley Mike Jackson Motion Impossible MoveGB Mr B & Friends (for Siniat campaign) My Action Replay Neha Chaudhry Nick Sturge Nigel Toon Nook Pod Northstar Innovation Group Ocuair OLIO Ordoo Out of Bounds Games Playforce (OJO Solutions) Podshare Prof Richard Luxton Pure Planet (Rocketmakers) Reach Robotics Ready (for Quidco campaign) Real World Visuals Rob Hall Rob Wilson, Bradley Green and Will Dooley Rocketmakers Rosy Daniel Rovco Ryan Vaughan Seth Jackson Signable Simpleweb Slide Bristol soVision IT Spotting Log St. John’s Foundation (Mr B & Friends) Steve Allpress Studio Meineck Thomas Buchanan Tim Lacey Tom Dewhurst Tom Kelsey Tom Metcalfe Ultrahaptics Understory Virtimed Vorb VR World Congress VRGO W2 Global Data Walk to Beat Warren Russell Wizdish ROVR Women’s Tech Hub Wriggle Yellowdog Yogscast (for Wargaming – World of Tanks campaign) Zenstores

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