Aico has announced that its biennial Community Awards are now open for entries, ahead of its awards ceremony at the ICC in Birmingham on 16 April 2026, hosted by Carl Jones from Shropshire Business Live TV.
Aico’s last awards in 2024 raised over £9,000 for the Electrical Industries Charity (EIC), with Aico matching the donation for a total contribution of £18,000 to the charity.
Neal Hooper, managing director, Aico, said, “We’re proud to bring our Community Awards back for 2026. These awards are about recognising the real difference individuals and organisations make every day in improving lives and communities across the UK.”
The Aico Community Awards are now open to enter (aico.co.uk/news-and-events/aico-community-awards-2026), comprising:
• Apprentice of the year
• Best distributor community initiative
• Collaborative partnership
• College initiative of the year
• CSR initiative
• Electrical contractor of the year
• Inspirational colleague of the year
• Lifetime achievement
• Neighbourhood transformation
• People’s choice
• Resident engagement
• Rising star
• Sustainability project of the year
• Woman in fire safety
Marc Redfern, managing director, Service Electrical Distributors, and winner of the ‘Best distributor community initiative’ award, said, “We don’t do social value to win awards – we do social value to give back to people who are less fortunate. Being recognised for what we do is probably one of my proudest moments in business.”
