Industry Sector Categories
This award is open to anyone working in food and drink supply chains across all temperatures, including grocery, supermarket, wholesale, restaurants and on- and off-trade procurement, sourcing and distribution, as well as wholesale and contract caterers and 3PLs or 4PLs working in partnership with such businesses. It will look to recognise techniques, projects or processes; and where supply chains have improved business outcome.
This award is open to any organisation working in the life sciences, hospital and health and medical devices supply chains, be it procurement, sourcing or distribution, or to 3PLs and 4PLs working in partnership with such organisations. It will look to recognise techniques, projects or processes; and where supply chains have benefitted patient health outcome.
This award is open to anyone working in public sector supply chains, be it procurement, sourcing, distribution and 3PLs or 4PLs working in partnership with such businesses. It will recognise techniques, projects or processes and where supply chains have improved public services. It will look to recognise techniques, projects or processes; and where supply chains have improved business outcome.
This award is open to anyone working in a retail supply chain, from fashion to consumer goods to e-commerce, be it procurement, sourcing, distribution and 3PLs and 4PLs working in partnership with such organisations. It will look to recognise techniques, projects or processes and achievements in an omnichannel environment.
Supply Chain Categories
This award recognises projects that demonstrate excellence in the efficiency of a supply chain operation. This could involve warehousing, national and international transport by air, sea, rail or road – or any combination of these elements. Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
This award recognises supply chain projects that demonstrate excellence in people and people management. This could involve elements such as exemplary teamwork, great leadership, or team empowerment. Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
This award recognises excellence in strategic developments in an organisation’s supply chain management and practice that have a quantifiable benefit to the business. Examples could include execution of risk management planning; centralising distribution systems, or large-scale investments in facilities as part of a strategic realignment of a logistics operation. Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
This award recognises projects that can demonstrate excellence in supply chain visibility right through the supply chain. Examples could include projects that have improved order processing, inventory, delivery and mitigated potential supply chain disruptions. Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
The Customer Service Award recognises companies setting the standard in delivering exceptional customer experiences through multiple channels, which increasingly encompasses social. This category recognises companies striving to exceed customer expectations, implementing industry-leading standards of service, and looking to innovate their customer experience capabilities.
The Customer Service Award recognises companies setting the standard in delivering exceptional customer experiences through multiple channels, which increasingly encompasses social. This category recognises companies striving to exceed customer expectations, implementing industry-leading standards of service, and looking to innovate their customer experience capabilities.
This award is open to businesses that have succeeded in helping their partners evolve their traditional supply chains into connected, smart, and highly efficient supply chain ecosystems. It will recognise the key strategic investments that have improved supply chain visibility, efficiency, and overall supply chain performance, delivering benefits to customers. Entries from 3PLs, integrators, and software providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
The Sustainable Supply Chain Award
This award recognises environmental projects throughout the supply chain that use resources more efficiently and minimise waste. Examples could include industrial property development, improved transport efficiencies, or a reduced use of packaging and plastic in the supply chain.
Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
The Sustainable Materials Award
This award recognises projects that use materials more efficiently to minimise waste in the supply chain. Examples could include reduced use of packaging and plastics or the introduction of new sustainable materials.
Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
The Allwood Recycling Solutions Sustainability Award for Recycling
This award recognises innovative and effective projects involving the recycling or reusing of goods or materials, contributing to a more circular economy. Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
This award recognises projects that demonstrate how an organisation is driving change by the adoption of new, innovative supply chain practices.
Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
The Supply Chain Health & Safety Award
The Supply Chain Health & Safety Award recognises innovative and/or effective health & safety measures. This could be a strategy, an initiative, or use of equipment to improve health & safety. Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
The Procurement Award
The Procurement Award recognizes exceptional achievement and innovation in the field of procurement. This prestigious award honours organisations or individuals who have demonstrated outstanding performance in sourcing, acquisition, and supply chain management.
Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
This award recognises excellence in warehouse management, incorporating single-site operations or a multi-site strategy. Winning entries will demonstrate improvement in the efficiency of operations, be it through process, strategy and/or the advanced use of technology and/or automation. Entries from 3PLs, integrators and equipment providers are welcome, but should be in partnership with a customer.
People Categories
This award is for young people starting their careers in supply chain and logistics who demonstrate enthusiasm, talent and the promise of great things to come. Candidates can come from all levels within the organisation from apprentices upwards.
This award is open to any employee under the age of 30, based in the UK, in the logistics and supply chain sectors.
Not only is there an employee shortage in critical areas including drivers, warehousing operatives, and back-office staff, but there is also a digital skills gap that is threatening the growth of businesses in the supply chain sector. The Workforce Planning Award recognises efforts to create a future workforce fit for purpose, mitigate the skills and talent shortages, enhance recruitment and retention, and attract new people into the industry through diversity and inclusion, as well as working with schools and colleges. The Award is open to companies and their partners that have accepted they need to adapt if they are going to succeed in what is a newly shaped, global economy.
Transport Categories
The Smart Mobility category is open to companies and partners that are leveraging technology and innovation to manage multiple forms of transport in more efficient, resilient and sustainable ways, making best use of available capacity, ensuring continuous services despite disruptive incidents and encouraging the take-up of greener options. The connected and autonomous vehicles space, coupled with the digitalising of the retail market, has led to the emergence of new delivery methods, including ground last-mile bots, drones and other green home delivery options. This category therefore recognises those projects that are allowing products to be moved in an efficient, timely and cost-effective way.
Clean Transport – With green and sustainable transport practices moving up the business agenda as the effects of climate change become more apparent, vehicle manufacturers and fleet operators must play a leading role in reducing carbon emissions and making transportation and logistics an environment-friendly business. This Clean Transport Award is open to vehicle manufacturers, end-user brands and technology providers to showcase collaborations, technologies and policies aimed to cut carbon emissions, with the ultimate goal of making businesses more sustainable and establishing strategic advantages over the competition.
Property Category
The Property Partner of the Year Award
Demand for industrial and logistics property remains robust and has continued with the enormous growth in online. But competition for well‑located warehouses across the UK has never been greater, with occupier take-up hitting record levels.
Given these challenges, entries for the Property Partner of the Year are invited from agents, in the main, but also developers working closely with occupiers on innovative property strategies to support clients’ short-, medium- and long-term business ambitions.