Awards 2025

The timetable for the awards is:

6th August: closing date for nominations at 5pm

1st September: shortlisted entrants notified & shortlisted organisation tickets released.

15th September to 24th October : Judging Visits-we will update the awards website page with confirmed dates for each category as they are arranged so please do keep checking that to ensure you are available on the date required.

22nd September: Tickets on general release.

20th November: Awards Gala Dinner at Energus.

(please note some of these dates are subject to change as things progress)

All entrants must be members of BECBC on both the entry date and date of the Awards dinner.

The shortlisted finalists are as follows:

Business of the Year (sponsored by Sellafield Ltd)

• Cumbria Health
• Forth
• No Name Travel

Business Person of the Year (sponsored by Westinghouse)

• Vicky Brown (No Name Travel)
• Zoe Billings (Adapt and Evolve Consultancy)
• Rob Jones (Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick)

Charity of the Year (sponsored by Cavendish)

• Cumbria Youth Alliance
• Always Another Way
• Outbound Bound
• Great North Air Ambulance

Rising Star (sponsored by KBR)

• Jack Farrington (Morgan Sindall)
• Jamie Leigh Blair (Morgan Sindall)
• Leigh Brown (Orano)
• Rocco Boyd (West Cumberland Group)
• Aaron Neary (Ansaldo)
• Brad Goulding (Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick)

Empowering the Next Generation (sponsored by Delkia)

• Engineering Centre of Excellence
• David Allen IT Solutions
• West Cumberland Group
• Ansaldo

Growing Business (sponsored by Morgan Sindall)

• Alpha
• 3D 360
• Adamedia

Micro Business (sponsored by Amentum)

• Precision HR
• Clint Stamper Training Limited
• Brian Austwick
• Adamedia

Performance Culture (sponsored by Altrad Babcock)

• FIS 360
• Prima Uno
• Red Engineering

Social Value (sponsored by Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick)

• Cumbria Community Foundation and Sellafield Ltd
• Forth
• Mott MacDonald.

Ambassador of the Year (sponsored by Realise HR, iSH and No Name Travel)

• Ken Johnston (Forth)
• Garry Smith (Thomas Graham)

Environmental (sponsored by UKNNL)

• Cavendish
• Cyclife
• Electric Executive Cars

Partnership (sponsored by Nuclear Waste Services)

• No Name Travel. Outward Bound, Atkins Realis and Workington Community Trust.
• Cumbria Community Foundation & Sellafield Ltd

Judging visits & interviews

Micro Business sponsored by Amentum- 17th September

Empowering the Next Generation sponsored by Delkia- 18th September

Partnership sponsored by Nuclear Waste Services-23rd September

Environmental sponsored by UKNNL-24th September

Business of the Year sponsored by Sellafield Ltd-25th September

Growing Business Sponsored by Morgan Sindall-30th September

Charity of the Year sponsored by Cavendish-1st October

Performance Culture sponsored by Altrad Babcock 2nd October.

Social Value sponsored by Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick-7th October

Business Person of the Year sponsored by Westinghouse-9th October

Rising Star sponsored by KBR-10th October (interviews at Barclay's Eagle Labs Whitehaven)