Biggest-ever SHE Awards crowns 2026 winners

Posted on Thursday 2 July 2026

THE WINNERS of the Safety and Health Excellence Awards 2026 have been revealed at a sold out ceremony at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

After receiving a record number of entries, the winners of the SHE Awards 2026 and BSIF Awards were revealed by comedian Katherine Ryan in front of more than 750 attendees on 1 July 2026. The Awards had ecoPortal as headline sponsor and features over 20 categories. 

SHE Awards director Mark Sennett said: “I’d like to thank all of our entrants, sponsors, judges and everyone who joined us for this year’s SHE Awards. It was a fantastic evening and our biggest event to date, with more than 750 people attending a sold-out celebration.

“The record number of entries this year reflects just how much these awards have grown in importance, and the event has firmly established itself as the sector’s biggest night of celebration.

“Congratulations to all of our winners, and to everyone who was shortlisted. Your commitment and dedication to keeping people safe deserves to be recognised, and you should all be incredibly proud of your achievements.”

The SHE Awards 2026 winners are:

Best Driver Risk Management Performance

Winner: Cappagh Browne

Highly Commended: Barhale Construction Services

Highly Commended: Cairn Cross Civil Engineering

Commended: Go North West

Best Health & Safety in Manufacturing

Winner: Holcim

Highly Commended: Vecima Network Inc

Commended: Engro Fertilizers

Best Health & Safety Project

Winner: VolkerRail – Safety of our People

Highly Commended: Holcim – Moving from Data to Intelligence

Commended: London Borough of Harrow – Self Care Day

Commended: DFS Trading Ltd – Project Bjork

Best Use of Health & Safety Data to Lower Incident Rates

Winner: Siemens Energy

Highly Commended: ERM

Commended: Cappagh Browne

Campaign of the Year

Winner: Cappagh Browne – 12 in 12

Highly Commended: Mental Health, Personnel Journeys from Lorclon Leadership

Commended: RAC – Get Your Brain In Gear

Distributor of the Year

Winner: Bunzl Greenham

Highly Commended: Mathias & Sons Ltd

Commended: Cromwell

Commended: Lyreco Intersafe

Health & Safety Manager of the Year

Winner: Hannah France – Blue Machinery Group

Highly Commended: April Batchelor – Cappagh Browne

Highly Commended: Cherie McDonald – SGN

Commended: Paul Mason – Barchester Healthcare

Health & Safety Team of the Year

Winner: Holcim Global Team

Highly Commended: Arqiva – Health & Safety Team

Commended: BAE Systems Defence Solutions – SHE Team

Health & Safety Consultancy of the Year

Winner: Food Allergy Aware

Highly Commended: HSE Advice UK

Highly Commended: Stallard Kane

Commended: BCarm

Inclusivity Award

Winner: Pobl Group

Highly Commended: Cappagh Browne

Commended: Cromwell

International Health & Safety Manager of the Year

Winner: Andre Witzel – Turners Automotive Group Limited

Highly Commended: Joshua Pauleti – Holcim UAE

Commended: Mashael Alashwan – Red Sea Global

International Health & Safety Team of the Year

Winner: Saudi Binladin Group – King Fadh Sports City HSEW Team

Highly Commended: Lucky Core Industries Limited Soda Ash Business – HSE Team

Commended: Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) LLC – ENOC Retail HSE

Marketing Campaign of the Year

Winner: Blackline Safety – The Most Connected Safety Wearable Ever Made

Highly Commended: Imerys Aluminates Limited – ‘Like’ Poster Campaign

Commended: Unigloves – Pink October

Rising Star Award

Winner: Collette Baigrie – Health in Mind

Highly Commended: David Okorhi – Knight Build Limited

Commended: Lisa Ramos – Proud2bSafe Ltd

Risk Management Product of the Year

Winner: viso – Viso Suite

Highly Commended: spacebands

Commended: Driving for Better Business – Road Risk Management Resource Library

Safety Excellence Award

Winner: InstaVolt

Highly Commended: Palletline Ltd

Commended: Huyton Asphalt

Sustainable Company of the Year

Winner: Go North West

Highly Commended: Global

Commended: HAIX

The Alan McArthur Unsung Hero Award

Winner: Gary Youngson – Elis UK

Highly Commended: Jemma Albuery – Badgemaster Ltd

Commended: John Squires – Evolution Europe Ltd

Training Provider of the Year

Winner: Mentor Training

Highly Commended: Active Training Team

Commended: Compassa Ltd

Woman of the Year Award

Winner: Clare Hanna – Impact Food Group Ltd

Highly Commended: Annette Osborne – BAE Systems Defence Solutions

Commended: Carly Hughes – Immerse Safety

Lifetime Achievement Award

Winner: David Bishop

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