STAFF at Hannells are delighted to hear that the family-run Derby firm has been announced as the only estate agency finalist in the hotly contested Derby Telegraph Business Awards 2015.

It’s the second consecutive year that the company has been at the celebration of some of the best businesses that Derby has to offer as last year it finished as runners up in the sales and marketing category.

Managing director Benjamin Brain said: “To be announced once again as one of Derby’s best businesses is a fantastic accolade that we are all extremely proud of. There are some truly brilliant businesses flying the flag for the region and to be recognised as one of these is a great honour for the firm. Since the awards last year, a huge amount of hard work, dedication and effort has seen us continue to grow and the business has been taken to a whole new level, so we have high expectations for the actual night.”

Since the last awards, Hannells has seen some big changes across the business. A chance meeting with local branding company WDA Branding at last year’s awards saw the business embark on a company-wide rebrand, which not only brought the look of the business slap bang up to date but saw the launch of its exclusive premier property service, Select.

Select magazine mock up

And in November, Andrew Sanderson joined the team as lettings director

“With a brilliant track record and some impressive accolades under his belt, Andrew and the lettings team have quickly developed into one of the area’s top letting agents with business increasing massively month on month,” Benjamin added.

The latest independently collated statistics showed that Hannells accounted for 36.9% of the total sold boards in Derby.

Benjamin said: “This was a massive achievement, especially considering that there are upwards of 35 estate agents operating out of Derby.”

Hannells business development manager Victoria Downing said: “We’re involved in an industry where we are constantly having to adapt to changing market conditions and it’s refreshing to be part of a company that is not only committed to innovation but also truly cares about the customer experience.”

The awards ceremony takes place at the Roundhouse, Derby, on June 24 and the Hannells team are keeping their fingers crossed.

For more information about Hannells, visit or call any branch, details of which can be found at hannells.co.uk/contact-us.

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Derby Telegraph Awards finalists WDA Branding Derby and Hannells Estate Agents have announced an exciting new partnership which started when the two businesses shared a table at the event hosted by Paul Ross back in June.

“It was over a glass or two of champagne and an excellent dinner that myself and Hannells MD Ben Brain struck up a conversation, first about our shared passion for the gym, before inevitably starting to chat about business” said WDA’s Lee Waterhouse.

“Ben explained how Hannells’ unique customer service approach had helped put the business into the enviable position of Derby’s most successful estate agency (Hannells currently help more people move in Derby than any other agent).

He was keen to know more about how our own unique brand marketing approach might help with his ambitious plans to push the company to the next level.”

Since that evening WDA and Hannells have struck up a partnership and WDA is now busy working on creating a brand positioning geared towards driving sales by making a hero of the great customer experience they have become renowned for.

WDA’s strategic and creative input supports an ambitious growth plan aimed at taking Hannells into exciting new areas, and generating new jobs across the county.

“The Annual Telegraph Awards have proven not just a great platform for recognising Derby business achievements but also facilitating closer relationships between quality Derbyshire businesses” Said Ben Brain.

This story first appeared on the Derby Telegraph website