2026 Winners

IW Chamber Member of the Year Award

Merdian 3

IW Chamber President’s Award For Outstanding Contribution 2026

Paul Thomas, Isle of Wight Tomatoes

Business Of The Year Award 2026

IFPL Group Ltd

Micro Business of the Year Award

Sponsored by Gurit

Winner: Newclose Cricket Ground

Nominated:

• Newclose County Cricket Ground
• Isle of Wight Studio Glass
• Simplex Accounting

Small Business of the Year Award

Sponsored by Wightlink

Winner: Wight Coaches

Nominated:

• Strings Bar & Venue
• Island Echo
• Wight Coaches Ltd

Start Up Business of the Year

Sponsored by PC Consultants

Winner: JMD Building Consultancy

Nominated:

• Diamond Adventures
• JMD Building Consultancy Ltd
• Penny Tree Surgery & Landscaping

Entrepreneurship Award

Sponsored by Red Funnel

Winner: Wight Coaches

Nominated:

• Wight Coaches
• Medina Bookshop
• Simplex Accounting

Tourism and Leisure Business of the Year

Sponsored by Visit Isle of Wight

Winner: Robin Hill Adventure Park

Nominated:

• Robin Hill Adventure Park
• Ventnor Botanic Garden CIC
• Isle of Wight Studio Glass Ltd

Growth Business of the Year

Sponsored by WRS

Winner: WightFibre

Nominated:

• Captiva Home
• Silver Arch Group Ltd
• WightFibre

Creative Impact Award

Sponsored by Medina Publishing

Winner: Robertson Foster

Nominated:

• The Wight Brand (TVMI Ltd)
• Robertson Foster Ltd
• MooksGoo

Employer of the Year

Sponsored by Glanvilles Damant Legal Services

Winner: Yokogawa Marex

Nominated:

• Yokogawa Marex
• WightFibre
• Biscoes Solicitors

Community Award 

Sponsored by Moore (South) LLP

Winner: Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary

Nominated:

• Friends of the Animals
• Home Start Isle of Wight
• Isle of Wight Donkey Sanctuary

Environment and Sustainability Award

Sponsored by IFPL

Winner: Isle of Wight Tomatoes

Nominated:

• Ringway Island Roads
• Isle of Wight Tomatoes
• Certas Energy UK Ltd

Technology and Innovation Award

Sponsored by Lifeline Alarms

Winner: IFPL Group Ltd

Nominated:

• Marine Data Systems Ltd
• IFPL Group Ltd
• Diverse Marine

Customer Service Award

Sponsored by RPL Construction

Winner: Tolchards Ltd

Nominated:

• Milford Del Support Agency Ltd
• Biscoes Solicitors
• Tolchards Ltd

Manufacturing and Export Business of the Year

Sponsored by GKN Aerospace

Winner: IFPL Group Ltd

Nominated:

• Diverse Marine
• IFPL Group Ltd
• Power Device UK Ltd

Training and Development Award

Sponsored by Yokogawa Marex

Winner: Captiva Homes

Nominated:

• Captiva Homes
• Ringway Island Roads Ltd
• Isle of Wight County Press

Hospitality Business of the Year

Sponsored by Cherry Godfrey

Winner: The Blacksmiths

Nominated:

• The Seaview Hotel
• Newclose County Cricket Ground
• The Blacksmiths

Business Social Impact Award

Sponsored by Joedan Windows and Doors

Winner: WightFibre

Nominated:

• Island Echo
• RPL Construction Ltd
• WightFibre