Entry deadline extended for SIBA Business Awards 2025
The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today extended the closing date for entries into the SIBA Business Awards 2025 by two weeks, with a new closing date of 16th February 2025.
The SIBA Business Awards seek to congratulate excellence in the brewing industry across a variety of categories, from pump clip, can and bottle design, to efforts taken by brewers to make their business more sustainable, innovative or diverse, as well as naming the UK’s best pubs, bars and retailers of beer from independent breweries. The awards this year include a new ‘Diversity Champion of the Year’ award category in partnership with social enterprise, Women On Tap CIC.
The new award celebrates independent breweries who have made equity, diversity and inclusivity a central part of their business – be that with a focus on gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic background, disability, neurodiversity, or age. The winner will need to demonstrate an authentic commitment to creating a diverse workplace alongside tangible positive outcomes for your business and team. With judges especially looking for schemes, policies, campaigns or other initiatives that can inspire the wider industry to follow suit.
Another change for 2025 is the renaming of the ‘Empowering People’ Award, which will be known as the Employer of the Year award moving forwards. SIBA say the new name brings it in line with the Brewers’ Brewer of the Year, Brewery of the Year, Supplier Associate of the Year and new Diversity Champion of the Year awards in the awards line up.
The SIBA Business Awards 2025 are judged by a panel of industry experts and presented at the UK’s biggest beer and brewing event – BeerX UK in Liverpool, March 2025. For more information about the awards visit www.siba.co.uk/businessawards
SIBA Business Awards 2025
Marketing Implementation
Sustainable Business
Community Engagement
Best Individual Design
Best Concept Design
Business Innovation
Commercial Achievement
Best Collaboration
Diversity Champion of the Year (New)
Employer of the Year (Formerly ‘Empowering People’)
UK’s Best New Independent Craft Brewery
UK’s Best Independent Brewery Taproom
UK’s Best Independent Brewery Webshop
UK’s Best Independent Beer Retailer
UK’s Best Independent Beer Bar or Pub – City
UK’s Best Independent Beer Bar or Pub – Rural
Brewers’ Brewer of the Year (Brewer nominated)
Supplier Associate of the year (Brewer nominated)
