The Facilities Management Awards UK 2026, held at the Park Plaza London Riverbank and hosted by Andrew Maxwell, brought together 367 guests from across the sector for an evening that presented 23 trophies across a programme that attracted 112 entries. Now in their second year, the awards have established themselves as a significant platform for recognising excellence, innovation, and leadership across the United Kingdom's facilities management profession.

The night's standout story was Bidvest Noonan, which claimed four awards including the Overall Excellence in Facilities Management Award, sponsored by ECAT Group. Led by Chief Executive Declan Doyle and employing over 27,000 people across the UK and Ireland, Bidvest Noonan also won the FM Service Provider Team of the Year for its 142-strong TransPennine Express team, the Client and Service Provider Partnership of the Year in the TFM category for its work with Nissan, and the Cleaning Service Provider of the Year in the TFM category. The judges described the company as an example of excellence, innovation, and operational leadership, noting that its focus on safety, compliance, sustainability, and customer experience, underpinned by a commitment to continuous improvement, is helping to shape the future of facilities management while maintaining consistently high standards of service.

John Jenkins, Head of IFM Operational Performance at Mitie, received the Facilities Management UK Leader 2026 award in recognition of a project for Lloyds Banking Group that increased KPI delivery through detailed process reviews and new ways of working. Among the other winners, Henderson Group Property claimed FM Project of the Year, Sodexo took the Best Workplace Performance and Transformation Award, and Stevens and Bolton's Property and Workplace Team won In-House Workplace and Facilities Team of the Year. CBRE and Allianz UK were recognised for Excellence in Sustainability in the Initiative category, Equans UK and Ireland's Ladders Last Initiative won Excellence in Health and Safety, and Mitie's work at Alder Hey Children's Hospital claimed the Facilities Management CSR Initiative of the Year. Sophia Lee of Datore received the Women in Facilities Management Award, and Churchill Group took Best People Development in Facilities Management.

The event was made possible through the support of Platinum sponsor ECAT Group and Gold sponsors Bidvest Noonan, Zeelo, Elite M&E, and Shoes For Crews (Europe), alongside supporter Amárach Research. Francis Lyons, Managing Director of ECAT Group, reflected that great facilities management often goes unnoticed because when it is done well everything simply works, adding that the awards bring the work behind that success into view in an industry where some of the best work is the work nobody notices.

Stay tuned for the Facilities Management Awards UK 2027 cycle, where organisations from across the United Kingdom will once again have the opportunity to submit their most impactful work for independent recognition.

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