Finalists

Congratulations to all the finalists for this year’s Channel Champions Awards who are listed below. The winners will be announced at our unique alfresco awards luncheon which will again be staged in the ground of Regents University in Regents Park, London on July 7th.

To book your place at the 2022 Channel Champions finals day email Heather Miles at hmiles@bpl-business.com

RESELLER AWARDS

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Best Reseller Sales & Account Management Team

  • Cloud Voice & Data
  • Enreach
  • Global4
  • ICE Comms
  • Lily Comms
  • Mobliciti
  • Mtech Communications
  • Prestige Telecom Group

Best Reseller Marketing Team

  • Chrome Telecom
  • Enreach
  • Fibre1
  • Focus Group
  • ICE Comms
  • Mobliciti
  • Mtech Communications
  • Redsquid

Best Reseller Technical Support & Engineering Team

  • Assured Data Protection
  • Cloud Voice & Data
  • Enreach
  • FourNet
  • Global4
  • Lily Comms
  • Start Communications

Best Reseller Sales Support Team

  • Cloud Voice & Data
  • Enreach
  • Fidelity Group
  • Jigsaw 24

Best Reseller Executive Leadership Team

  • Fidelity Group
  • ICE Comms
  • V4 Cloud

Best Reseller Billing & Finance Team

  • Enreach
  • Fidelity Group
  • Global4
  • Mobliciti
  • Network Communications Group
  • Redsquid
  • Start Communications

Best Reseller People and Culture Team

  • Cloud Voice & Data
  • Enreach
  • Global4
  • ICE Comms
  • Jigsaw 24
  • Lily Comms
  • Prestige Telecom Group
  • Rydal Group

VENDOR/
DISTRIBUTOR
AWARDS

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Best Vendor/Distributor Sales & Account Management Team

  • CityFibre
  • Eclipse Wholesale
  • Gamma
  • Giganet
  • ProVu Communications
  • Union Street Technologies
  • Virtual1

Best Vendor/Distributor Marketing Team

  • CityFibre
  • Full Fibre
  • Gamma
  • Giganet
  • Inform Billing
  • ProVu Communications
  • TelcoSwitch
  • Union Street Technologies
  • Virgin Media Business
  • Virtual1

Best Vendor/Distributor Technical Support & Engineering Team

  • NEOS
  • ProVu Communications
  • Virtual1

Best Vendor/Service Provider Sales Support Team

  • CityFibre
  • Digital Wholesale Solutions
  • Gamma
  • Virgin Media Business

Best Vendor/Distributor Executive Leadership Team

  • Full Fibre
  • Virtual1
  • VOIP Unlimited
  • Wire Tech

Best Vendor/Distributor People and Culture Team

  • CityFibre
  • Full Fibre
  • Giganet
  • Glide
  • Virgin Media Business
  • Virtual1
  • Wildix

SERVICE PROVIDER AWARDS

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Best Service Provider Sales & Account Management Team

  • Cloudcell Technologies
  • NTA
  • Pangea
  • Spitfire
  • Voiceflex
  • Zest4

Best Service Provider Marketing Team

  • Digital Wholesale Solutions
  • Pangea
  • Spitfire
  • Zest4

Best Service Provider Engineering and Technical Support Team

  • Cloudcell Technologies
  • Fidelity Group
  • IPNetix
  • NTA
  • Pangea
  • Spitfire

Best Service Provider Executive Leadership Team

  • Pangea
  • Zest4

Best Service Provider Billing & Finance Team

  • NTA
  • Zest4

Best Service Provider People and Culture Team

  • Digital Wholesale Solutions
  • Giacom
  • Zest4

SPECIAL AWARDS

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Apprentice Champions

  • IPNetix
  • KSM Telecom
  • Lily Comms
  • Redsquid
  • Rydal Group

Event Champions

  • BT Wholesale
  • Gamma
  • Mobliciti
  • Union Street Technologies
  • Virtual1
  • Zen

Charity Champions

  • Lily Comms
  • Redsquid
  • Start Communications

Reseller Sales & Account Management Team

Who should enter? Sales /Account Management teams operating in a UK dealer/reseller/VAR or SI business

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement against KPIs, a readiness to rapidly grasp and sell new solutions and technologies and has provided exemplary account management.

Reseller Marketing Team

Who should enter? Marketing teams operating in a UK dealer/reseller/VAR or SI business.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for the company, and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.

Reseller Technical Support & Engineering Team

Who should enter? Technical Support/Engineering teams operating in a UK dealer/reseller/VAR or SI business.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) in providing customers with exemplary service, has gone the extra mile when necessary, has explained complex problems in simple language, has educated end users respectfully, has worked calmly and effectively to deadline and has been dedicated to problem resolution.

Reseller Sales Support Team

Who should enter? Sales support teams operating in a UK dealer/reseller/VAR or SI business.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a sales support team that takes on day-to-day activities that help free up sales teams. These would include prospect calling, tracking sales targets, answering calls, research, diary management, providing marketing collateral. processing orders and managing correspondence.

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Reseller Executive Leadership Team

Who should enter? Executive leaderships teams operating in a UK dealer/reseller/VAR or SI business.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a leadership team that has demonstrated the following qualities: Honestly and openly given staff clear goals and shaped growth plans and objectives accordingly; provided positive training, motivation and incentives; dealt with issues quickly and objectively; identified and helped any struggling staff members; has created a high quality and stimulating work environment; and unlocked staff potential.

Reseller Billing & Finance Team

Who should enter? Billing and finance teams operating in a UK dealer/reseller/VAR or SI business.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a billing and finance team that has demonstrated the following qualities: Ensured bill runs are managed precisely, effectively and on time; has fully understood the operations within an organisation and the challenges colleagues face; has acted professionally and effectively as an ambassador of the business; provided accurate financial numbers to aid forecasting, cashflow etc; and has participated in key deals when necessary.

Reseller People and Culture Team

Who should enter? People and culture teams operating in a UK dealer/reseller/VAR or SI business.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from an HR or management team that has developed an energetic, positive, and healthy business culture in which people can develop and thrive. The judges will be especially interested to see how companies have maintained a healthy culture during the pandemic, with so many staff working remotely.

Vendor Sales & Account Management Team

Who should enter? Sales /Account Management teams operating within any UK based vendor organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement against KPIs, a readiness to rapidly grasp and sell new solutions and technologies and evidence of exemplary channel account management.

Vendor Marketing Team

Who should enter? Marketing teams operating within any UK based vendor, supplier, or network operator addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for the company, and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.

Vendor Technical Support & Engineering Team

Who should enter? Technical Support/Engineering teams operating within any UK based vendor, supplier, or network operator addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a team that has provided channel customers with exemplary service, has gone the extra mile when necessary, has explained complex problems in simple language, has educated channel partners respectfully, has worked calmly and effectively to deadlines, and has been dedicated to problem resolution.

Vendor Sales Support Team

Who should enter? Sales support teams operating within any UK based vendor, supplier, or network operator addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a sales support team that takes on day-to-day activities that help free up sales teams. These would include prospect calling, tracking sales targets, answering calls, research, diary management, providing marketing collateral. processing orders and managing correspondence.

Vendor Executive Leadership Team

Who should enter? Executive leaderships teams operating within any UK based vendor, supplier, or network operator addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a leadership team that has demonstrated the following qualities: Honestly and openly given staff clear goals and shaped growth plans and objectives accordingly; provided positive training, motivation and incentives; dealt with issues quickly and objectively; identified and helped any struggling staff members; has created a high quality and stimulating work environment; and unlocked staff potential.

Vendor Billing and Finance Team

Who should enter? Billing and finance teams operating within any UK based vendor, supplier, or network operator addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a billing and finance team that has demonstrated the following qualities: Ensured bill runs are managed precisely, effectively and on time; has fully understood the operations with an organisation and the challenges colleagues face; has acted professionally and effectively as an ambassador of the business; provided accurate financial numbers to aid forecasting, cashflow etc.; participated in key deals when necessary.

Vendor People and Culture Team

Who should enter? People and culture teams operating within any UK based vendor, supplier, or network operator addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from an HR or management team that has developed an energetic, positive, and healthy business culture in which people can develop and thrive. The judges will be especially interested to see how companies have maintained a healthy culture during the pandemic, with so many staff working remotely.

Service Provider Sales & Account Management Team

Who should enter? Sales /Account Management teams operating within any UK based service provider organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement against KPIs, a readiness to rapidly grasp and sell new solutions and technologies and exemplary channel account management.

Service Provider Marketing Team

Who should enter? Marketing teams operating within any UK based service provider organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for the company, and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.

Service Provider Technical Support & Engineering Team

Who should enter? Technical Support/Engineering teams operating within any UK based service provider organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a team that has provided channel customers with exemplary service, has gone the extra mile when necessary, has explained complex problems in simple language, has educated channel partners respectfully, has worked calmly and effectively to deadlines, and has been dedicated to problem resolution.

Service Provider Sales Support Team

Who should enter? Sales support teams operating within any UK based service provider organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a sales support team that takes on day-to-day activities that help free up sales teams. These would include prospect calling, tracking sales targets, answering calls, research, diary management, providing marketing collateral. processing orders and managing correspondence.

Service Provider Executive Leadership Team

Who should enter? Executive leaderships teams operating within any UK based service provider organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a leadership team that has demonstrated the following qualities: Honestly and openly given staff clear goals and shaped growth plans and objectives accordingly; provided positive training, motivation and incentives; dealt with issues quickly and objectively; identified and helped any struggling staff members; has created a high quality and stimulating work environment; and unlocked staff potential.

Service Provider Billing & Finance Team

Who should enter? Billing and finance teams operating within any UK based service provider organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a billing and finance team that has demonstrated the following qualities: Ensured bill runs are managed precisely, effectively and on time; has fully understood the operations with an organisation and the challenges colleagues face; has acted professionally and effectively as an ambassador of the business; provided accurate financial numbers to aid forecasting, cashflow etc ; participated in key deals when necessary.

Service Provider People and Culture Team

Who should enter? People and culture teams operating within any UK service provider organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from an HR or management team that has developed an energetic, positive, and healthy business culture in which people can develop and thrive. The judges will be especially interested to see how companies have maintained a healthy culture during the pandemic, with so many staff working remotely.

Distributor Sales & Account Management Team

Who should enter? Sales /Account Management teams operating within any UK based distributor organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) against KPIs, a readiness to rapidly grasp and sell new solutions and technologies and has provided exemplary channel account management.

Distributor Marketing Team

Who should enter? Marketing teams operating within any UK based comms, IT or mobile distributor organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) in developing and protecting the company brand, generating leads for the company, and creating a strong client and market profile via traditional and new media methodologies.

Distributor Technical Support & Engineering Team

Who should enter? Technical Support/Engineering teams operating within any UK based distributor organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a team that has provided channel customers with exemplary service, has gone the extra mile when necessary, has explained complex problems in simple language, has educated channel partners respectfully, has worked calmly and effectively to deadlines, and has been dedicated to problem resolution.

Distributor Sales Support Team

Who should enter? Sales support teams operating within any UK based distributor organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a sales support team that takes on day-to-day activities that help free up sales teams. These would include prospect calling, tracking sales targets, answering calls, research, diary management, providing marketing collateral. processing orders and managing correspondence.

Distributor Executive Leadership Team

Who should enter? Executive leaderships teams operating within any UK based service distributor organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a leadership team that has demonstrated the following qualities: Honestly and openly given staff clear goals and shaped growth plans and objectives accordingly; provided positive training, motivation and incentives; dealt with issues quickly and objectively; identified and helped any struggling staff members; has created a high quality and stimulating work environment; and unlocked staff potential.

Distributor Billing and Finance Team

Who should enter? Billing and finance teams operating within any UK based distributor organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from a billing and finance team that has demonstrated the following qualities: Ensured bill runs are managed precisely, effectively and on time; has fully understood the operations with an organisation and the challenges colleagues face; has acted professionally and effectively as an Ambassador of the business; provided accurate financial numbers to aid forecasting, cashflow etc ; participated in key deals when necessary.

Distributor People and Culture Team

Who should enter? People and culture teams operating within any UK distributor organisation addressing the ICT channel.

The judges will be looking for a consistent record of achievement (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) from an HR or management team that has developed an energetic, positive, and healthy business culture in which people can develop and thrive. The judges will be especially interested to see how companies have maintained a healthy culture during the pandemic, with so many staff working remotely.

Apprenticeship Champions

Who should enter? Dealers, Resellers, VARs, Systems Integrators, Service Providers, Distributors, Vendors, Carriers operating in the UK ICT industry.

This award will go to the company that (between March 1st, 2021 and March 1st, 2022) has introduced, developed, or enhanced its own apprentice/training scheme and has provided genuine opportunities for young people to enter the ICT industry and nurture their talents.

Event Champions

Who should enter? Dealers, Resellers, VARs, Systems Integrators, Service Providers, Distributors, Vendors, Carriers operating in the UK ICT industry.

This award will go the company that has conceived, managed and successful implemented its own customer or partner event (between March 1st 2021 and March 1st 2022) which has delivered measurable ROI and a quality pipeline of business.

Charity Champions

Who should enter? Dealers, Resellers, VARs, Systems Integrators, Service Providers, Distributors, Vendors, Carriers operating in the UK ICT industry.

The judges will be looking for a dynamic, creative and successful charity or fundraising campaign (run between March 1st 2021 and March 1st 2022) that has delivered demonstrable results in terms of monies raised for the partner charity, staff involvement and motivation and profile raising in the industry or local community.