The results of the 2 week campaign revealed that Island Aquatics based in Eden Park is the most loved Isle of Man business after 94 people recommended it with a written testimonial.  Island Aquatics was also the 2nd most loved pet shop in the whole of the UK

Nigel Thijs and Paula Wadsworth and the rest of the Island Aquatics team provide practical, helpful advice and consider customer service to be top priority in their pet centre at the Eden Park site based in Braddan.
"Nige, Paula and staff are so delighted at the news and would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote and support us. Times are very hard for many business at the moment and its been so fantastic for us to have such great positive feedback from our loyal customers, old and new, this has really kept us going through a tough couple of months.  We would also like to thank Lynne, Chris and Matt at The Best of the Isle of Man. Without organisations like theirs and their continued support of small businesses we would not be where we are today. We would encourage anyone to join up and embrace what they offer" stated Paula.

Second most loved on the Isle of Man was Ambitions Limited (also the most loved Accountants and Recruitment Agency in the UK). Richard and Sharon Kissack are co-directors of Ambitions which prides itself on being friendly, helpful and caring.  Sharon Kissack said “it is fantastic to have received so many testimonials and see how much our candidates appreciate the personal service we offer.

In third place on the Isle of Man was Peter Clark who was also delighted to be recognised in the search as the most loved Painter and Decorator in the whole of the UK.  Peter who is a Dulux Approved Decorator stated “ I want to say thanks to all my customers who appreciate the high quality workmanship and competitive prices we offer .  I would also like to thank the bestof team on the Isle of Man for all their amazing support in growing my business.
These business owners and their staff are the life-blood of our economy and it’s tremendous that they’ve been shown so much love. We’ve been absolutely blown away by the response from the people of the Isle of Man who wrote 100s of glowing testimonials in support of local businesses”, says Lynne and Christopher Gumbleton from TheBestOf TheIsleofMan

The ‘14 Days of Love’ campaign from TheBestOf generated over 138,000 testimonials from the length and breadth of the country.  More than 30,000 businesses drawn from almost 400 towns and spanning every business type - from hairdressers, tattoo artists, fitness instructors and bridal stores through to bouncy castles accountants, architects, solicitors - even dentists and funeral directors – all received nominations from adoring customers.

Nigel Botterill CEO of TheBestOf commented “Small business owners have kept our economy going over the last 18 months.  They employ millions of people, provide services that we all use and can have a massive impact on our quality of life – whether it’s delivering to customers out of hours, calling on older customers to check they’re ok or simply looking after their customers brilliantly.  In fact in our research one in five people say there is a small local firm they just can’t live without.  We wanted to give people the chance to throw the spotlight on these superb small businesses – and they have!”

The Top 20 most loved small businesses in the Isle of Man are:
1. Island Aquatics
2. Ambitions Ltd (Recruitment and Accountancy)
3. Peter Clark Painter and Decorator
4. OSA Recruitment
5. Shan’s Photography
6. Studio Italia Web Design
7. Mount Murray View B&B
8. Essential Health  Beauty Therapists, Ramsey
9. Energy Management Systems
10. Rural Arts and Crafts, Gift Shop Castletown
11. Prime Real Estate
12. KK Kitchens
13. Purple Accounts
14. Coasters Mexican Restaurant
15. Tech Centre
16. Isle of Man Sporting and Dining Club
17. Spot on Cleaners
18. The Famous Creg Ny Baa
19. Riverside Furniture Centre
20. Quayles Estate Agency

A full list of the top 20 most loved businC 6.0; MDDS; Tablet PC 2.0; Info most active recommenders or ‘Lovers’ can be seen at www.thebestof.co.uk/loveometer.  The Top 100 most loved local businesses across the UK are also listed as well as top 5 businesses by category.

Peter Clark and team show some love.