Our 2026 International Quality Awards offer an exciting, multi-sector, and multinational array of finalists, all chosen for their work in powering performance through quality. Join me at Quality Live in London to celebrate and recognise their work and look out for their stories in CQI communications.
International Quality Awards 2026 finalists and winners
We're delighted to announce the winners and finalists for the International Quality Awards 2026.
The CQI’s annual International Quality Awards celebrate quality excellence across eight categories, recognising and rewarding the contribution of quality professionals, teams and organisations worldwide. Our panel of subject-matter experts evaluates and judges the entries to ensure submissions meet the strict criteria.
We continue to see year-on-year growth with more stand-out entries than ever across all categories, including a 50% increase in submissions from our corporate partners.
With thanks to our awards partner:
| Emerging Talent | Muhammad Alhussein – Sdeira Group - Winner Charlotte Orton – Sellafield Shivam Popli – Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture Find out more about our winners here |
| Quality Professional of the Year | Dave Treadwell – Valeo - Winner Matt Fox – MBNL Karmela Palma Samson – QFCRA Karine Rackham – Sellafield Find out about our winners here |
| Digital Transformation | Abu Dhabi Housing Authority - Winners Accenture GlobalLogic (A Hitachi Group Company) Mitsubishi Electric Middle East, Africa and CIS Find out about our winners here |
| Developing Quality Talent | |
| Quality Team of the Year | National Armaments Director Group, Ministry of Defence - Winners BAT Joseph Gallagher Group Find out about our winners here |
| Quality Organisation of the Year | |
| Volunteering Impact | Nuclear Network - Winners Richard Brett Content Advisory Panel (CAP) Defence Network Scotland Networks (collective) Find out about our winners here |
The award winners were announced as part of Quality Live on Thursday, 25 June in London. The winners of the CQI Volunteering Impact Award and Outstanding Contribution to Quality Management Practice were also announced.
Congratulations to all our finalists, and thank you to everyone who submitted their applications.
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Want to know more about this year's judges? Find out more here