The Stationers’ Company unveils shortlist for 2026 Innovation Excellence Awards

Published: 22 Jul 2026

London, UK – 22 July 2026 – The Stationers’ Company has unveiled the shortlist for its 2026 Innovation Excellence Awards, recognising outstanding innovation, creativity and business excellence across the communications, content, publishing, packaging, manufacturing and technology sectors.

Winners will be announced at a special awards lunch on Friday 23rd October 2026 at Stationers’ Hall, London, where industry leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs will come together to celebrate groundbreaking achievements and emerging talent.

This year’s event will feature a keynote address from Dr Nikita Kanani MBE, Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer at Aneira Health. Practising GP and former Medical Director of Primary Care at NHS England, she helped lead the NHS through the Covid-19 pandemic and oversaw delivery of the UK’s largest vaccination programme, bringing unique insight into championing innovation and transformation at scale.

Reflecting the awards’ commitment to nurturing future innovators, graduates from the Royal College of Art’s School of Communication will showcase a selection of projects exploring ideas and technologies shaping the future of the creative industries.

Speaking about this year’s shortlist, Vida Barr-Jones, Co-Chair of the Innovation Excellence Awards, said: “This year’s shortlist reflects the extraordinary innovation taking place across the industries represented by The Stationers’ Company. From ambitious startups to established businesses, the finalists have demonstrated outstanding creativity and innovation.

“The quality of entries made judging exceptionally competitive and we are grateful to everyone who took the time to enter. We are delighted to recognise the organisations that have reached the shortlist and look forward to celebrating their achievements when the winners are announced in October."

The shortlisted organisations for the 2026 Innovation Excellence Awards are:

Business Process:

• Bakers

• Fantom Factory

• Hahnemühle

• Koenig & Bauer Vision & Protection

• Rebel Stationery

• Romax Marketing & Distribution Ltd

• Shachihata EU

• Westchester Publishing Services

Communications & Engagement:

• Barley Communications

• Brainz Digital

• Inkara.io

• Publishers Association

• The Mills Fabrica

• Thomas's London Day Schools

Customer Experience:

• Class Professional

• CircularBox Solutions

• Eat with Mabel Limited (trading as Mabel)

• Kids Invent Stuff

• OMG Center Ltd

• Romax Marketing & Distribution Ltd

• Shachihata EU

• Thomas's London Day Schools

• Viktrs Ltd

Education Technology:

• Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited

• Class Professional

• Enterprise Skills Ltd

• Habitat Learn Group Limited

• More Handwriting

• Oodlü

Manufacturing:

• CircularBox Solutions

• Clifton Packaging

• Koenig & Bauer Vision & Protection

• PulpaTronics

• Vivid Laminating Technologies

• Woolcool

Product Design:

• ACCO Brands

• CircularBox Solutions

• Chespa

• Clifton Packaging

• Koenig & Bauer Vision & Protection

• PulpaTronics

• Woolcool

Startup

• CircularBox Solutions

• Eat with Mabel Limited (trading as Mabel)

• Enterprise Skills Ltd

• PulpaTronics

• TheNeverPress

• Viktrs Ltd

• Wingbinder Limited

For more information about the awards visit HERE. To view the full shortlist, visit HERE.