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Awards & Accreditations

Over 110 awards, finalist placings and accreditations since 2010: recognition from industry experts for our work, culture and impact.

16Years in business
110Awards & accreditations
13Award-winning years
5.0101 Google reviews

What they mean to us

Some people can’t tolerate the multitude of awards and accreditations on offer to businesses. Why? We’re not really sure. To us, the recognition of our work to be considered award worthy is very humbling. Furthermore, knowing that we’ve done some good for both ourselves and our clients or even the local community and been rewarded for it makes it very worthwhile.

We’re a multi award-winning design and digital marketing agency

Not only this, but since we’ve been working with some businesses, they’ve also won awards. We’re a multi-award winning company with award winning and multi-award winning clients. This certainly speaks volumes: that we are capable and recognised for our work. Working with award winning companies raises the profile of both of us, and the fact that we’ve been selected over other businesses gives us enormous credibility.

Why you should care

We’ve been established since June 2010, continuing to work hard and grow the business to a point where we’ve been recognised on both a local and national level. We’ve earned this recognition by doing what we do, and doing it well. It shouldn’t sell our services on its own, but it should add to the appeal of working with us: if we care about how our work is judged, you know your business is in safe hands.

Our award, accreditation & accolade timeline

2026
  • Elite Business 100
    Rising Star
  • Shortlisted Sage People’s Choice Award
    Shortlisted
  • SME500 UK
    Best Design and Digital Marketing Company of the Year
  • Three Best Rated
    Retained since 2017
  • Shortlisted Business Continuity Awards
    Strategy of the Year, Shortlisted
  • 50 Pros
    Top Firm for Spring 2026
  • Great British Entrepreneur Awards
    Technology Entrepreneur of the Year
  • The Small Business Awards
    Professional Services Small Business
  • BIMA 100
    1 of 7 CEOs and Leaders
  • The MBCC Awards
    Outstanding Business of the Year
  • UK Small Business Awards
    Best Digital Marketing Agency
  • Global Tech Insider Awards
    Best Performance-Led Digital Growth Agency
  • SME National Business Awards
    Business of the Year (fewer than 50 employees)
  • Great British Business Awards
    SME of the Year
  • Great British Business Awards
    Outstanding Contribution to the Community
  • Quality Business Awards
    Best Advertising Agency in Hereford
  • Winner Global 100
    Winner
  • Winner Prestige Awards
    Winner
  • Men’s Porch Legacy Awards
    Community Leadership Award
2025
  • Elite Business 100
    Rising Star, from 63 to 49
  • Finalist EB100 Additional Awards
    Moneypenny Customer Service Award FINALIST
  • Winner Green World Awards
    ‘Initiatives’ SILVER AWARD WINNER
  • Global Leaders and Business Award
    Leading the Future recognition
  • Global 100
    Top 100 Business
  • Winner M and A Global Awards
    Winner
  • Finalist The National Small Business Awards
    ‘Professional Services Small Business’ FINALIST
  • 50Pros
    Top 10 Rated Agency
  • International Elite 100
    Design and Digital Marketing Agency of The Year
  • Finalist The UK Small Business Awards
    ‘Best Website Design Business’ FINALIST
  • Finalist The UK Small Business Awards
    ‘Best Graphic Design Business’ FINALIST
  • Runner-up The UK Small Business Awards
    ‘Best Digital Marketing Agency’ RUNNER UP
  • Winner TechBehemoths
    WordPress, SEO and PPC Services Winner
2024
  • Winner The International CSR Excellence Awards
    Winner
  • Hermes Creative Awards
    Quote Detective Rebrand
  • Finalist BCS IT and Digital Apprenticeship Awards
    Finalist (Harvey and Hazel)
  • Finalist The Small Awards
    Digital Star Finalist
  • Finalist Good Small Business Awards
    Digital and Creative Champion Finalist
  • Quality Business Awards
    Best Rated Advertising Agency
  • BIMA
    Member
  • British Business Awards
    SME Marketing Agency of the Year
  • The Small Business Awards
    Professional Services Small Business
  • Great British Entrepreneur Awards
    Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year
  • Women in Tech Awards
    Apprentice Award
  • Elite Business 100
    Rising Star, from 70 to 63
  • Tech Zero
    Committed to climate action
  • Growing Business Awards
    Growing Business: turnover up to £2.5m
  • Organisation for Responsible Businesses
    Joined as a Member
  • Good Business Charter
    Accredited Business
  • Finalist SME National Business Awards
    Service Excellence Finalist
  • Kind Currency
    Accredited Business
  • Finalist SME National Business Awards
    Apprentice Employer of the Year Finalist
  • Winner Quality Business Awards
    Winner
  • Small Business Awards
    Best Digital Marketing Business
  • TechBehemoths
    PPC, SEO and WordPress services
  • Three Best Rated
    Retained since 2017
2023
  • TechBehemoths
    Top Marketing Strategy, Advertising and Branding Company in the UK
  • Elite Business EB100
    Number 70 of 100 Top SME Businesses
  • Winner AVA Digital Awards
    Platinum Winner, The Great Collaboration Website
  • Winner AVA Digital Awards
    Gold Winner, Herefordshire Mind Website Redesign
  • CSS Design Awards
    Special Kudos, Lucullan and Get A Drip Websites
  • Winner CSS Design Awards
    UX, UI and Innovation Award Winner
  • Finalist The UK Small Business Awards
    Best Small Business Finalist
  • Winner Vega Digital Awards
    Gold Award, Two Farmers Website
  • BizBubble’s Top 100
    Small Businesses 2023
  • Finalist This Can Happen Awards
    Finalist, ‘Most Inspirational Senior Leader’
  • Winner Vega Digital Awards
    Silver Award, The Lucullan Collection
  • International Elite 100
    Digital Marketing Agency of The Year
  • Great British Entrepreneur Awards
    Creative Entrepreneur of The Year
  • SME National Awards
    Service Excellence and Sustainability Award
  • The Local Business Awards
    Best Digital Only Business
  • British Business Awards
    SME Marketing Agency of the Year
2022
  • TechBehemoths
    Top Marketing Strategy Company in the UK
  • TechBehemoths
    Top Advertising Company in the UK
  • Finalist BizBubble Awards
    Finalist, ‘Best Digital Biz’
  • SME News’ Business Elite Awards
    Digital Marketing Agency of the Year, Herefordshire
  • Winner Theo Paphitis’ #SBS
    Small Business Sunday winner
  • Finalist The Drum Agency Business Awards
    ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ Finalist
  • Finalist Herefordshire Business Awards
    ‘Business Leader of the Year’ Finalist
  • Central England Prestige Awards
    SEO Agency of the Year
  • SME News UK Enterprise Awards
    ‘Most Innovative Digital Marketing Agency of the Year’
  • Finalist The Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards
    ‘Most Inspiring Senior Leader of the Year’ Finalist
  • Three Best Rated
    3 Best Marketing Agencies in Hereford, UK
2021
  • Finalist The Great British Entrepreneur Awards
    Finalist, ‘Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year’
  • Finalist Rural Business Awards
    Finalist, ‘Best Rural Small Business’
  • Finalist Micro Business Awards
    Finalist, ‘Giving Back, Business With Purpose’
  • Finalist MBCC Awards
    Finalist, ‘Most Influential Business Person of the Year’
  • Finalist The National Apprenticeship Awards
    Finalist, ‘SME Employer of the Year’
  • Finalist The National Apprenticeship Awards
    Harvey named a Finalist, ‘Higher or Degree Apprentice of the Year’
  • Finalist The National Apprenticeship Awards
    Joe named a Finalist, ‘Advanced Apprentice of the Year’
  • Women’s Business Awards
    Chris named ‘Man of the Year’ 2021
  • Central England Prestige Awards
    Digital Marketing Agency of the Year, Herefordshire
  • Three Best Rated
    3 Best Marketing Agencies in Hereford, UK
2020
  • Finalist The Small Awards
    Finalist in the ‘Digital Star’ category
  • SME News’ Business Elite Awards
    Digital Marketing Agency of the Year, Herefordshire
2019
  • Finalist Midlands Business Awards
    ‘Corporate Commitment to the Community Award’ FINALIST
  • SME News’ Top 100
    Named as one of SME News’ Top 100
  • Finalist Midlands Business and Community Charity Awards
    ‘Most Influential Business Person of the Year’ Finalist
  • Rural Business Awards
    Midlands regional finalists, ‘Best Rural Digital, Communications or Media Business’
  • Finalist SME National Business Awards
    ‘Business Person of the Year’ Finalist
  • Finalist SME National Business Awards
    ‘Apprentice of the Year’ Finalist
2018
  • Small Business Saturday
    Selected as one of the Small Biz 100
  • Finalist Herefordshire Business Awards
    ‘Creative Business of the Year’ FINALIST
  • Best of Britain Business Awards
    1 of 2 Midlands Finalists, 1 of 10 National Finalists
  • Winner Spotlight Awards
    Creative / Digital / Media Category WINNER
2017
  • Winner Herefordshire Business Awards
    ‘Growing Business of the Year’ WINNER
  • Three Best Rated
    1 of 3 Best Marketing Agencies in Hereford
  • Winner Sunshine Radio Pride Awards
    ‘Entrepreneur / Business of the Year’ WINNER
2014
  • Rebranded to The DM Lab from McTip IT
2013
  • Runner-up 99 Designs
    3 x winner, 2 x Runner-Up
2012
  • Became UKFast Partners
    Became Google Partners