Entering companies /organisations must be based and/or operating within the readership circulation area of the Grantham Journal.

Entering companies and businesses can be sole traders, a private or public limited company, a partnership or limited liability partnership, a business unit within a company, or a not-for-profit organisation.

Award sponsors are permitted to enter all categories except those they are sponsoring. Maximum of 2 entries per business.

Entries must be submitted by a person authorised to do so.

All questions on the entry form must be answered to fully qualify for judging. Incomplete entry forms will be eliminated. All entry information will be treated in confidence.

The judges reserve the right to move entrants from one category to another if they believe it to be appropriate.

Supporting information should form a key part of the entry evidence and specifically relate to the questions being asked. 

All entries will be judged by independent and impartial judges, often linked to the sponsoring businesses, whose decisions are final. Judges agree in advance to declare any conflicts of interest.

Employees of Iliffe Media Group are not permitted to nominate and have no input or influence on the judges' decisions.

Winning entries will be awarded at a glittering black-tie dinner event on Friday, November 21, 2025, Arena UK, Allington.

Finalists will be provided with an opportunity to purchase tickets for colleagues, friends, and family.

Entrants will be expected to protect those aspects of their business that may be patentable, registerable or otherwise secret and governed by intellectual property, copyright, or similar legislation.

Winning entrants will be requested to participate in post-award events and publicity.  

The organisers reserve the right to publicise the results of the competition and use winning entrants in press releases and case study coverage.  

It is a condition of entry that entrants will cooperate with the media. 

Winners may refer to the competition in their publicity material following approval by the organisers. 

The organisers reserve the right to withdraw any award given should it be discovered that an entry contains false information. The organisers may audit any information supplied in your entry. 

The closing date for submission of this entry is strictly 5 pm, Friday, September 5, 2025. 

By submitting your entry, you signify your acceptance of the above terms and conditions.

• Ticket Purchase

            All ticket sales are final once confirmed. Tickets are non-transferable unless agreed in writing by the event organisers.

• Cancellations & Refunds

            If you need to cancel your ticket(s), please notify us in writing as soon as possible.

            Cancellations made more than 14 days before the event date will be eligible for a refund at the event organisers' discretion.

            Cancellations made within 14 days of the event will not be eligible for a refund, due to pre-event costs and commitments.

• Event Changes

            In the unlikely event that the date, time, or venue of the event changes, we will notify all ticket holders as soon as possible             and honour all purchased tickets.

• Event Cancellation by Organisers

            If the event is cancelled by the organisers, a full refund will be issued to all ticket holders.

• Behaviour & Conduct

            All attendees are expected to behave respectfully. The organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or remove individuals             whose behaviour is deemed inappropriate.

• Contact

            For any ticket-related enquiries, please contact us at events@iliffemedia.co.uk.