Bangor Business Awards 2026
Categories

Honouring businesses in hospitality and tourism that deliver outstanding customer care and service excellence. Open to: pubs, bars, hotels, guest houses, cafes, restaurants, tour operators, and similar businesses.

Celebrating Bangor’s best independent retailers that stand out for exceptional service, product quality, and local engagement. Includes boutiques, specialty stores, grocers, and more.

Recognises firms in Bangor offering professional services—such as legal, consulting, accounting, marketing, IT, events or similar—demonstrating excellence in innovation, performance, and client satisfaction.

Open to both businesses and employees, this award highlights dedication to outstanding customer service, with a focus on personalised experiences and welcoming environments.

For new businesses launched since April1, 2024. Showcase your journey, market development, customer base, and future ambitions. (Rebrands not eligible)

For businesses of all sizes that have achieved measurable growth through increased sales, job creation, innovation, or new markets.

Open to individuals and companies in the creative industries—including design, arts, media, marketing, and more. Share your innovative work and creative impact.

Sponsored by: The Fusco Group

If your food-to-go business leads in flavour, quality, and service—this is your chance to shine! Tell us what sets you apart in Bangor’s vibrant food scene.

Sponsored by: EPOS NI

Recognising businesses committed to physical and mental wellness. Open to gyms, beauty salons, holistic therapists, yoga/pilates studios, physios, podiatrists and other health-focused services.

For businesses championing eco-conscious practices and sustainability. Share your story of how your business supports the environment through thoughtful and ethical initiatives.

This award honours organisations fostering a healthy, inclusive workplace culture that prioritises staff wellbeing, morale, and work-life balance.

Recognising a business or individual who has gone above and beyond to support the Bangor community.

This category recognises an outstanding organisation that demonstrates exceptional commitment to its people. It celebrates employers who create a positive, inclusive, and supportive workplace culture where employees feel valued, motivated, and empowered to thrive. The winning organisation will show excellence in areas such as employee wellbeing, professional development, diversity and inclusion, leadership, and staff engagement. They will have clear evidence of investing in their team, fostering innovation, and building a workplace that attracts and retains top talent.

This award honours businesses that trade for social or environmental purposes in the community, voluntary or social enterprise sectors.  It is to recognise the outstanding work carried out by social enterprises in Bangor to change the future of Bangor for the better.

Selected by the Judges from the finalists in all the categories (i.e. you can’t enter yourself).