Businesses now have an extra week to submit entries and compete for a chance to bask in the spotlight at the biggest celebration of excellence in the UK material handling and intralogistics sector.
Finalists and winners of this year’s awards scheme will be announced at a gala awards ceremony on the middle evening (10th September) of IMHX.
Taking place at The Vox Conference Centre, within the NEC complex, the awards will further the UKMHA’s goal of celebrating excellence across the sector.
Award Categories
For 2025, the award categories have been chosen to reflect the entire material handling and intralogistics spectrum, with recognition set for individuals, projects and products, along with services and innovation. They reflect the need to attract the best new talent to the industry – a key aim of the UKMHA – as well as the changing nature of the industry with the advances in technology such as automation and AI.
Categories are headed by the Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the highest individual honour bestowed by the UKMHA and is presented to the individual who has made a significant contribution to the material handling industry.
The Intralogistics Project of the Year recognises a project that has utilised innovation and improved operational efficiencies.
In keeping with the goal of recognising young talent within the industry, the Rising Star Award, sponsored by Close Brothers Asset Finance, honours the performance of an emerging young professional (below 30 years of age) who has demonstrated initiative and potential as a future leader.
In tandem with this, the Apprentice of the Year award, sponsored by TVH, is open to second and third year apprentice forklift engineers.
Sponsored by Oxford Economics, the Industry Leader Award is bestowed on an individual who has consistently shown outstanding leadership qualities.
The importance of sustainability and good safety standards are recognised by the Best Safety Initiative and Sustainability Excellence awards. The latter is sponsored by B&B Attachments.
The Training Provider of the Year honours the business that demonstrates outstanding service levels, while the Best New Product, sponsored by Compact Manufacturing, acknowledges a new-to-market product or solution that has had a significant and influential impact on the industry.
The Excellence in Automation categoryrecognises how technical innovation and the use of automation have played a vital part in improving efficiency and delivering growth for the user. In a similar vein, the Technology Innovator Award recognises the company developing or implementing cutting-edge technology in material handling.
The Logistics Innovation Award highlights a forward-thinking logistics solution or strategy, while the Operational Efficiency Award, sponsored by Service Geeni, recognises the measurable improvement in operations through the use of new equipment, reconfiguration of distribution centre or warehouse, or use of automation or AI.
The prestigious UKMHA Dealer Member of the Year, sponsored by Combilift, is one of the evening’s most eagerly-awaited awards. Open to all UKMHA dealer members, this award recognises the company which has consistently operated its business to the highest standards.
Finally, the Customer Service Excellence Award, sponsored by CFTS,honours the team delivering exceptional levels of customer service.
For information on how to enter the awards, and to your book place at the gala ceremony, visit: ukmha.org.uk/events/the-archies-awards/
