Winners for the Trade Association Forum Best Practice Awards 2016 Announced
The prestigious Trade Association Forum (TAF) Best Practice Awards and Dinner 2016 was held on Wednesday, 6th July 2016 at 8 Northumberland Avenue to coincide with the Forum’s AGM and the Annual Conference. The Awards recognise, reward and promote Best Practice amongst Trade Associations in the UK and are a chance for TAF members to showcase their hard work and achievements during the last twelve to eighteen months.
The Trade Association Forum is delighted to announce the winners of the 2016 Best Practice Awards as follows:
BIS Sector Representation of the Year (Sponsored by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills)
Winner
The Association for Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed
Commercial Initiative Award (Sponsored by The United Kingdom Accreditation Service)
Winner
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners
Conference of the Year (Sponsored by The United Kingdom Accreditation Service)
Winner
Airport Operators Association
Corporate Social Responsibility Award (Sponsored by BSI)
Winner
British Toy and Hobby Association
Digital Campaign of the Year (Sponsored by PurchaseSeal Ltd)
Winner
Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association
Event of the Year (Sponsored by The United Kingdom Accreditation Service)
Winner
British Printing Industries Association
Exhibition of the Year (Sponsored by PurchaseSeal Ltd)
Winner
The Horticultural Trades Association
Magazine of the Year (Sponsored by BSI)
Winner
CEDIA Ltd
Publication of the Year (Sponsored by Publications UK)
Winner
British Insurance Brokers’ Association
Social Media Award (Sponsored by e-mango)
Winner
British Toy and Hobby Association
Website of the Year (Sponsored by PurchaseSeal Ltd)
Winner
British Insurance Brokers’ Association
The Special Award Winners are as follows
The Borough IT Leadership Award
Darren Caplan, Airport Operators Association
The Borough IT Outstanding Contribution Award
The Late Michael Lee, British Woodworking Federation
2016 Trade Association of the Year
British Toy and Hobby Association
Commendations were also given to the Association for Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed for Event of the Year, the British Aerosol Manufacturers for Publication of the Year and The Horticultural Trades Association for Magazine of the Year.
Many of the winning entries will be featured in the Forum’s TA Best Practice Exchange which will be held in London on 3rd November 2016.
TAF would like to give a huge thank you to the sponsors for the Best Practice Awards 2016: Headline sponsors, Borough IT and additional sponsors; The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills, BSI, e-mango, Publications UK, PurchaseSeal Ltd and The United Kingdom Accreditation Service.