Friars Walk and The Kingsway Centre in Newport have joined forces to sponsor the Customer Service Award at the South Wales Argus Business Awards.

The business awards, which are open for entries, is set to become one of the highlights of the Gwent business calendar.

Newport Now Business Improvement District is the headline sponsor, and as part of its sponsorship deal two categories will be only open to BID levy payers. These are for the Best BID Independent of the Year and the Best BID National of the year.

Sponsors of other categories include Western Power Distribution, Newport City Council, MHA Broomfield Alexander, Kymin, Monmouthshire Building Society, Icon Creative Design, St Joseph's Hospital and Johnsey Estates.

South Wales Argus MD Hussain Bayoomi has thanked all the sponsors for backing the awards and urged businesses from across Gwent enter the awareds before the deadline on July 20.

The business awards will be presented at an event at the Newport Centre on September 27, 2018.

To enter go to www.southwalesargus.co.uk/awards/business2018/.

For more details on sponsorship packages or to buy tickets to the event contact Matt Berry on 01633 777043 or Samantha Taylor on 01633 777147.