Awards 2026
What a fantastic evening we enjoyed at the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool on the 19th March. The feedback has been outstanding. With more than 300 delegates in attendance, the room was alive with energy, conversation, and networking. We were even fortunate enough to have warm weather, allowing part of the AXIOM‑sponsored drinks reception to take place outdoors, giving guests a great view of the hotel and the impressive construction work happening across the dock.
Steve Elliott from the Chemical Industries Association opened the evening with an insightful welcome speech, and Roger Johnson guided the Awards ceremony with ease, ensuring the presentations ran seamlessly.
The achievements showcased by our industry were truly exceptional. The calibre of submissions was incredibly high, reflecting the dynamic and diverse nature of the sector. It is a real credit to everyone involved to see such breadth in innovation, sustainability, operational excellence, and talent.
A special thank‑you goes to all our sponsors. Your support makes the Awards and dinner possible. In particular, we acknowledge CHEMUK 2026 as our headline sponsor, our Awards sponsors, AXIOM as our drinks reception sponsor, and Manntek as our Awards brochure sponsor.
The full Awards write‑up will appear in the Spring edition of Elements. Professional photographs and the website update will follow shortly.
2026 Award Winners
2026 Engineering Company of the year Award Winner - DMD Design Solutions
DMD Design Solutions – is a fast-growing, multi-discipline engineering design and detail engineering consultancy based in Warrington. In three years of trading the company have increased staff numbers to 15 and year-on-year growth exceeding 50%. DMD deliver technical rigour and the disciplined application of digital engineering to reduce project risk, ...
2026 Manufacturing Company of the year Award Winner - William Blythe
Export restriction from China on a critical raw material led to a massive increase in demand for Flamtard, a William Blythe manufactured product. In parallel the company launched a continuous improvement project involving a multi-disciplinary team and a new product which allowed the doubling of plant capacity in a short ...
2026 Supplier to the Chemical Industry Award Winner - Hibiscus Plc
Hibiscus Plc has delivered targeted, meaningful innovation that directly strengthens the UK chemical supply chain. Their new DGSA Training & Consultancy division fills a long‑standing industry gap, providing expert‑led, practical compliance training that improves safety, builds competence, and reduces operational risk. They have reinforced this impact by growing the team ...
2026 Young Talent in the Chemical Industry Award Winner - Naomi Simmons - James Robinson Speciality Ingredients
Naomi Simmons is a research scientist at James Robinson Speciality Ingredients (JRSI). Since joining in January 2025 Naomi has had an immediate impact, contributing to project planning, leading commercial awareness, and integration. Naomi’s research is in natural and sustainable products. Naomi led a project including critical R&D at the intersection ...
2026 Health & Safety Award Winner - Studley
Studley are a multi-disciplinary engineering contractor. Operate in high hazard COMAH environments. Deliver through openness, transparency and partnership recognising need for continuous improvement. Creating a culture of confidence in speaking up is critical. In 2025 Studley introduced full digitalisation of the Safety Issue Report (SIR) process. System fully accessible across ...
2026 International Trade Award Winner - Libra Speciality Chemicals Ltd
Libra Speciality Chemicals have recognized the instability in global markets and continued to improve their export performance. Annual growth of 9% and exports sales of 13,169MT of betain were secured in 2025. Libra continue to identify the US as a growth market and have expanded its distributor market. The company ...
2026 Corporate Social Responsibility Award Winner - adi Group
adi Group are committed to strengthening local communities through creating clear, supported routes into skilled work. A pioneering pre-apprenticeship programme was established 10 years ago. From aged 14, students spend an afternoon each week with the company for two years. Students develop hands-on electrical and mechanical skills and a formal ...
2026 Sustainability Award Winner - Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials
Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials – Orbia (Formerly Koura) have been world leaders in metered dose inhalers (MDI) for 70 years. 70% of global inhalers contain Orbia propellants, However the propellants are powerful greenhouse gases, the NHS calculated that 3% of its carbon footprint is from MDIs. Orbia researched a ...
2026 Operational Excellence Award Winner - Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto achieved success by implementing lean manufacturing principles, including A3 problem solving. Data was collected to identify inefficiencies and prioritise solutions. The company achieved a reduction of waste, minimised variability and established a framework for clear problem solving. Lean tools instilled best practise leading to measurable improvements. Empowering colleagues ...
2026 Innovation Award Winner - Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials
Orbia Fluor & Energy Materials – Klea Edge 485A breakthrough in refrigerant technology. Key tech is ability to lower operating pressure by 10 bar, technology can be retrofitted and example shared. A non-PFAS formulation and extended applicability enhance product. Case study delivered 20% improvement in energy efficiency saving £70k in ...
2026 Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion Award Winner - RAS
RAS are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive team, that’s been a priority for the last 30 years. RAS are an independent, woman-owned business with women making up 65% of the staff and 75% of the senior leadership team. While roles are assigned on merit the company culture has ...
2026 Partnership Award Winner - Carbis Loadtec Group and Lanxess Solutions UK Ltd
Carbis Loadtec Group collaborated with Lanxess Solutions UK Ltd in Trafford Park. Lanxess had begun using a particularly hazardous raw material that required the repositioning of the tanker unloading position. Rather than manage risk the companies engineered out the problem through designing and installing a purpose built vertically elevating loading ...
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