View our 2026 finalists
Here you will find the full list of finalists for the 2026 Uckfield Business Awards.
2026 Finalists
Small Business of the Year
- Adventures By
- Amira's Kitchen
- Plane Characters Productions
Best New Business
- Dropped Pin
- Forge Reformer
- The Piltdown Man
Young Employee Award
- Flo Beech
- Eryn Denz
- Elliot Key
Best Rural Business
- Bignose & Beardy
- Indulgent Ice Creams
- Vine & Dine
Best Place to Eat and Meet
- Highlands Inn
- Luxford's Restaurant
- Picture House Restaurant
Wellbeing in the Workplace
- Children with Cancer Fund
- CJ Thorne & Co
- National Trust, Sheffield Park
Retailer of the Year
- George Moss
- JF Bishops Butchers
- Kids' Stuff
Contribution to the Community
- Children's Repite Trust
- Dawson Hart Solicitors
- Mobility Audio Vision
Business Personality of the Year
- Margaret Dode-Angel
- Maria Mann
- Craig Sharples
Best Family Business
- AM Skips & Plant Hire
- CJ Thorne & Co
- Mayfield Cattery
Best Family Business
- Chris Dowling, Business Consultant & Mentor
- The Grammar Mamma
- The Highland Joker
Best Green Business
- Bignose & Beardy
- Mayfield Cattery
- Mobility Audio Vision
Investment in People Award
- Ashdown Audio Visual
- CJ Thorne & Co
- Uckfield Motor Services
Customer Service Award
- Morgan Kelly Solicitors
- Oakfield Estate Agents
- PS Tech
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Lisa Hepburn
- Chris Lawson
- Richard Thorne
