The Association Excellence Awards 2021

Recognising and rewarding the hard-won achievements of trade bodies, professionals membership organisations and associations

  • UK ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
    • Association of British Insurers
    • Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
    • Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
    • Health Food Manufacturers’ Association
    • National Association of Funeral Directors
    • Railway Industry Association
    • Emerging Payments Association
    • National Residential Landlords Association
  • BEST ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP
    • The Pensions Management Institute – Senior Leadership Team
    • Chartered Institute of Public Relations – Senior Leadership Team
    • Society for Education and Training – Martin Reid
    • Railway Industry Association – Darren Caplan, Chief Executive
    • Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors – Dr Noorzaman Rashid Chief Executive
  • BEST ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE (CIRCULATION UNDER 25,000)
    • National Hair & Beauty Federation – Salon Focus
    • National Association of Funeral Directors – Funeral Director Monthly
    • Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals – Professional in Payroll, Pensions & Reward
    • Society for Education and Training – inTuition
    • Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy – Public Finance
    • International Institute of Risk and Safety Management – The Sentinel
  • BEST ASSOCIATION MAGAZINE (CIRCULATION OVER 25,000)
    • Nautilus International – Nautilus Telegraph
    • National Residential Landlords Association – Property
    • Chartered Management Institute
    • Institution of Occupational Safety and Health – IOSH magazine
    • The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries – The Actuary
    • British Safety Council – Safety Management
  • BEST ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER BLOG OR ONLINE RESOURCE
    • ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) – Accounting & Business
    • Chartered Management Institute – Better Managers
    • The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health – ioshmagazine.com
    • International Hydropower Association – Hydropower Today
    • European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance – COVID-19 Resource Hub
  • BEST ASSOCIATION PARTNERSHIP OR COLLABORATION
    • National Association of Funeral Directors – Creation of the Deceased Management Advisory Group during COVID-19
    • The Royal College of Physicians – Trillium
    • (ISC)² – (ISC)² and D2L
    • National Council for Voluntary Organisations – NCVO and Croner
    • International Compliance Association – Partnership with the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore
    • Foodservice Equipment Association – FEA and Trees for Cities
    • • Belgian Association of Marketing – OFCORES and BAM
  • BEST ASSOCIATION TEAM
    • Association for Project Management – Service Innovation
    • Association of British Insurers – Member Relations, Partnerships and Events team
    • Foodservice Equipment Association – All Staff
    • The Pensions Management Institute – Senior Leadership Team
    • The Meetings Industry Association – Meetings Industry Association Team
    • Chartered Institute of Public Relations – All staff
    • Association of Corporate Treasurers – All staff
  • BEST COVID-19 CRISIS RESPONSE (UNDER 4,000 MEMBERS)
    • Independent Healthcare Providers Network – covid19 response
    • Civil Enforcement Association – Post-lockdown Covid-19 Support Plan
    • The Manufacturing Technologies Association – MTA Wellbeing
    • Builders Merchants Federation – BMF Covid 19 Crisis Response
    • Railway Industry Association – PR & PA and Policy
    • Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors – Covid-19
  • BEST COVID-19 CRISIS RESPONSE (OVER 4,001 MEMBERS)
    • Public Relations and Communications Association – Leadership, industry support, communications, groups, member engagement, training, events
    • National Hair & Beauty Federation – COVID-19
    • ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) – Accountancy
    • The British Dietetic Association – Communications
    • Emerging Payments Association – Membership Community
    • International Compliance Association – The whole organisation
    • British Safety Council – The whole organisation
  • BEST DIGITAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN
    • Innovate Finance – Innovation in Finance
    • EIT Health InnoStars – "Making Connections" Platform Digital Marketing campaign
    • Bathroom Manufacturers Association – BMA multimedia content strategy
    • International Hydropower Association – IHA's 25th Anniversary Digital Marketing Campaign
    • SolarPower Europe – “Shine On” digital series
    • National Hair & Beauty Federation – Hair & Beauty Matters – COVID19 Response
    • The Royal Town Planning Institute – Plan The World We Need
  • BEST LOBBYING CAMPAIGN OR ADVANCEMENT OF A CAUSE DURING COVID-19 (UNDER 500 MEMBERS)
    • Solar Heat Europe/ESTIF – The European Solar Thermal Industry Pledge – Delivering a Green Recovery
    • The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union – Uniting for Diversity
    • SolarPower Europe – Renewable Hydrogen
    • Health Food Manufacturers’ Association – Natural Products Industry and HealthyDoesIt
    • Railway Industry Association – RIA's Lobbying Campaign during COVID-19
    • TEC Services Association – To maintain TEC services to the 4.5m vulnerable and shielding and raise awareness of technology and its service delivery in the wider health & care network
  • BEST LOBBYING CAMPAIGN OR ADVANCEMENT OF A CAUSE DURING COVID-19 (OVER 500 MEMBERS)
    • ENT UK – Campaigns for Public Health England
    • The Royal Town Planning Institute – Plan The World We Need
    • British Pest Control Association – Pest management is essential: achieving key worker status during Covid-19
    • National Residential Landlords Association – Calls for financial support for rented sector
    • Nautilus International – Supporting seafarers through the COVID-19 crisis
    • National Association of Funeral Directors – Making sure bereaved people could attend funeral services
  • BEST MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT DURING COVID-19 (UNDER 800 MEMBERS)
    • Independent Healthcare Providers Network – Covid-19 response
    • European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance – Covid-19 Resource Hub
    • The Manufacturing Technologies Association
    • Association of British Insurers – ABI Membership & Associate Membership Programme
    • Builders Merchants Federation – Getting Merchants Back to Business
    • Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television – Best Membership Support During Covid-19
    • British Pest Control Association – Covid-19 Membership Support Initiative
    • The Association of Real Estate Funds – Overall support of our members during Covid-19
    • Wood Recyclers’ Association – Covid-19 – Member Support
    • Railway Industry Association – Coronavirus Response
  • BEST MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT DURING COVID-19 (800 – 5,000 MEMBERS)
    • British Thoracic Society – Provision of ad-hoc professional guidance and resources to healthcare professionals
    • The Grain and Feed Trade Association – Covid Response
    • ENT UK – Information campaign to support membership and improve conditions during COVID-19 pandemic
    • World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)
    • National Association of Funeral Directors – Support for the funeral profession during COVID-19
    • Union for International Cancer Control – Virtualisation of the business with strengthened membership focus
    • Hire Association Europe and Event Hire Association – Membership Support During Covid-19
    • British Independent Retailers Association
  • BEST MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT DURING COVID-19 (5,001+ MEMBERS)
    • Public Relations and Communications Association
    • National Hair & Beauty Federation – COVID-19
    • The Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy – CIPFA
    • Country Land and Business Association – Crisis response to COVID-19
    • The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development – CIPD Coronavirus Hub 
    • Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals - The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
    • National Residential Landlords Association – Covid response
    • Nautilus International – Supporting seafarers through the COVID-19 crisis
    • Federation of Small Businesses – Coronavirus webinar series
    • Society for Education and Training – Covid support initiative
  • BEST ONLINE LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
    • The Pensions Management Institute – PMI qualifications
    • The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – The ACCA CBE Practice Platform
    • British Pest Control Association – Bugs in the system – pest control training goes virtual
    • Emerging Payments Association – Payment 101, Payments Compliance Training Programme and iFinance Academy
    • Institution of Mechanical Engineers/Think – EngRec – Virtual recruitment platform
  • BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • Emerging Payments Association
    • Royal College of Physicians – RCP Player
    • Federation of Master Builders – FMB website & members area (MyFMB)
    • SolarPower Europe – “Shine On” digital series
    • The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising – The Virtuous Circle of Engagement: using engagement scoring to maximise member value
    • Royal College of General Practitioners – Observe GP
  • BEST ASSOCIATION VIRTUAL EVENT (UNDER 700 DELEGATES)
    • EUROGAS - Eurogas Annual Conference ‘A single pathway to 2050?’
    • The Society for Education and Training - SET Conference 2020
    • Association of Corporate Treasurers – NOT the Annual Dinner
    • Chartered Institute of Public Relations - Annual Conference: Communications leadership in a new world
    • Association of British Insurers - Annual Conference
    • Advertising Association, IPA & ISBA – RESET 2021
    • Independent Publishers Guild - The Virtual Spring Conference
    • Professional Publishers Association - Independent Publisher Conference & Awards
  • BEST ASSOCIATION VIRTUAL EVENT (OVER 700 DELEGATES)
    • Association for Project Management - Think Differently: redefining Diversity in Projects
    • Association of Corporate Treasurers – ACT Annual Conference
    • European Computer Vision Association and British Machine Vision Association - The European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) 2020 Online
    • Institute of Marine Engineering Science and Technology - IMarEST Annual Conference
    • Institution of Mechanical Engineers - ENGREC LIVE 2020
    • International Compliance Association - ICA’s annual conference
    • Royal College of Physicians - Annual Conference: Medicine 2021
    • Emerging Payments Association - The Emerging Payments Awards
    • British Veterinary Nursing Association - BVNA 47th Annual Congress
  • INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE YEAR
    • American Chamber of Commerce to the EU
    • ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)
    • SolarPower Europe
    • International Association for Broadcast & Media Technology
    • Eurogas
    • International Hydropower Association