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, Kate Howell and Vida Barr-Jones, Co-chairs 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
