2025 Finalists

The award celebrates companies or shows that have successfully executed acquisitions to enhance their growth, market presence, and value proposition.

Finalists

This award celebrates the organisers who support their event’s community 365 days of the year. This award is for everything you do for your community other than your event.

Finalists

Reset Connect
Open Banking Expo
Rhotic Media / Financial Promoter
Education Estates® 2024 - STEP CONNECT2
British APCO - BAPCO Annual Event

This award explores the best event partnerships, recognising organisers and event partnerships that have yielded significant benefits for both parties.

Finalists

Ideal Home Show Scotland 2025
Education Estates® 2024 - STEP CONNECT2
Manufacturing and Engineering North East & Advanced Manufacturing Forum
 Ideal Home Show 2025
The IRN-BRU Carnival

This award recognises any new industry trade show held between August 2024 and July 2025 that has demonstrated excellence in execution and impact.

Finalists

The Blue Light Show - What Else Events 
Tones of Beauty - BtoB Events
European Resilience Summit Berlin - Dockland Media Group

Open to sales teams working for independent organisers who have demonstrated exceptional sales strategies and results.

Finalists

Clerkenwell Design Week - Media 10
FP Live! - Rhotic Media
MPTS - Media Business Insight 
Purple Ash Media / GroundsFest

This award recognises an outstanding event director working for an independent organiser. It celebrates strategic leadership, commercial growth, and team culture that drives event success.

Finalists

Henry Reynolds - Business Show Media
Carmela Coop-Rodia - What Else Events
Hannah Tovey - London Wine Fair - Brintex, Hemming Group
Charlotte Wheeler - MPTS - Media Business Insight
Christopher Bassett - Purple Ash Media

Open to marketing teams working for independent organisers who have demonstrated exceptional marketing strategies and results.

Finalists

Clerkenwell Design Week - Media 10
The International Franchise Show Marketing Team - Business Show Media
Ideal Home Show 2025 - Media 10
SBC
MPTS - Media Business Insight
Purple Ash Media / GroundsFest

For in-house independent operations departments or outsourced operations providers that have shown exceptional performance and innovation.

Finalists

Clerkenwell Design Week - Media 10
BtoB Events
Montgomery Group
Business Show Media
Framework Media
QD Events

This award recognises a supplier that continuously showcases support to independent show organisers and provides exceptional service.

Finalists

Giant iTab
Promo House Staffing.com
Thorns Group 
Concept Furniture
Full Circle Events & Exhibitions
Creative Group

This award recognises a venue that continuously showcases support to independent show organisers and provides exceptional service.

Finalists

Business Design Centre
Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre
UTAC Millbrook

For any UK independent consumer exhibition that has taken place from July 2024 to August 2025 and demonstrated excellence.

Finalists

Grand Designs Live London 2025 - Media 10
Ideal Home Show Scotland 2025 - Media 10
Ideal Home Show 2025 - Media 10
The National Wedding Show - Otis Media Ltd
IRN-BRU Carnival - QD Events

This award recognises a content programme that added clear strategic value to the event. It should showcase audience-first thinking, content innovation and tangible benefits for the community served.

Finalists

EBME Expo - BtoB Events
UK Construction Week Birmingham 2024 - Media 10
London Wine Fair - Brintex, Hemming Group
The Blue Light Show - What Else Events
Education Estates® - STEP CONNECT2
MPTS 2025 - Media Business Insight

This award is for any smaller, new or emerging shows making inroads against big, more established shows or sectors.

Finalists

Purple Ash Media / GroundsFest
Open Banking Expo
The International Franchise Show - Business Show Media
Tones of Beauty - BtoB Events
Space-Comm - Hub Exhibitions

This award recognises the understanding of recruiting and retaining talent to the exhibition and events industry.

Finalists

Forum Events & Media Group
Media 10
Rhotic Media
Business Show Media
BtoB Events

This award recognises the growth of any independent show that has demonstrated significant improvement.

Finalists

London Wine Fair - Brintex, Hemming Group
Reset Connect London
Critical Communications World - MA Exhibitions
Subcon - MA Exhibitions
SBC Summit Rio
GroundsFest - Purple Ash Media

The Industry Impact Award celebrates an exhibition or trade show that has demonstrably changed, influenced, or significantly contributed to the growth and advancement of the industry it serves.

Finalists

The Business Show London - Business Show Media
Education Estates® - STEP CONNECT2
Purple Ash Media / GroundsFest
UK Construction Week Birmingham 2024 - Media 10

Recognising a start-up independent organiser whose first-ever show took place after 1 August 2022 and has delivered impressive commercial results and industry impact.

Finalists

Inflection Point Events
Otis Media Ltd
Dockland Media Group

For any UK independent trade show (less than 4,000 sqm sold) that has taken place from August 2024 to August 2025 and demonstrated exceptional quality and success.

Finalists

Space-Comm
London Wine Fair - Brintex, Hemming Group
Reset Connect London
Education Estates® 2024 - STEP CONNECT2
The International Franchise Show - Business Show Media

For any UK independent trade show (more than 4,000 sqm sold) that has taken place from August 2024 to August 2025 and demonstrated exceptional quality and success.

Finalists

UK Construction Week Birmingham 2024 - Media 10
GroundsFest - Purple Ash Media
Clerkenwell Design Week - Media 10
Toy Fair - British Toy & Hobby Association
The Business Show London - Business Show Media
MPTS - Media Business Insight