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    Finalists revealed for Wales Business Awards 2026 ceremony in Cardiff

    Rhys GregoryBy Updated:No Comments
    Wales Business Awards winners from 2025.

    The Wales Business Awards, organised by Chambers Wales, has announced the full shortlist for its 2026 event.

    A total of 72 Welsh companies have been named as finalists across 13 categories, with the winners set to be revealed at the awards ceremony on 14 May at the Holland House Hotel in Cardiff.

    The Wales Business Awards celebrates the achievements of Wales best companies, recognising innovation, hard work and success, with the award ceremony bringing together the Welsh business community, ministers and dignitaries.
    Judges for this year’s awards include members of the Chambers Wales management team, as well as representatives from award sponsors Browne Jacobson, Educ8, People Plus, Natwest, Menzies, TMPR, Xeinadin, Steer, Blake Morgan, iungo Solutions and Gavin Griffiths Group.
    One of the 2026 category winners will also be named as ‘Wales Business of the Year’ on the night, having impressed the judges with its strong financial performance, by being a great employer and promoting Brand Wales.
    Concrete Canvas won Wales Business of the Year in 2025. Credit: Matt Horwood
    Last year’s Wales Business of the Year was Pontyclun-based Concrete Canvas. Will Crawford, Director at Concrete Canvas, said of the win: “We were totally blown away to be awarded Business of the Year at the Welsh Business Awards last year. It has been amazing exposure for our company and highlighted the incredible work of everyone at Concrete Canvas and our partners around the world.
    “The Awards dinner was a great night for the entire team and then to be able to get up on stage and celebrate winning with all our colleagues was the cherry on top.
    “Being a Wales Business Award winner has really helped our business in building credibility with customers, generating great publicity and building brand awareness; and created a real sense of pride within the company for what we have achieved together.”
    Gus Williams, CEO of Chambers Wales, said of the shortlisted companies: “The Wales Business Awards shine a light on the businesses helping to shape Wales’s economic future. This year’s finalists reflect the remarkable ambition, innovation and leadership found across organisations of every size and sector throughout Wales.
    “From organisations transforming their industries to those making a powerful contribution to their communities and the wider economy, these businesses demonstrate the strength, resilience and potential of Welsh enterprise.”

    The finalists in each category are:

    Apprenticeship Scheme of the year

    • Area 43

    • The Aspire Shared Apprenticeship Programme

    • Blake Morgan LLP

    • Cansford Laboratories

    • De Novo Solutions

    • Vale of Glamorgan Council

    Customer Excellence Award

    • Cardiff and Vale Credit Union

    • Clayton Hotel

    • Clockwise Cardiff

    • Educ8 Training

    • Hexa Finance

    • Mrs Buckét

    Digital Business Award

    • DigiProp.co.uk

    • Fortium Tech

    • Oaks Digital

    • True Stories (Spines)

    • Two Fold

    Exporter of the Year

    • Camlin

    • Fortium Tech

    • SNC Mission Systems UK

    • Wild Creations

    Green Business Award

    • Afanti Media

    • BOF

    • Bute Energy

    • Hydroluminum Cymru

    • Rethink Reuse

    • The Snail of Happiness

    Inclusive Employer of the Year

    • Bipsync

    • Blue Heart Care Group

    • Brightlink Learning

    • Case UK CIC

    • Ignite Unlocking Potential

    • Welsh Refugee Council

    Innovation Award

    • Afanti Media

    • Brown and Holmes

    • Engineered Composites

    • Finchetto

    • Hydroluminum Cymru

    • JR Biomedical

    Manufacturer of the Year

    • Cicor Newport

    • JC Moulding

    • Llanfairpwll Distillery

    • PWIDF Fire Door Solutions

    • Wall Colmonoy

    • WEPA UK

    Outstanding Workplace Culture

    • Blake Morgan LLP

    • Clockwise Cardiff

    • Fleet EV

    • Glamorgan Cricket Club

    • Insight HRC

    • Redkite Solicitors

    Start Up Business of the Year

    • IR Energy

    • SO-ME App

    • Spacebands

    • Studio Tarw

    • Unity Accountancy

    Supply Chain Excellence Award

    • BOF

    • Bute Energy

    • Independent Paint Supplies

    • Micro Acres Wales

    • United Worldwide Logistics

    Wales Creative Impact Award

    • Aspire2Be

    • Black Swan Productions

    • NPTC Group of Colleges

    • Production 78

    • SO-ME App

    • Wild Creations

    Professional Services Firm of the Year

    • Hexa Finance

    • Mazuma

    • Monmouthshire Building Society

    • Employee Benefits team at Thomas Carroll Group

    • Unity Accountancy

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