Awards 2026

Entries for the BECBC Awards 2026 are now closed. 

We're delighted to announce the BECBC Awards 2026 shortlist!

The finalists are:

BECBC Ambassador of the Year (sponsored by Forth, CORE and David Allen IT)

· Belle Cubby (Outward Bound)

· Daley Rogers (Flexirental)

· Dave Rossiter (Amentum)

Business of the Year (sponsored by Sellafield Ltd)

· 32West

· Alpha Engineering

· LTI

Business Person of the Year (sponsored by Westinghouse)

· Graham Cartwright (Forth Engineering)

· John McGibbon (CORE Nuclear Solutions)

· Sarah Taylor Howe (Cumbria Health)

· Glenn Anderson (NEAD CIC)

Charity of the Year (sponsored by Cavendish Nuclear)

· Goodlives

· Hospice at Home West Cumbria

· NEAD CIC

· Outward Bound

Empowering Next Gen (sponsored by Delkia)

· Alpha Engineering

· Aylmore Associates Ltd

· Energus

· Orano

Environmental Sustainability (sponsored by Morgan Sindall)

· Electric Executive Cars

· Numech

Growing Business (sponsored by Axiom)

· 32West

· Alpha Engineering

· FlexiRental

· LTI

Micro Business (sponsored by Amentum)

· Austwick Media

· Electric Executive Cars

· Ice Nine

· Precision HR

Partnership (sponsored by Altrad Babcock)

· Axiom

· NEAD CIC

· No Name Travel, Cumberland Council, DNWP, TDA and Workington Town Community Trust

Performance Culture (sponsored by Tetra Tech)

· Axiom

· Sellafield- Lean Leader and Lean Manager Project.

· TEG

Rising Star (sponsored by KBR)

· Charlotte Whyte (Morgan Sindall)

· Faith Hodgson (Sellafield)

· Hannah Gittins (Orano)

· Jessica Lofthouse (Axiom)

· Josh Myers (Delkia)

· Louis Wirga (Actemium)

Social Value (sponsored by Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick)

· Axiom

· Flexirental

· NEAD CIC

· No Name Travel

Good luck everyone!

Timetable

• Award submissions open on 12th May. 
• Award entries close 6th  July
• Shortlisting will take place by 24th August
• Shortlisted entrants will be notified and able to purchase tickets on 7th September 
• Shortlist will be announced on 14th  September
• Awards visits will take place between 21st September and 23rd October. 
• Awards Dinner is 19th November. 

Judging Dates

• Environmental judging visits will be 22nd September
• Performance Culture judging visits will be on 23rd September
• Partnership judging visits will be on 24th September
• Business of the Year judging visits will be 29th September
• Charity of the Year judging visits will be 6th October
• Business Person of the Year judging will be on 7th October. 
• Social Value category judging visits will be on 12th October.
• Empowering the Next Generation judging visits will be 15th October 
• Rising Star judging will be 19th October
• Micro Business of the Year judging will be 21st October. 

Our travel partner for this year's awards is No Name Travel. Contact them on 01946 550564 for all your transport needs on the evening of the Awards Dinner.