Following the glitziest contracting awards ceremony last night that contractor industry veterans say they have ever attended, ContractorUK is delighted to announce the winners of the inaugural Contracting Awards 2019.

But first, and before revealing the ‘best of the best’ contractor service providers in 17 categories, thanks go to an incredible list of the London event’s sponsors, who mirror the sheer diversity of UK contracting.

They are umbrella company Select Umbrella; cloud accountant FreeAgent, PAYE & accounting firm Orange Genie, mortgage experts Freelancer Financials, agency In-House Recruitment, Blockchain specialist APPII, and niche jobs site Technojobs.co.uk.

These seven businesses were among the 200 awards’ attendees who yesterday evening packed out the prestigious Grand Ballroom in the Montcalm Hotel, near Park Lane by Hyde Park, to enjoy three courses of fine dining, accompanied by wine and sparling drinks.

On top of applauding the wit and irreverence of compere Josh Widdicombe (Live at the Apollo, Mock the Week), all 200 put their hands together for the following winners, decided by awards’ judges Seb Maley of Qdos, Julia Kermode of the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association and Anthony Sherick of ContractorUK.