Two new categories announced for the 2017 British Coatings Federation Awards

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) are pleased to announce that entries for their 2017 Awards are now open. New for 2017, the BCF have introduced the Young Leader of the Year Award, which will recognise an exceptional individual under the age of the age of 35 within a BCF member company who has proved to be an effective, innovative, and impactful leader. A second new addition for the year, is the Corporate Social Responsibility Award, which will be presented to a BCF member company which has clearly demonstrated an outstanding or successful charity or CSR campaign across any aspect of social responsibility.

The BCF Awards are an opportunity to showcase organisational brilliance and celebrate the achievements of BCF members and the students from their Coatings Training Institute (CTI). The winners will be announced on Thursday, November 23 at the Cranage Estate, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire.

The full list of awards categories are as follows:

Sustainable Innovation Award, sponsored by Veolia
Customer Service Award, sponsored by Bulk Meter Services
Excellence in Training Award, sponsored by Cogent skills
Young Leader of the Year Award – New for 2017, sponsored by Fenton Packaging
Corporate Social Responsibility Award – New for 2017
Student of the Year Award, sponsored by Synthomer
Coatings Care Progress Award
Coatings Care Overall Best Performer Award

The BCF Awards are free for BCF members to enter. The deadline for submission is Friday, September 29. Entry forms and further information is available at www.coatings.org.uk/bcfawards