The British Coatings Federation (BCF) announced the shortlisted entries for the 2023 Awards. Following a series of judging days conducted by an independent panel of judges in each category, they have reached a carefully selected shortlist from a wide variety of high-quality entries.
The winners will be announced at the Awards dinner on Thursday, October 19 at The Grand Hotel in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Sustainable Innovation, Multinational Award Shortlist
Organik Kimya
Sun Chemical
Siegwerk
BASF plc
AkzoNobel
Sustainable Innovation, SME Shortlist
Little Greene
Terrafend
Race to Net Zero Award Shortlist
Crown Paints
BASF plc
GDB Paint & Coatings
Customer Service Award Shortlist
AkzoNobel - Dulux
Crown Paints
Pulse Printing Products
Excellence in Training Award Shortlist
HMG Paints
AkzoNobel
Anstey Wallpaper
AkzoNobel – Dulux
Diversity and Inclusion Award Shortlist
PPG
Sherwin-Williams
Young Leader of the Year Award Shortlist
Molly Kershaw, PPG Architectural Coatings UK&I
Nathan Featherstone, hubergroup UK
James Davis, A-Chem Limited Chris Morton, Crown Paints
Olly Sheppard, Pulse Printing Products
Corporate Social Responsibility Award Shortlist
Banner Chemicals
PPG Architectural Coatings UK
Crown Paints
Marketing Campaign of the Year Award Shortlist
Farrow & Ball
HMG Paints
AkzoNobel - Dulux
Axalta Coatings Systems
Apprentice of the Year Award Shortlist
Kris Richens, AkzoNobel
Katie Sterrett, AkzoNobel
Brandon Morgan, hubergroup UK
Melissa Strowbridge, HMG Paints
Richard Morgan, AkzoNobel - Dulux
Sean Kelly, Anstey Wallpaper
Student of the Year Award Shortlist
Courtney Turner, Tor Coatings
Patrycja Zuchowska, PRA World
Rebecca Jones, Beckers
Melanie Brogden, Belzona Polymerics
The shortlisted companies for both Coatings Care Awards will be announced in September.
Bookings are now open. Information on the Award categories and how to book can be found here.
The BCF would like to thank everyone who has submitted entries for this year’s Awards, and also to the judges and this year’s sponsors: Stort Chemicals, BASF, The Paint Foundation, Verlingue, Synthomer, Xyntra, Fenton Packaging, Tronox, Crusader Vehicle Leasing and GDB International for their support.