Posted to News on 2nd Dec 2025, 15:30
RS recognises industrial suppliers at annual awards event
RS has held the First Choice Supplier Awards during its annual RS Connect event. The prestigious awards recognise key industrial suppliers who go above and beyond to meet the needs of RS and its customers in fulfilling its mission to be a first-choice solutions provider.
The celebration of partnerships with strategic suppliers took place at Coventry Building Society Arena and was hosted by celebrity comedian, Miles Jupp.
There were four awards presented to suppliers linked to the RS company values of "we are one team, we deliver brilliantly, we do the right thing, and we make every day better". Those awards were:
The One Team Collaboration award - 2025 winner: CRC Industries
Doing the Right Thing for a Better World award - 2025 winner: UVEX
Innovation to Make Every Day Better award - 2025 winner: Tec Motors
We Deliver Brilliantly Together award - 2025 winner: Festo
A group of people posing for a photo
Raj Patel, managing director of RS UK and Ireland, said: "We'd like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the award winners and all of the suppliers who were nominated. The first-choice supplier awards have become a key annual event in RS UK and Ireland's calendar, getting bigger and better every year."
The awards night took place alongside RS' flagship UK event, RS Connect, where market-leading suppliers attended to showcase their offering alongside the latest RS service solutions to RS sales teams and its customers. These included innovations across automation, control, tools, electronics, PPE, hygiene and workwear, with a dedicated health and safety village for practical expertise,
The event included keynote speeches from Team Brit, the all-disabled race team sponsored by RS alongside an RS Destroyers demonstration and interactive PPE competitions.
"I'd like to thank all those who attended RS Connect, making it one of the most successful to date," said Raj "This event has become a valuable annual networking event for our strategic suppliers and customers, who are committed to remaining at the forefront of innovation in key areas affecting the industry.
"It was the first time we have offered a dedicated zone for health and safety, which is an area undergoing significant change with regulatory and sustainability obligations - as well as issues like providing well-fitting PPE for all - so it was very well received."
