Safety and Health Excellence Awards 2026 shortlist revealed
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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