Sphere Studios Wins Coveted Business Award

London - November 2002: Sphere Studios has beaten off 11 other award winners to take the overall prize in Wandsworth Council's Business Awards.

London's newest music recording and mixing facility, which has recently hosted sessions for UNKLE, Queen and Cirque du Soleil was presented with the award by London Tonight's Anne-Marie Ashe. The ceremony took place at the Town Hall Civic Suite and was attended by winners across all categories. Sphere was both a category winner Most Outstanding Export and overall winner, carrying off the coveted Most Outstanding Business in Wandsworth award.

Sphere Studios, which incorporates three main recording studios, six programming suites and high speed secure international connectivity facilities, was officially opened in 2001 and has quickly gained a reputation for excellence.

Malcolm Atkin, managing director of Sphere, says: "The achievement marks the hard work that all the staff have put into making Sphere Studios a business success".

The Wandsworth Council Business Awards are an annual event open to all 17,000 businesses in the Borough. Vanessa Grome, chief executive of Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce, says: "This event provides an opportunity to recognise the hard work of local business that makes Wandsworth the place it is."