The shortlisting judges were impressed by Sivatech's concept and potential, placing the business among a handful of lucky finalists plucked from hundreds of entries.

Sivatech offers a variety of Training Solutions and Room Hire at their Training Centre in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Training includes Forklift Truck, Fire Safety, First Aid, Health & Safety, IT and Business Skills and LGV. Sivatech provide a Property Management service, sub-letting space to may local organisations within their 'Indoor Business Community'.

The Startups Awards 2008, organised by Crimson Business' Startups.co.uk, in conjunction with Barclays, comprises of 17 categories, each showcasing the best new businesses in the UK. The overall winner will walk away with a £5,000 cheque.

The winners will be unveiled at a prestigious awards ceremony and three-course luncheon to be held at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington on Thursday October 30.

Steve Richards, Managing Director, Sivatech commented: "We are thrilled to be a finalist in the 'Silver Fox' category and very much look forward to the event in October. It's great that all our dedication and hard work has been recognised by Startups.co.uk, and we're delighted to be in with a chance of not only winning the category but also the much-coveted 'Barclays Startups Business of the Year' prize."