Channel Awards 2026 Shortlist – OUT NOW!
The first round of judging is complete, and the shortlisted entries will now go through to a second round of judges to decide the winners
Huge congratulations to all our shortlisted companies, teams and individuals today!
CRN is delighted to announce the 2026 Channel Awards shortlist after many hours of judging and discussions from our first judging panel.
The shortlisted entries will now enter into a second round of judging where the winners will be decided.
For those shortlisted in the following categories: Vendor of the Year, Security Vendor of the Year, Reseller of the Year (£101m+), Reseller of the Year (up to £100m), Distributor of the Year (up to £150m), Distributor of the Year (£151m+) - you will be contacted shortly by our events team to pick a timeslot for your presentation to the judges on Wednesday 23 September in central London.
Making the shortlist is no mean feat, after a record number of entries in 2026. To all those who didn't quite make it this year, we hope you will come back bigger and better in 2027!
To book a table or find out more about the awards evening on 12 November at Battersea Evolution, please visit the official awards site here. The 2026 shortlist is below:
VENDOR CATEGORIES
Cloud Services Vendor of the Year
Epicor Software
Nebula
NTA Ltd
Rydal Wholesale
Voiceflex
Zoom Communications Inc
Security Vendor of the Year
Abnormal AI
Cato Networks
Cybersmart
Forescout
Illumio
SentinelONE
Veeam
Zscaler
Rising Star Security Vendor of the Year
BullWall
CultureAI
CybaVerse
Defense.com
Enhanced.io
Horizon3.ai
Inforcer
Orca Security
usecure
Software Vendor of the Year
ControlUp
Datadog
Giacom
NinjaOne
StorMagic
Wordwatch
Specialist Vendor of the Year
Allpoints Fibre Networks
ASUS
Owl Labs
OpenText
Promethean
TP-Link
Uptime Global
Wordwatch
Zyxel Networks
Vendor Innovation Award
Horizon3.ai
NetApp
NTA LTd
Plan.com
Rydal Wholesale
Qualcomm (Snapdragon)
Strategic Imperatives, Fibre Café
Surveil
Tollring
Vertiv
Voiceflex
WD
Vendor Channel Team of the Year
Kingston Technology
N-able
Nebula
Rapid 7
SAP
Schneider Electric
TP-link
Lenovo UK&I Channel Team
Vendor of the Year
AvePoint
BT Wholesale
Cloudflare
Kaseya
Keepit
Philips Monitors
TP-Link
Uptime Global
Wiz
GENERAL CATEGORIES
Channel Service Provider of the Year - Support
ECS Resource Group
Electric Bloom Ltd
Ice and a Slice Studios Ltd
PEAC Solutions
Stock in the Channel
Synlata
TechComms: Built for the channel
The Channel Recruiter
Ice Blue Sky
Channel Service Provider of the Year - Technical
Assured Data Protection
Greensafe IT
KOcycle
Nebula Global Services
Smart CT
Tekton Billing
Best Sustainability Project of the Year
Acer UK
Bell Integration and Vodafone
CiCifecycle - Centerprise International
OryxAlign
SCC
Zebra Technologies Circular Economy Team
Best DEI Project/Initiative of the Year
Codestone
D&A Services International Ltd
KOcycle
Lenovo UK & Ireland
PureDC
Channel Achievement Award – Chosen by the Editorial Team
TO BE ANNOUNCED ON NIGHT
DISTRIBUTOR CATEGORIES
Specialist Distributor of the Year
Ci Distribution - Gaming Division
Douglas Stewart EDU
Ikonic
Net XL
QBS Software
TD SYNNEX - Global Computing Components
Titan Data Solutions
Security Distributor of the Year
E92plus
Exclusive Networks
Giacom
QBS Software
Cloud Marketplace of the Year
Giacom
Pax8
TD SYNNEX
Westcoast Cloud
Hyperscaler Distributor of the Year
TO BE ANNOUNCED ON NIGHT
Distributor of the Year (up to £150m)
Ci Distribution
E92plus
Ikonic
Intec Micros
NetXL
SYNAXON UK
Distributor of the Year (£151m+)
Giacom
Midwich UK&I
QBS Software
TD SYNNEX
RESELLER CATEGORIES
Cloud Services Reseller/Partner of the Year
ANS
Cloud9
Codestone
Core Technology Systems
Hampshire Business Computers
Layer 4 Limited
MSP of the Year (under £10m)
CloudTech24
Dr Logic
Dunedin IT
EBS
Focus Technology Solutions
IT Desk
MCS Group
Mother Technologies
Start Tech
Texaport
The One Point
WhiteSpider
MSP of the Year (£10m+ turnover)
ADM Computing
Air IT Group
ANS
Arc
Assured Data Protection
Creative ITC
Espria
Everything Tech
LIttlefish Group
Managed247
Opus Technology
Redcentric
Transputec Ltd
Cybersecurity Reseller/Partner of the Year
Air IT Group
CloudClevr Limited
Performanta
SCC
Sereno IT Support
Vizst Technology
Public Sector Partner of the Year
Charterhouse Group
Converge Technology Solutions
Node4
Redcentric
SCC
Trustmarque Ultima
Rising Star Award
C4C Group
CloudClevr Limited
EquiTech Group Ltd
Robinscroft
Sereno IT Support
Simply Techspace
Reseller of the Year (up to £100m)
CNNECT
Codestone
ET Works
Hampshire Business Computers
Intelisense IT Limited
Saepio Solutions
Vizst
Reseller of the Year (£101m+)
Academia
Advania UK
Ricoh UK
SCC
Trustmarque Ultima