SME News is proud to present the UK Transport Awards, where we will reveal and recognise the businesses, enterprises and institutions engaged in the vast field of endeavours across the transport industries, sectors and markets.
SME News is proud to host the UK Transport Awards for its third year in 2022, which aims to reward a vastly diverse range of hardworking individuals and firms operating within this demanding sector. These awards aim to celebrate the innovation and excellence of those who are most deserving!
With an extremely turbulent start to the new decade, transportation companies have been directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. After a surge in online deliveries due to the work from home ‘revolution’, everyone working within both transport and logistics has had to step up and reach another level, with the resilience highlighted more than worthy of recognition!
Now the world is beginning to emerge from the other side of the pandemic, and striving to achieve a ‘new normal’, everyone operating within the industry will need to adapt to a number of challenges and trends that are coming their way in 2022 and beyond, just as they have evidenced throughout the last 18 months!
Across the UK, 68% of workers typically travelled to work by car. In 2019/20, 4.5 billion local bus passenger journeys in Great Britain accounted for 57% of all public transport journeys. Most modes of travel are used for a mixture of purposes, however over half (57%) of all trips by rail are for either commuting or business purposes. All of these statistics reinforce just how vital the transport industry is to keep the country running like clockwork!
Involvement in the UK Transport Awards 2022 will showcase your position as a true leader within your industry, as well as informing potential clients and colleagues that you are providing an award-winning service. Notifying stakeholders of your participation within this programme indicates that your business is attracting attention from external bodies, and you are creating a buzz within the industry!
The UK Transport Awards 2022 are purely judged on merit and in order to determine our winners, our in-house research team will carefully analyse all information that is available both online and in the public domain. Our process strives to ensure that we reward parties firms based on their excellence in the industry, the standard of their products and their commitment to service.
This prestigious programme is completely free to enter and if your business is lucky enough to be named as one of our winners, you will be presented to our circulation of 78,000 and promoted on our website for a minimum of 12 months.
In addition, winners are welcome to choose from our range of competitively-priced promotional packages to celebrate the good news! These consist of several fashionable items to help spread the message of your success, as well as editorial opportunities to be featured within this year’s celebratory magazine!
If you would like to nominate either yourselves or another business you feel is worthy, then please complete the voting form above. Alternatively, if you would like further information about how the UK Transport Awards 22 can benefit your organisation, then please do not hesitate to contact the programme co-ordinator Dean Taylor directly at [email protected]
Key Dates
Entries Open:
Monday 22nd November 2021
Entries Closed:
Tuesday 1st February 2022
Winners Announced:
Already announced!
Awards Coordinator
Dean joined the AI Global Media family in 2021. He is extremely customer-focused who applies dedication and logic into providing businesses with the opportunity to fulfil their potential. He applies meticulous levels of detail and precision into ensuring that clients receive the maximum level of competitive advantage and benefit that SME News' awards can provide.
Our Methodology
Researching nominees
The SME News team work ardently to identify market leaders, innovators and enterprising start-ups, driving many of the nominations themselves.
We also encourage external nominations via the SME News subscribers, online visitors, social media followers, clients and wider circulation.
Nominating parties are invited to put forward either third-party businesses whom they hold in high regard, or their own organisation.
Shortlisting nominees
All nominees are formally requested to accept their nomination. Should any firm or individual rather decline at this point, they are simply taken out of the running.
Those formally accepting are given the opportunity to submit additional materials in support of their nomination. Although there is no obligation to complete and supply material, we have found that many nominees value this stage, in the process, as much as our research team do.
Evaluating and judging
Our dedicated research team will assess all information presented to them.
The team gather information independently from a variety of publicly accessible sources, which are assessed alongside any material supplied by a nominating party or the nominee themselves.
The research team casts their final judgment, based on various criteria including: client dedication, innovation, business growth, longevity, online reputation, customer feedback and business performance.
The lucky winners
Once winners are determined, they are personally notified before any public announcement is made, allowing time for any communications throughout the wider business and the coordination of marketing strategies.
Unfortunately, not everyone can be a winner; however, all who take part are encouraged to come back next year.
Once the press embargo is lifted, details of our SME award winners will be made public via the website, award winners’ magazine and subscriber newsletter.
Making the most of your win
We are prepared to offer a range of promotional packages and items to SME award winners, which vary from inclusion in the free-of-charge winners’ directory, to trophies, content in our magazine and on our website.
We encourage all winners to publicly announce their win independently. Announcements via company websites, social media, via publicly released press releases, and through local and national press are all great ways of maximising the exposure which can be gained from such an amazing achievement. If you have need of further advice, on how to gain maximum exposure from your win, please feel free to get in touch. We are happy to assist our clients with their needs.
FAQsOur Winners
Our featured winners are included in our celebratory awards magazine, published online and circulated to the circulation of SME News. All winners are included in our winners directory. Once a year's winners have been announced the full list of winners for that year will be available to view by clicking on the equivalent button displayed below.
Testimonials
Our Awards Team
Jane Henderson - Director
Jane is one of three directors at AI Global Media, the publishing house behind SME News. Jane is committed to ensuring that each winner of an SME News award not only has a great experience but also gains maximum value for their win.
Jeremy Roe - Head of Research
Jeremy is dedicated to his research team and to the readers, nominees and award winners of SME News. Jeremy's diligent approach is carried across to this team members ensuring quality in the research carried out on behalf of SME News.
Martyn Walters – SME News Lead Researcher
Martyn joined the business in 2015 and rapidly became an integral part of the research team. Martyn has a keen interest in understanding businesses from those just starting out to those that have cemented their place in their market for decades or more. He also understands that an award win such as one of SME News’ can be a powerful marketing tool for small businesses making it key for the research team to select those most fitting and most worthy of one of these highly sought-after awards.
Steven Simpson - SME News Awards Team Leader
Steven came to the group in 2015 and has since proven to be a most respected, conscientious and valued team member. Steven oversees a number of SME News' key awards programmes ensuring that all nominees and winners receive a great experience from the team and that our winners are supported in gaining maximum exposure from such an amazing achievement.
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