At this year’s UKWA (UK Warehousing Association) Awards for Excellence Lunch, sponsored by DSV, TV’s BAFTA winning celebrity host Rob Rinder took the opportunity to voice heartfelt thanks to an industry he described as ’infrastructure at its most essential, most articulate and most vital… the unsung, those we take for granted, those who make Britain work, whether Britian knows it or not.’
Announcing the eleven winners of the UKWA Awards for Excellence 2025 at the Royal Lancaster London before an audience of around 400 guests, Rob highlighted the importance of recognising organisations across the sector that too often don’t ask for credit but simply get on with the job of keeping shelves stocked and communities connected.
“Thank you for the miracles, thanks for the madness, for keeping calm and scanning barcodes while the world loses its head, for being innovative in green technologies, for quietly modelling what’s possible when this nation and communities like this act alongside each other to build something of value,” he said.
Award highlights included the announcement of software worth £10,000 by sponsor Mintsoft for the winner of the UKWA Award for Excellence in Customer Service 2025, and the presentation of the UKWA’s prestigious Chairman’s Award for outstanding contribution to warehousing, which went to David McCutcheon, founder of Bullet Express.
Describing David as one of the industry’s ‘big characters’, retiring UKWA Chair Mike Thomas said: David is a true entrepreneur, whose passion and commitment has created a highly successful business, inspiring loyalty and affection among his workforce and colleagues. As a UKWA board member he has been a strong advocate for the sector and for the Association, both in his native Scotland and across the UK. David is a worthy winner and undoubtedly represents the very best of our industry.”
Commenting on the success of the event, UKWA CEO Clare Bottle said: “Yet again, our extraordinary Awards for Excellence has proved the highlight of our year. Rob Rinder entertained and genuinely touched our audience with his blend of wicked wit and authenticity, recognising our sector as a ‘cloak wrapped around the UK economy’. We were proud to honour the exceptional talent and performance of our members and are deeply grateful to DSV and all our sponsors, including Warehouse & Logistics News and Kallikor, who enable us to put on such a superb event.
Thank you to everyone who attended, entered our UKWA Awards for Excellence, and congratulations to our wonderful winners of 2025!”
And the winners were:
- Best New Member – Sponsored by DHL
Winner – Yes! Logistics Solutions
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- Digital Innovation Project (Systems) – Sponsored by Jungheinrich
Winner – StoreFeeder
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- Technical Innovation Project (Hardware) – Sponsored by Dexory
Winner – Arvato SCM UK Ltd
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- Award for Excellence in Customer Service – Sponsored by Mintsoft
Winner – Sprint Logistics
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- Award for Excellence in Infrastructure – Sponsored by TOPREGAL UK
Winner – CIRRO Fulfillment
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- Award for Excellence in Sustainability – Sponsored by SAS Energy
Winner – ACQSYS Supply Chain
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- Award for Excellence in Value Added Services – Sponsored by Nulogy
Highly Commended – Milestone Projects
Winner – Finishing Line
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- Logistics Service Provider of the Year – Sponsored by SEGRO
Winner – Malcolm Logistics
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- Young Employee of the Year – Sponsored by Maersk
Highly Commended – Jamie Walker, DSV
Winner – Deepthi Reddy, THG Fulfil
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- Warehouse Manager of the Year – Sponsored by Aisle Master
Highly Commended – Mike Wilson, DFDS
Winner – Liam McDonough, W.H. Bowker
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- Chairman’s Award – Sponsored by DP World London Gateway
Presented to David McCutcheon, Bullet Express
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