Organisation: LCS Organisation of the Year Award
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Frimley demonstrated exemplary application of Lean in a complex public healthcare setting with visible patient and operational outcomes.
Team: LCS Team of the Year Award
Sellafield Ltd – Business Improvement Central Team
The team has institutionalised Lean as a strategic pillar within a heavily regulated and safety-critical environment, while achieving tangible operational and cultural change.
Individual: LCS Global Champion Award
Matt Sims, Ever-so-Lean
Matt delivers substantial financial impact and cultural innovation through broad-reaching education and multi-channel engagement, linking practical CI with strategy and thought leadership.
Organisation: LCS Innovation Award
Aldermore Bank
A standout in applying innovation at scale across people, process, and digital transformation.
Organisation: LCS People-First Award
Oscar Mayer Group UK
Compelling turnaround story through grassroots empowerment and tailored CI deployment. Real, lasting change across multiple sites.
Individual: LCS Leadership Award
Dr Ruth Bednall – University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Ruth is a transformative healthcare leader, translating Lean principles into cultural and regulatory breakthroughs.
Individual: LCS Rising Star Award
Mayuri Patel – RS Group
Creative, highly visible innovation with cultural penetration; rapidly influential and relatable as a CI practitioner.
Organisation: LCS Learning & Development Excellence Award
Hilti – Lean Futureskilling program
Hilti’s Lean Futureskilling programme stands out for its comprehensive approach to capability building, integrating practical lean tools with behavioural change strategies to futureproof its workforce at scale.
Organisation: LCS Sustainability Award
Fortescue Zero in partnership with MIGSO-PCUBED – Roadrunner BET Programme
This submission exemplifies a global benchmark in combining industrial transformation with environmental leadership. It redefines what's possible in high-emissions sectors through scalable, repeatable, lean-driven innovation.
Organisation: LCS Improvement for Good Award
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust – Improving Together
A leading example of sustained, trust-wide improvement using structured CI to address legacy issues in one of the UK’s largest hospital trusts. Nationally validated and highly replicable.
