Winners

Thank you to everyone that entered or attended this year's IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards. Huge congratulations to all our winners and finalists. The full list of categories and winners is:

Barry Holt Award for Outstanding Risk Management Practice

·      CHEP – European HSE Team

Technological Innovation Project of the Year, sponsored by Marsh

·      Incora and Work Wallet

Highly commended: Estates and Facilities Management, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Leaders in Employee Safety and Wellbeing, sponsored by HSI Donesafe

·      Ashview Consultants

John Bennett Award for Exceptional Young Professional of the Year

·      Samuel Jones

Employee Learning Programme of the Year

·      Venterra Group and Gauged Solutions

Mentor of the Year

·      Hugh Maxwell

Risk Team of the Year, sponsored by Citation

·      Al Dhafra Region Municipality – Enterprise Risk Management Team

Most Impactful Risk Research Project

·      Dubai Municipality

President’s Commendation

·      Melissa Fazackerley

Finalists

Barry Holt Award – Outstanding Risk Management Practice:

  • CHEP- European HSE Team

  • Crowd Safety

  • TUI Group Safety & Risk Team

Leaders in Employee Safety & Wellbeing, sponsored by HSI Donesafe:

  • ABB Process Industries

  • Ashview Consultants

  • Kantar (Spain)

Employee Learning Programme of the Year:

  • Kinexio

  • Risk Culture and Engagement Team - DLA Piper

  • Venterra Group & Gauged Solutions

John Bennett Award – Exceptional Young Professional of the Year:

  • Eng. Sultan AlDhamani

  • Samuel Jones

  • Vigneshwaran MP

Mentor of the Year:

  • Ben Byrne

  • Doreen Birungi

  • Hugh Maxwell

Most Impactful Risk Research Project:

  • Dubai Municipality

  • Health & Safety Department, Dubai Municipality

  • iCOR Systems

Risk Team of the Year, sponsored by Citation:

  • Dubai Municipality Public beaches and Water ways

  • Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Team - Al Dhafra Region Municipality

  • TUI Group - Safety & Risk Team

Technological Innovation Project of the Year:

  • Estates and Facilities Management, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

  • Incora & Work Wallet

  • Preverisk Group

Sponsors

Thank you to our category sponsors HSI Donesafe, Citation and Marsh.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Supporting the IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards places your organisation at the forefront of a rapidly evolving profession, offering unparalleled exposure to a global network of professionals shaping the future of risk and safety management.

Sponsorship Opportunities start at £3,300

If you're interested in sponsoring our 2026 awards, please contact us to discuss your options - corporates@iirsm.org  

Why take part?

The IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards celebrate all those who contribute to protecting people, reputations and profits. We recognise those organisations, teams and individuals that champion better risk management to drive organisational and employee wellbeing.

Our awards are independent and free to enter for both IIRSM members and non-members. Whether you work for a large multinational with big budgets and lots of resources, or an SME or charity with smaller budgets and limited resources, the principles and benefits of effectively managing risk equally apply.

Entries for our 2026 awards will open in October.

By attending or entering the IIRSM Risk Excellence Awards you are:

  • Recognising outstanding risk excellence of individuals, teams and organisations

  • Highlighting the importance of people, communication and working together to achieve integrated risk-decision making

  • Enhancing individual, team and organisational profiles within the risk, safety and wider business community

  • Raising the importance of risk leadership at all levels within an organisation

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