The Awards and Categories

The UK Trades Awards runs categories across the full breadth of the skilled trades, from individual craftspeople and apprentices to specialist contractors and firms of the year. Whatever your trade, there is a category built for the work you do.

How the categories work

We group our awards so that like competes with like. A specialist doing exceptional work is judged against others in the same discipline, not thrown in with every trade under one giant heading. That is how a focused, brilliant firm gets a fair shot rather than being drowned out.

Categories span the trades that build and maintain the places we live and work, and they reward both the everyday brilliance and the standout one-off projects.

Trade categories

Our discipline awards cover the core trades, including building and groundworks, roofing, flooring and resin specialists, painting and decorating, cladding and external envelope, electrical, plumbing and heating, and joinery and carpentry. Each one recognises the firms and individuals setting the standard in that field.

People and firm awards

Apprentice of the Year

For the rising talent proving that the future of the trades is in good hands. This one matters to us more than most, because it is about the next generation.

Tradesperson of the Year

For an individual whose skill, reliability and standards set them apart in their field.

Trade Firm of the Year

For the company that combines outstanding workmanship with the way it treats its people, its clients and its commitments.

Project and special awards

Alongside the trade and people categories, we recognise standout projects and the qualities that make great firms great, from safety and training to customer service and community impact. These are the awards that capture the work you cannot measure in a single job.

Enter or find out more

Every category is judged on the quality of the work and the standards behind it, so it is worth understanding how our judging works before you enter. You can also read the values behind the awards and the story of how we started.