THE area's largest business awards event is almost a sell out.

Tickets are now limited for the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2016, which takes place on Thursday, June 9 at the University of Worcester Arena in Hylton Road, Worcester.

More than 500 members of the local business community will be attending and more than 100 entries were received for this year's awards with 40 businesses shortlisted in 11 categories. Winners will be announced on the night, as well as the overall business of the year award. This year’s guest speaker will be Colin Jackson, Olympic silver medallist, world record holder and TV personality.

Mike Lapac, director of Universal Display Ltd, a company which has sponsored the design and signage for the awards for many years, said: "As sponsors of the Chamber Business Awards, Universal Display Signs & Graphics Ltd is always pleased to be associated with the Chamber as well as having the opportunity to showcase just a small sample of our work on such a large scale to the local business community. The Awards are always a fantastic opportunity to bring businesses together and I would encourage any business from the two counties to attend. You will not only have a night to remember, but may also make some new contacts."

This year Universal Display Ltd is creating the sports themed table centrepieces to showcase some of the capabilities of its new CNC Router machinery.

Tickets for the awards are £90 for Chamber members and £110 for non-members, with tables of ten also available. Contact the Events team at events@hwchamber.co.uk or 01905 673 600 for more information.