HOW THE SHORTLISTING PROCESS WORKS

• Carried out by an independent team of businesspeople from across the county, including category sponsors
• The Chamber staff play no part in the shortlisting process
• Entries are assessed against the published award criteria
• A maximum of 10 points are available for each of the requested areas
• A maximum of 10 further points are allocated for overall quality of the entry
• A minimum of two members of the shortlisting panel score each entry
• No-one with any conflict of interest in a particular category is permitted to help shortlist those entries
• The decision of the shortlisting panel is final
• All entries will be acknowledged by the Chamber, and all entrants will be told whether they have been successful in the shortlisting process
• Shortlisted finalists will be announced by Shropshire Chamber ahead of the judging process, and all information is confidential and embargoed until that date

The Judging Process

Other important notes:

• Judges must ensure all finalists have the one hour allocated for their finalist visit appointment.
• Judging of all categories will take place over the course of one working week excluding Company of the Year which will be the following week.
• No-one with any conflict of interest in a particular category is permitted to be involved in the judging panel.
• Finalists will be assessed against the published category criteria.
• The decision of the judging panel is final.
• Winners will be announced at the awards event on June 19th 2026, and all information is confidential and embargoed until that date.
• Judges stated on the website for categories are subject to conflict of intertest – Amend to read Judges stated on the website may have category changes post publishing due to conflict of interest.