Sharland’s Butchers is the Most Loved small business in Huddersfield, according to a massive nationwide search run by TheBestOf to find the best local shops and companies in towns and cities across the UK.

Not only that, Sharland’s took one of the top UK awards – the category of Most Loved Butchers in the UK!

The results of the 2 week campaign reveal that Sharland’s based in Paddock and Holmfirth, is the most loved after 53 people recommended it.

Sharland’s Butchers is a family-run business established more than 40 years ago by James Sharland and is now run by his sons, Ian, Keith and Nick who have a reputation for supplying quality produce, high standards and a friendly personal service.

Keith says: "We’re feeling all loved-up! It‘s fantastic to have received so many testimonials and see how much our customers appreciate the quality and choice of product we offer. All our staff are highly trained, so we can provide that 'personal touch' and we enjoy giving advice and helping our customers. It really feels great to know that you are appreciated! We hope we can spread the love experience around Huddersfield!

The 53 recommendations bestowed on the Butchers included praise for its ‘friendly, helpful service’, ‘excellent quality products’ and ‘delicious food’.

“Ian, Keith and Nick are running a superb business, and should be rightly proud – but to be honest what’s been underscored again and again in this campaign is just how many fantastic local businesses there are in Huddersfield today.  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 Huddersfield who wrote 100s of glowing testimonials in support of local businesses”, says Jan Bowers  from TheBestOf Huddersfield, a comprehensive directory of Huddersfield’s best local businesses. 

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!”

A full list of the top 20 most loved businesses in Huddersfield and its 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.