Safety and Health Excellence Awards 2026 shortlist revealed

Posted on Wednesday 18 March 2026

THE SHORTLIST for the Safety and Health Excellence Awards 2026, sponsored by Eco Portal, has been unveiled after attracting a record number of entries.

The winners will be revealed at a gala dinner at the Coventry Building Society Arena on 1 July 2026. Following the move to this new venue, the event is set to be bigger and better than ever.

The SHE Awards 2025 shortlist is as follows:

Best Driver Risk Management Performance

  • ABB
  • Alzamil KSA
  • Barhale Construction Services
  • Cairn Cross Civil Engineering
  • Cappagh Browne
  • Go North West
  • Parsons Corporation
  • Roads and Transport Authority – Dubai
  • Ubico

Best Health & Safety in Manufacturing

  • Diageo Blackgrange – Alpine Fire Engineers Limited
  • Engro Fertilizers
  • Goliath Pallet Racking Repair – PD Industrial Ltd
  • Hapiton Grinding Assistant
  • Holcim – 3,000 operational sites
  • Lucky Core Industries Soda Ash Business
  • Roll cage safety – Elis UK Ltd
  • Safe Hands: Lyreco Intersafe x B&Q
  • SharpEagle Technology
  • Toro U.K. Limited
  • Vecima Network Inc

Best Health & Safety Project

  • AI Vision on the frontline: real-world safety innovation at scale – viso
  • Celtic Interconnector Project, Ballyadam, Co.Cork – Siemens Energy
  • Egis UK Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy
  • H&S Transformation – OneAdvanced Group Limited
  • Integrated SHEQ Digital Transformation and Risk Based Assurance Programme – JSM Group
  • London Borough of Harrow Self – Care Day – London Borough of Harrow
  • M50 Junction 3 Safety improvement – National Highways
  • Monthly Safety Focus – Sodexo MFT – Oxford Road Campus & Wythenshawe Hospitals
  • Moving from Data to Intelligence – Holcim
  • Project Bjork – DFS Trading Ltd
  • Safety of Our People – VolkerRail
  • Zero Harm Framework – Mindset / Culture Through Visual Risk Management – Element Materials Technology

Best Use of Health and Safety Data to Lower Incident Rates

  • Cappagh Browne
  • Palletline Ltd
  • HAV-Sentry
  • Lorclon
  • Tesco
  • Siemens Energy
  • JSM Group
  • ERM
  • Evolution Europe
  • Holcim
  • BELRON
  • Rudolph&Hellmann

Campaign of the year

  • #Nostudentleftbehind – The Emergency Group
  • 12 In 12 – Cappagh Browne
  • Get Your Brain In Gear – RAC
  • Harm Avoidance – Huyton Asphalt
  • Innovation on operational safety : Coaching-ER – OVO Energy
  • Look Sharp Medical Sharps Campaign – Sodexo MFT – Oxford Road Campus & Wythenshawe Hospitals
  • Mental Health, Personnel Journeys from Lorclon Leadership – Lorclon
  • MILWAUKEE Project Zero – MILWAUKEE Tools
  • The Accident Prevention Recognition Awards – Elis UK Ltd
  • Mission to Zero – Norwich City Services Ltd
  • SAFE – SP Electricity North West
  • Safety of Our People – VolkerRail

Distributor of the Year

  • Able Safety Solutions Ltd
  • Bunzl Greenham
  • CMT Equipment ltd
  • Cromwell
  • Lyreco Intersafe
  • Mathias & Sons Ltd
  • POP UP Products Ltd
  • SMH Products Ltd
  • Vulcascot Cable Protectors

Health & Safety Manager of the Year

  • Andy Reay – Field
  • April Batchelor – Cappagh Browne
  • Bradley Hicks – BAE Systems Defence Solutions
  • Cherie McDonald – SGN
  • Dominick Gallagher – Knight Build Limited
  • Francisco (Frankie) Arce Scott Netflix
  • Gary McEachran – SGN
  • Hannah France – Blue Machinery Group
  • Jay Patel – London Borough of Croydon
  • Kim-Marie Mortimer – OVO ENERGY
  • Paul Mason – Barchester Healthcare
  • Scott Ferguson – Lorclon

International Health & Safety Manager of the Year

  • Ali Atif Gokpinar – Tekfen construction
  • Andre Witzel – Turners Automotive Group Limited
  • Asma Almuhrram – ENOC – Emirates National Oil Company, U.A.E
  • Brian Hollett – Deluxe Safety Services
  • Eugene Okosun – Saudi Binladin Group
  • Joshua Pauleti – Holcim UAE
  • Kylie Winson – Signet
  • Manuel Veit – Holcim (Deutschland) GmbH
  • Mashael Alashwan – Red Sea Global
  • Tiffany Reyes Mariano – Saudi Binladin Group
  • Vasu Krishna Malla – Saif Al Harasi Group of Companies
  • Virendra Kumar – Arabian Chemical Terminals Company LLC

Health & Safety Team of the Year

  • BGS&S HSE Team – British Gas Services and Solutions (BGS&S) in partnership with Leaderlike
  • Cappagh Browne SHEQ Team – Cappagh Browne
  • Global HSEQ Team – Global
  • Health & Safety – OneAdvanced Group Limited
  • Health & Safety Team – Arqiva
  • Holcim Global Team – Holcim
  • HSEE Team – Three (CBRE)
  • Knight Build Ltd Health & Safety Department – Knight Build Ltd
  • Safety Team – Impact Food Group ltd
  • SHE Team – BAE Systems Defence Solutions
  • SHEQ Department – Norwich City Services Ltd
  • Social Infrastructure SHEQ Department – United Infrastructure
  • Virgin Media O2 Health & Safety Team – Virgin Media O2

International Health & Safety Team of the Year

  • DCC Technology Health and Safety Team
  • ENOC Retail HSE – Emirates National OIl Company (ENOC)LLC
  • Eugene Okosun/ King Fadh Sports City HSEW Team – Saudi Binladin Group
  • HSE team – Lucky Core Industries Limited Soda Ash Business
  • HSEQ Team – Signet
  • MHD Corporate HSSE – Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC
  • Mindspace QHSE – K Raheja
  • Nordex Nordics QHSE Team – Nordex Finland Oy
  • Team Apapa/Safety – Vita construction limited

Health and Safety Consultancy of the Year

  • A&N Safety Consultants Ltd
  • HSE Advice UK
  • AtkinsRealis Health and Safety Services
  • Food Allergy aware
  • Peninsula Business Services Limited
  • Stallard Kane
  • Pristine Condition International Limited
  • BCarm
  • BB&A
  • First Option Safety Consultants
  • Rider Levett Bucknall UK Ltd (RLB)
  • Make UK

Inclusivity Award

  • Aspire Community Benefit Society
  • Bunzl Greenham
  • Cappagh Browne
  • Cromwell
  • Fortel
  • Lyreco UK Ltd
  • Pob lGroup
  • Proud2bSafe Ltd

Marketing Campaign of the Year

  • ‘Like’ Poster campaign – Imerys Aluminates Limited
  • Cable Protection & Safety Standards – Vulcascot Cable Protectors
  • Pink October – Unigloves
  • Road Safety in the Workplace – Vulcascot Cable Protectors
    Safe In Stone – Stonegate Precision Tooling Ltd.
  • Simplifying Safety – Lyreco Intersafe UK & Ireland
  • The Most Connected Safety Wearable Ever Made – Blackline Safety
  • The Power of Safe People: ISO 45001 Planner – BSI
  • Top 10 Frequently Asked Cable Protector Questions – Vulcascot Cable Protectors
  • Wellbeing Through Safety – Bunzl Greenham

Rising Star Award

  • Caleb Eghobamien – AtkinsRealis
  • Collette Baigrie – Health in Mind
  • Daniel Kilcommons – Lorclon
    Daniel Povey – arcusfm
  • David Okorhi Knight Build Limited
  • Harry Stockdale – James Walker & Co Ltd
  • Hayley Fisher-Montgomery – Barton Peveril College
  • James Yates – Independent
  • John Squires – Evolution Europe Ltd
  • Lisa Ramos Proud2bSafe Ltd
  • Oliver Drain CAN
  • Perran Herbert – Computershare

Risk Management Product of the Year

  • viso, Viso Suite
  • spacebands, spacebands
    Peninsula Group Business Services Limited, BrightHR – BrightSafe (H&S)
  • Blackline Safety, EXO 8
  • iCOR, Health and Safety Module
  • oneHR Software, oneSAFE
  • Casella/TSI, OmniWear Noise Dosimeter
  • Lorclon, Edge Protection System
  • Partrac Limited, Venterra LiDAR buoy
  • Driving for Better Business, Road Risk Management Resource Library
  • Feraru Dynamics, HAV-Sentry
  • InnovSmart (a startup being created at Northumbria University), Smart Safety App

Safety Excellence Award

  • ABB
  • Palletline Ltd
  • Enviromena
  • InstaVolt
  • Huyton Asphalt
  • Global
  • Salt Separation Services Ltd
  • VolkerRail
  • Barchester Healthcare
  • Feraru Dynamics
  • Vulcascot Cable Protectors
  • MorganLovell

Sustainable Company of the Year

  • alsico UK
  • Bunzl Greenham
  • Cairn Cross Civil Engineering
  • Cromwell
  • Global
  • Go North West
  • HAIX
  • Huyton Asphalt
  • Inspire Education Group
  • Lyreco UK Ltd
  • Martor
  • Unigloves

The Alan McArthur Unsung Hero Award

  • Amitabh Bhattacharya – Aramco
  • Brian Hollett – Deluxe Safety Services
  • Eugene Okosun – Saudi Binladin Group
  • Gary Youngson – Elis UK Ltd
  • Jayandran Mohan – Technical and Administrative Training Institute
  • Jemma Albuery – Badgemaster Ltd
  • John Squires – Evolution Europe Ltd
  • Laura Thompson – James Qalker & Co ltd
    Munachimso Nduchegwo – Cancer Research UK
  • Scott Ferguson – Lorclon
  • Sheila Grant – Contour MC ltd
  • Uche Okoli – Kibble Group
  • Zeynep Guzelkasap – Acorn Safety Services

Training Provider of the Year

  • GTG Training
  • British Safety Council
  • Pristine Condition International Ltd
  • BCarm Academy
  • Mentor Training
  • Phoenix Health and Safety
  • Safety 4.0 Academy
  • JMD Training
  • Active Training Team
  • Make UK
  • Kentec Training Ltd
  • Compassa Ltd

Woman of the Year Award

  • Annette Osborne – BAE Systems Defence Solutions
  • Carly Hughes – Immerse Safety
  • Clare Hanna – Impact Food Group ltd
  • Emma Willey – ACS Learning & Consultancy
    Galina Hobson – CAN
  • Heidi Irwin – North Northants Council
  • Ivona Marcelja Paravic – Marrelle Aesthetics
  • Justine Goff – EDF
  • Lindsay-Ann Purdie-Gore – Nationwide
  • Molly Duffield – Lyreco UK Ltd
  • Pauline Moore – BT Group Business
  • Rachael Steele – First Option Safety

Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Winner to be revealed on the night

The Safety and Health Excellence Awards take place at Coventry Building Society Arena on 1 July 2026. You can purchase tickets to the SHE Awards at https://she-awards.com/2026/en/page/book

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