Meet the finalists for the East Midlands Business of the Year Awards 2026
Over sixty of the finest companies and individuals from across the region have made the shortlist for our East Midlands Business of the Year Awards 2026.
The East Midlands Business of the Year Awards have been created to celebrate the very best business successes from across the region. The shortlisted and winning companies are those that are innovating, disrupting and thriving – and want to showcase their achievements.
Each company on the shortlist will now be invited to pitch why they should win an award, with the winners revealed at a high-profile black tie awards evening at the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham on Thursday, October 15.
Sam Metcalf, editor of TheBusinessDesk.com in the East Midlands, said: “The standard for our Business of the Year Awards was extremely high once again, and I’d like to thank our judges for their time, knowledge and good humour during the session to choose our shortlist.
“I’d also like to congratulate every company and business leader on the shortlist – good luck, and we’ll see you in October!”
Start Up
4Zero Marketing
Built in Notts
Greenfields Energy Group
Integritis
Push + Pull Brands
Student Safety & Football Safety Apps
Innovation
Cellomatics Biosciences
Copley Scientific
Devtank
Great British Sports Cars
Jones & Co Independent Financial Advice
Student Safety & Football Safety Apps
Sustainability
EMEC Ecology
Manthorpe Furniture
Morley Hayes
Pressac Communications
TheOfficeFurnitureUK
International Trade
Champions Speakers
J&J Global Fulfilment
Microlise
Investment
Duncan & Toplis
Kara Healthcare
MEC Consulting Group
Nottingham Building Society
Community Organisation
Epic Partners
Forever Stars
Gifts From Fairies
Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Foundation
Social Impact
Built in Notts
First Enterprise
Eversheds Sutherland
Mansfield Town Football Club
Market Harborough Building Society
Purple House Clinic Nottingham
Radiant Cleaners
V Formation
Employer of the Year
Belmayne Independent Chartered Financial Planners
Blueprint Interiors
Influence Landscape Planning and Design
MHA
Nottingham College
Nuvo Accountancy
Radiant Cleaners
Streets Heaver Healthcare Computing
UKATA
Property
BB&J Commercial
NG Chartered Surveyors
Stagfield Group and Peveril Homes Partnership
Wynbrook
Family Business
Champions Speakers
CoMech
CPI Systems
Great British Sports Cars
JB Engineering
Stephen Eve Financial Planning
Streets Heaver Healthcare Computing
Wynbrook
Small Business (up to £10m)
24/Three
East Midlands Vending
Goldspun Support
Growthack
Hello People Solutions
Integritis
Jones & Co Independent Financial Advice
Quibble
V Formation
Medium Business (£10m – £50m)
Duncan & Toplis
ECS Engineering Services
Kara Healthcare
Mansfield Town Football Club
Octavian Group
Pulse Consult
The Recruitment Group
UKWS
Large Business (£50m+)
J&J Global Fulfilment
MHA
Microlise
Nottingham Building Society
Nottingham College
Fast Growth Business
AG Corporate Law
Devtank
Growthack
MEC Consulting Group
Nuvo Accountancy
We Fix Feet
Chief Executive of the Year
Andrew Allsop – Morley Hayes
Emma Dempsey – J&J Global Fulfilment
Benedict Heaver – Streets Heaver
Matt Pallett – CoMech
Carolyn Radford – Mansfield Town
Nadeem Raza – Microlise
Steve Sharp – Nuvo
Nitesh Somani – Kara Healthcare
Mark Watkins – ECS Engineering Services
Ambassador
To be announced on the awards evening
