Association Excellence Awards 2026 Finalists
Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards in each category will be presented at the ceremony on 13 November 2026.
Best Celebratory Event
- Building Engineering Services Association – Besa Industry Awards 2025
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply – CIPS Procurement & Supply Excellence Awards
- Independent Publishers Guild – The 2026 Independent Publishing Awards
- Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management – IWFM Impact Awards 2025
- Mouth and Foot Painting Artists – 70th Anniversary
- Railway Industry Association – 150th Anniversary Celebration
- The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals – National Payroll Week
- The Horticultural Trades Association – Association of Professional Landscapers Awards 2026
- The Quoted Companies Alliance – QCA Annual Dinner
Best International Association
- Alliance for Renewable Electrification
- Institute of Directors in South Africa
- Institute of Employability Professionals
- International Astronautical Federation
- ISC2
- SolarPower Europe
- Union for International Cancer Control
Best Medical Association Event
- Association of Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland - Annual Scientific Meeting 2025
- British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society – BMFMS Annual Conference 2026
- British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy – BSGE Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
- Primary Care Cardiovascular Society – PCCS 6th Spring Conference: Back to the future – Reimagining cardiovascular care
- Royal College of General Practitioners – RCGP Annual Conference and Exhibition 2025
- Union for International Cancer Control – Cancer Planners Forum 2026
Best Development of an Existing Association Event
- Alliance for Renewable Electrification – ARE Energy Access Investment Forum 2026
- British Florist Association – FleurEx 2025
- British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society – BMFMS Annual Conference 2026
- British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy – BSGE Annual Scientific Meeting 2026
- Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health – RCPCH Conference 2026
- The Lighting Industry Association – TECH-X (previously Technical Forum) 2026
- UK Finance – Economic Crime Congress
Best New Event by an Association
- Institute of Directors in South Africa – King V The Premiere 2026
- Institute of the Motor Industry – Motorvate at Automechanika
- International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers United Kingdom Affiliate – Emerging Leaders Day 2026
- Royal Institute of British Architects - AI in Practice Summit
- The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association – NH Stallion Open Weekend 2026
- Union for International Cancer Control – Cancer Planners Forum 2026
Best Longstanding Association Event up to 1500
- Builders Merchants Federation – BMF All-Industry Conference 2025
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy – Public Finance Live 2025
- Institute of the Motor Industry - Annual Awards and Dinner 2026
- SolarPower Europe – SolarPower Summit 2026
- The Horticultural Trades Association – National Plant Show 2026
- The Payments Association – PAY360 Awards
- UK & Ireland SAP User Group – UKISUG Connect
Best Longstanding Association Event over 1500
- British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association – BTME 2026
- British Insurance Brokers’ Association – The BIBA Conference 2025
- British Pest Control Association – PestEx 2026
- Chartered Institution of Highways and transportation – CIHT Luncheon
- National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers – NACFB Commercial Finance Expo
- The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development – The Festival of Work
- World Liquid Gas Association – Liquid Gas Week
Campaign of the Year Award
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers – Charlie's Story
- British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association – #ThankAGreenkeeper / Thank A Greenkeeper Day 2025
- British Beer and Pub Association – Save our Pubs
- Institute of Hospitality – Hospitality Industry Better Hiring Toolkit
- Institute of the Motor Industry – There's More to Motor
- International Hydropower Association – IHA Pumped Storage Campaign
- Logistics UK and CILT – Generation Logistics
Sector Representation Award
- Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers
- British Beer and Pub Association
- Independent Healthcare Providers Network
- National Residential Landlords Association
- The German Cosmetic, Toiletry, Perfumery and Detergent Association
- The Horticultural Trades Association
- The Pensions Management Institute
- World Commerce & Contracting
Best Learning Professional Development Programme
- Association For Project Management – Project Management
- Association for Specialist Fire Protection – ASFP Training in Passive Fire Protection
- British Parking Association – Parking Professional Development Programme
- Institute of Employability Professionals – Get Britain Working Coaching Academy
- Irish Deaf Society – Further Education and Training
- Irish Rugby Football Union – Gainline
- The Pensions Management Institute – The PMI’s Mentoring Programme: Building Confidence and Capability
Best Membership Support
- AXREM Women’s Network – Elevating Women, Advancing Equity, Strengthening Our Sector
- British Insurance Brokers’ Association – Ben The Broker campaign/Find Insurance Service
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply + Think – CIPS response to the Middle East crisis
- College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare – Member Services Excellence: Delivering outstanding support, insight and value to CoSRH members
- National Residential Landlords Association – Delivering enhanced member support through a time of unprecedented change
- The Payments Association – Transforming Member Engagement Through Commercial Enablement
- The Pensions Management Institute – PMI Development Partnerships: Scaling Engagement, Strengthening Standards, Protecting Savers
Best Awareness Campaign or Advancement of a Cause
- Association for Project Management – APM and APPG for Project Delivery
- Association for Project Management – APM Inclusion/Accessibility Initiative
- British and International Golf Greenkeepers Association – #ThankAGreenkeeper / Thank A Greenkeeper Day 2025
- British Pest Control Association – While the Binman’s Away, the Pests Will Play
- Civil Engineering Contractors Association – CECA 30: 30 Years Working for Infrastructure
- Institute of Hospitality – Hospitality Industry Better Hiring Toolkit
- Logistics UK and CILT – Generation Logistics
- Royal Institute of British Architects – Build it Together campaign for gender equity in the architecture profession
Publication of the Year Up to 25000
- Association of Optometrists – Optometry Today
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply – CIPS Global State of Procurement & Supply Report
- European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery – EACTS News
- Holiday and Residential Parks Association – HARPA Journal
- Institute of Biomedical Science – Biomedical Scientist
- Music Technology UK – Sound Investments: The Case for UK Music Tech
- National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals – BIP
- Railway Industry Association – RIA ‘Stations: Engines of Communities’ and ‘Station Investment Zones’
Publication of the Year Over 25000
- ACCA – Accounting and Business Magazine
- Institute of the Motor Industry – IMI Motor Pro
- Institution of Engineering and Technology – E+T Magazine
- Royal Town Planning Institute – The Planner
- The Arts Society – The Arts Society Magazine
- The Friends of Westonbirt Arboretum – Westonbirt
- The Institute of Leadership – EDGE
Best Blog Podcast or Video
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers – Charlie's Story
- British Pest Control Association – Drive The Talk/ Split The Difference
- British Thoracic Society – The Respiratory Futures Podcast
- Building Engineering Services Association – Behind the Built Environment
- Institution of Engineering and Technology – E+T Explainer Video Collection
- National Trust for Scotland – Love Scotland
- The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple – The Movers & Returners Podcast
- UK & Ireland SAP User Group – SUGTalks
Best Partnership or Collaboration
- European Society of Endocrinology and European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology – “Connecting Endocrinology Across the Life Course”
- Institute of Employability Professionals – IEP and SDN mesma
- Irish Deaf Society – Further Education and Training
- Society and College of Radiographers & Wonderly
- The Design Council – World Design Congress 2026
- The Pensions Management Institute, Standard Life, LifeSight, Aviva, Scottish Widows & The Trustee Accelerator Programme
Best UK Association (up to 1,500 members)
- Association of Event Organisers
- Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions
- beam
- Builders Merchants Federation
- National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers
- Railway Industry Association
- The Horticultural Trades Association
Best UK Association (over 1,500 members)
- British Insurance Brokers’ Association
- National Hair & Beauty Federation
- National Residential Landlords Association
- The Association for Speech & Language Therapists in Independent Practice
- The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
- The National Allotment Society
Association Agency or Supplier of the Year
- Apt Marketing & PR
- Barley Communications
- Eureka Events/Eureka DMC
- Outsourced Events
- Redactive
- Think
- Wonderly
Best Association Team
- Association of British HealthTech Industries - Leadership Team
- AXREM
- British Beer and Pub Association – BBPA Campaign, Policy and Communications Team
- Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation
- National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers
- SolarPower Europe – The Solar, Storage, and Flexibility Team
- The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association
- The Horticultural Trades Association – Finance Team
- The Payments Association
Association Leader of the Year
- Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers – Fiona Campbell MBE
- Association of Scottish Visitor Attractions – Michael Golding
- British Beer and Pub Association – Emma McClarkin OBE
- Builders Merchants Federation – John Newcomb
- Logistics UK – Phil Roe
- National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers – Jim Higginbotham
- National Residential Landlords Association – Ben Beadle
- The Horticultural Trades Association – Fran Barnes
