FAQs

The entry deadline is midnight on Friday 4th October 2024

It is FREE to enter the HPM Awards.

There is no limit on the number of entries you may submit. However, you should avoid duplicating entries across multiple categories instead, tailor the entry specifically to the criteria of the category you are entering.

Yes, although their permission must be obtained. You will be asked to provide contact details of a senior person at the organisation. We may or may not contact this person.

Once you have submitted your entries they will be processed by the awards team, ready for judging. You will be contacted once the judging has taken place to let you know if you have made the shortlist.

The winners will be announced at the HPM Awards on Thursday 13th February 2025 at the prestigious Midland Hotel in central Manchester. This is a day-time awards event.

Sponsorship of the awards is possible.

Please visit the sponsorship section of the website for more details or email Steve Perry.

The main component of your entry is the entry document. All key information listed in the criteria for the category needs to be in the entry document and not in the supporting material. Supporting material is optional and may be submitted in addition to the entry document. It should be used to illustrate/demonstrate what is in the entry document. Whilst supporting material is important and helpful to the judges, we ask that you keep these documents to a reasonable amount.

Please note that MA Business (publisher of HPM Magazine and organiser of HPM Awards) will not be held accountable for loss or damage to supporting material in the physical form.

Maximise your brand’s visibility, increase credibility, boost staff morale and win more business.

The PR opportunities that come with making the shortlist, or even winning a category, mean your business will be in the spotlight for all the right reasons.

The awards are free to enter and if your company or product is lucky enough to make the hotly contested shortlist, you’ll immediately benefit from the publicity surrounding this announcement through HPM magazine.

Winning one of the categories can open doors to getting new contracts, identify new supply channels and help break into new markets.

Comments from the experienced panel of judges from within the industry about why you won can be used as quotes in press releases, and add the award logo to your website and other marketing materials.