SPONSOR: Wallker Singleton
HISTORY: A software engineering specialist is helping clients keep their businesses running smoothly.
Elder Studios, basad at the Media Centre in Huddersfield, was launched three years ago by Chris Gillespie and Alex Wright “to create a business where they and other software developers would want to work”.
Within a few months, they had taken on their first employee. Three years on, they employ 21 staff providing services and expertise over the entire software life-cycle” from planning and integration, infrastructure and testing to ongoing maintenance and support.
Current clients include a £1bn turnover telecoms provider and a rapidly expanding meat producer which has recently added wholesale and e-commerce channels to its business and is set to hit turnover of £10m this year.
Also nominated in the category sponsored by Walker Singleton were ProVu Communications and ROKT Climbing Gym
Chris Gillespie, who led the Elder team to the stage, was delighted with the award.
Chris said: “We are all elated. We feel we have earned it.
“For the past three years we feel we have been growing and developing. It is great to get this recognition and I hope it is the first of many.
“It is also great to be recognised in our own town.”
