TechWorks Awards and Gala Dinner 2024

The TechWorks Awards provide a fantastic showcase for excellence in the fast-paced tech industry - celebrating achievements & behaviours conducive to a healthy and vibrant industry. The 2024 gala dinner and awards ceremony was hosted by comedian and guest speaker, Simon Evans last night in London and the full list of winners has now been released.

Filtronic won the prestigious TechWorks Company of the Year award and other big winners on the night included Kubos, winners of the ‘Deep Tech Startup of the Year’ award and Sergejs Leonovs from Zero Point Motion, who was crowned Young Engineer of the Year.
NMI’s heavily contested Manufacturing Supplier of the Year Award is ranked by the companies that use their services – the NMI manufacturing members, with Plessey taking home the award this year. The Cybersecurity Leadership Award was won by SkillsDA, and the new award for 2024, Entrepreneur of the Year, was won by Benjamin White of Phlux Technology Ltd.

Neil Dickins, co-founder of IC Resources, was this year's winner of the TechWorks Contribution to Industry Award. This award is given by TechWorks to an individual who has made a significant contribution to the UK tech industry. Neil is a familiar and long-serving face in the industry, and his hard work and industry commitment have made him a recognised recruitment leader in the global technology community.

TechWorks Awards Full List of 2024 Winners

• Company of the Year Award : Sponsored by IC Resources – Winner- Filtronic : VIDEO
• Contribution to Industry Award – Winner – Neil Dickins : VIDEO
• UKESF Scholar of the Year Award : Sponsored by IC Resources – Winner – Henry Wall : VIDEO
• Design Innovation Award : Sponsored by Greene Tweed – Winner – QPT Ltd : VIDEO
• Deep Tech Startup of the Year Award : Sponsored by CSA Catapult - Winner– Kubos : VIDEO
• Young Engineer of the Year Award : Sponsored by PTW Group  - Winner– Sergejs Leonovs : VIDEO
• Manufacturer of the Year Award : Sponsored by ZEISS - Winner– Plessey : VIDEO
• ChipStart of the Year Award – Mint Neuro : VIDEO
• Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Winner– Benjamin White – Phlux Technology Ltd : VIDEO
• Supplier of the Year Award : Sponsored by STL Semiconductor – Winner – RF Global Solutions : VIDEO
• Cybersecurity Leadership Award – Winner – SkillsDA : VIDEO
• Technology Breakthrough Award : Sponsored by Cadence – Winner – Finchetto : VIDEO
• Automotive Systems Innovation Award – Winner – Oxford RF Ltd : VIDEO

Charles Sturman, CEO of TechWorks commented, “Congratulations to all the remarkable companies and individuals who won an award this year. We are always delighted with not only the volume but the quality of entrants for the awards and thanks to all the judges who helped us review these and decide on the worthy winners.
The awards have uncovered some truly ground-breaking businesses and inspirational individuals. We would like to thank all our sponsors and everyone who attended the awards last night”

TechWorks is an industry association at the core of the UK deep tech community with an ambition to harness the country's fantastic engineering and innovation to develop its position as a global technology super-power. The association was formed in response to changing dynamics in the industry with the ambition to significantly enhance the UK as a leading node in the global technology development ecosystem.

Company of the Year Award - Andreea Vasiliu (VAT),  Tudor Williams, Nat Eddington, Mark Black (all Filtronic) and Neil Dickins (IC Resources)

Contribution to Industry Award - Gerry Thurgood (Thermco Systems), Neil Dickins (IC Resources) and John Moor (CCO TechWorks/MD IoTSF)