A CHESTER business is celebrating after their director achieved a prestigious win at the National Business Women's Awards, which were held in London this month.

Niamh Kelly, who owns The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester, collected the big prize of the evening, being named, ‘Businesswoman of the Year’ in the small business category. The HR Dept is specialist human resource company dealing with employment issues for small businesses across Wrexham and Chester.

The 2022 National Business Women's Awards were held in Wembley. The annual event is designed to shine a bright light on many of the UK’s extraordinary and inspirational business women who deserve to be recognised and rewarded for their achievements.

Now in their fifth year, the National Women in Business Awards continually strives to offer many incredible business women a platform of their own to celebrate their achievements and promote the stars of today and of tomorrow across many diverse sectors.

Niamh, who is originally from Dublin, worked in Ireland for USA multi nationals before moving to the UK, working for the NHS and Higher Education. Niamh established The HR Dept Wrexham and Chester two years ago, expanding from the very successful HR Dept Shropshire and together with a team of four HR specialists, has since extended her range of operation to cover Mid Wales.

Speaking about her success, Niamh said: "I am thrilled and delighted to have had my name called to the stage to receive this highly rated national business award.

"A great deal of hard work has gone into my business over the past number of years. The team and I always strive to ensure all our clients receive the very best advice and timely support in these difficult times and is a just reward for everyone at The HR Dept Wrexham & Chester."