Managers at a high-tech firm are celebrating winning the coveted Oxfordshire Business of the Year award.

Information technology company European Electronique walked away with the top title at the Oxfordshire Business Awards, attended by more than 500 guests.

It was a double celebration for Yolanta Gill, managing director of the Eynsham-based firm which employs 130 staff, after she walked away with the Bottle PR Business Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

The ceremony at the Four Pillars Hotel, Sandford, attracted a record number of guests from across the Oxfordshire business community.

The other winners were: The Oxfordshire Waste Partnership Sustainability Award: Fired Earth, Adderbury

The MEPC Milton Park Innovation Award: P2i Labs, Milton Park

The Oxford Times Charity and Community Award: The Midcounties Co-operative, Oxford

The Heart Creative Award: The Marketing Practice, East Hendred

The Four Pillars Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Award: Oxford Castle Unlocked, Oxford

The Business Link New Business Award: Key Hips, Botley

The Blue by Darbys Small Business Award: Corporate Innovations, Adderbury

The RBS Large Business Award: Tessella, Abingdon

The Ice Energy Environmental Award for Property and Construction: Blenheim Estates, Woodstock

The Champion Recruitment Customer and Staff Care Award: Nominet, Oxford Science Park

The UKTI International Trader of the Year Award: Williams Performance Tenders, Berinsfield

The Shaw Gibbs Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award: James Woollard, Polythene UK, Witney.

Awards chairman Paul Lowe said: “The standard was phenomenal and proves that Oxfordshire is a great place to do business.”