Awards
Explore the range of awards we’ve received over the years from our dedicated partners!


We are extremely proud of the service we provide and are delighted that many of our customers and partners recognise this by giving us awards.
Check out the awards we have received recently.
2025






We’re 9th on the UK Great Place To Work Best Workplaces 2025 List (Large Organisations)
We’re thrilled to announce that we have been named one of the UK’s Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work, coming in at 9th place.
This award is the gold standard of employer awards, highlighting our commitment to building a culture built on trust and supported by innovative people management practises.
We’re in the top ten on the UK Best Workplace™ 2025 list!


VMware by Broadcom Partner of the Year – Global Rising Star 2024
We are thrilled to have been named Global Rising Star 2024 by VMware by Broadcom in their Partner of the Year awards! This makes us the first UK partner to win a global VMware by Broadcom award in over five years.
This is a recognition of our outstanding accomplishments and contributions to VMware by Broadcom’s success in 2024.
Phoenix is VMware’s Global Rising Star in 2024!
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Sophos Enterprise Partner of the Year 2024
We are absolutely thrilled to be awarded Enterprise Partner of the Year from Sophos! Check out what Martyn Brownlie, Channel Director, UK&I at Sophos has to say…
“Phoenix’s success with Sophos not only comes with in-depth knowledge in this sector but a strong partnership between our organisations. Phoenix leverages our partner programme and are committed to achieving the best for their customers through our strong partnership.”





Sophos Education Partner of the Year 2024
Winning Education Partner of the Year at Sophos’ 2024 Roadshow Awards is a testament to our dedication and experience with education-based endpoint and security solutions.





Sophos Individual Contributor of the year 2024 – Keiron Stone
Keiron Stone, our Endpoint Security Business Manager, won Individual Contributor of the Year at Sophos’ 2024 Roadshow Awards! Thrilled to have such skilled and experienced people in #TeamPhoenix.



Bitdefender Best Strategic Engagement Award
We’re thrilled to have received the Best Strategic Engagement Award from Bitdefender!
Big thanks to all of our specialists and the team at Bitdefender for the support and hard work that has gone into this award!


2024 Microsoft Education Partner of the Year Finalist
We were the only UK organisation to be named a finalist in the Education Industry category at the global Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards 2024!
Competing with organisations across the globe to be recognised by Microsoft, this achievement highlights our dedication to serving the UK education sector with modern, transformative IT solutions and managed services.
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Adobe EMEA Best Services Program 2024
We won Adobe’s EMEA Best Services Program 2024 Award at Adobe Partner Connect. This recognition is a testament to our unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional service and innovative solutions to our customers.
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Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) – Dan Bowker
Dan Bowker, Principal Consultant for Infrastructure and EUC at Phoenix, became a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in early 2024. Dan collaborates closely with our customers, partners, and colleagues on projects, developing relationships and sharing his specialist knowledge.
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Druva International Partner of the Year
Phoenix announced today that it has received the International Partner of the Year award from Druva, the first and only at-scale SaaS platform for data resiliency and security. The Druva Partner of the Year Awards recognize partners for their outstanding performance and expertise in delivering cutting-edge data protection solutions to customers globally.
Each partner honored has been selected for its tremendous achievements, ongoing collaboration, and dedication to excellence.


Veeam Pro Partner Awards – 2023 Public Sector Partner of the Year
We are delighted to have received the 2023 Veeam Public Sector Partner of the Year award in their recent Pro Partner Awards!
Achieving this award is a testament to our dedication to driving successful solutions with our partners. By working with Veaam to deliver exceptional data protection and resiliency, customers can remain confident that their data is safe, and available anytime, anywhere.


VMware Partner Recognition Awards – Industry Award 2023
We are thrilled to announce our success at the VMware Partner Recognition Awards 2023, where we were named winners of the Industry Award 2023. Great to also see our very own Phil Holmes named as a Finalist in the Channel Champion of the Year category. VMware commented:
“For many years Phoenix have been assisting NHS organisations to manage and deliver the complex landscape of clinical applications that they deploy.
Focusing on the ‘What Good Looks Like’ NHS framework, Phoenix have thoughtfully created services and solutions designed to assist their healthcare customers. Since deploying VMware Carbon Black and VMware NSX, a hospital has observed a significant reduction in successful and potential cyber attacks by 60%, network uptime has improved by 35%, and 50% decrease in the meantime to detect and respond to security incidents.”





Sophos Public Sector Partner of the Year award – EMEA North 2023
We’re proud to announce our win at the Sophos EMEA North 2023 awards, where we have been named Sophos Public Sector Partner of the Year! Our Alliance Manager, Jonny Scott, comments on this award:
“I am honoured to accept the Public Sector Partner of the Year – EMEA North 2023 award on behalf of Phoenix. This recognition embodies the strength and depth of our relationship with Sophos, refined over the past 15 years, as we have cohesively worked to deliver robust and secure solutions to our public sector customers. As we celebrate this milestone, our joint focus remains on pushing innovation in cyber security to deliver innovative solutions. My thanks go to Sophos for their unwavering support and collaboration; here’s to a promising future of continued growth and success.”


2023 Microsoft Modern Endpoint Management Partner of the Year and 2023 Microsoft FastTrack Ready Partner of the Year Finalist
Chosen from more than 4,200 submitted nominations from more than 100 countries worldwide, these awards celebrate partners across the globe who have demonstrated exceptional expertise, innovation, and customer impact in delivering solutions based on Microsoft technologies.
We’re thrilled to say that these awards further validate Phoenix as one of the most recognised and accredited world-leading Microsoft partners with a focus on transforming organisations across the UK.
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Bitdefender Marketing Campaign of the Year Award 2023
We’re pleased to announce our recent win at the Bitdefender Partner Awards 2023!
This award is testament to the dedication of the teams at Phoenix, promoting Bitdefender’s core message with success. Samantha Cotton, Channel Manager UK&I at Bitdefender, comments on our success:
“This award is for a campaign that Phoenix Software not only generated a high level of interest and excitement around, but also delivered an outstanding result on.”


Adobe Best Retention Program 2023: Phoenix Software
We’re the winner of Adobe Best Retention Program 2023! Senior Director B2B Partner Sales & Transformation EMEA at Adobe, Jo Laking, comments on this award and what it means:
“Congratulations to Phoenix Software on their recognition for Best Retention Program 2023 at the Partner Connect Awards.
Phoenix has shown exceptional improvement in retention rates over the past year, and their active involvement in all Adobe initiatives in the Adobe Partner Connect Program plus their managed services expertise highlights their commitment to success. Phoenix has truly demonstrated their dedication to delivering exceptional results.”
Previous awards
Partner | Award |
Barracuda | Barracuda Data Protection Partner of the Year 2022 |
Becrypt | Becrypt Best Emerging Partner 2014 |
Bitdefender | Bitdefender UK Public Sector Partner of the Year 2021 |
Dell Technologies | Dell Technologies Public Sector Partner of the Year 2022 |
Dell Technologies Technical Sales Person of the Year 2021 | |
Dell Techologies Growth Partner of the Year 2020 | |
Dell EMC Service Delivery Partner of the Year 2018 | |
Dell EMC Platinum Partner of the Year 2017 | |
License Dashboard | License Dashboard Sales Partner of the Year for 2014 |
License Dashboard Sales Partner of the Year for 2013 | |
Microsoft | Microsoft UK Partner of the Year 2021 |
Microsoft Global Modern Workplace Transformation Partner of the Year Award 2019 | |
Microsoft Operations Award 2013 | |
Nottingham Trent University | Supplier Awards 2016 – Best Cost Saving Initiative Winner |
Phoenix Software | CRN Sustainabile Solution/ Service of the Year winner |
Progress Kemp | Progress Kemp Technologies UK Partner of the Year 2019 |
Progress Kemp Technologies UK Technical Person of the Year 2019 – Lee Brown | |
Progress Kemp Technologies UK&I Partner of the Year 2018 | |
Progress Kemp Technologies UK&I Technical Person of the Year 2018 – Paul Chesworth | |
Progress Kemp UK&I Partner of the Year 2017 | |
Progress Kemp UK&I Sales Person of the Year 2017 – Ian Oxley | |
Progress Kemp Technologies UK&I Partner of the Year 2016 | |
Progress Kemp Technical Partner of the Year 2015 | |
Sophos | Sophos Education Partner of the Year UKI 2021 |
Sophos 2019 UKI Education Partner of the Year | |
Sophos 2019 UKI & Nordics Individual Contributor of the Year Award – Jonny Scott | |
Sophos Local and Central Government Partner of the Year 2018 | |
Sophos Local and Central Government Partner of the Year 2017 | |
Veeam | Veeam Channel Marketing Performance of the Year 2022 |
Veeam Fastest Growth Partner of the Year 2020 | |
Veeam Reseller of the Year 2018 and Veeam Channel MVP – Jonny Scott | |
Veeam Best Marketing Campaign of the Year 2016 | |
VMware | VMware UK Partner Recognition Award – Integrated Marketing Campaign of the Year 2020 |
VMware NEMEA Digital Transformation Success Story of the Year 2019 | |
VMware IT Strategy Partner of the Year 2017 | |
VMware UK Public Sector Partner of the Year 2016 | |
VMware EMEA Marketing Pioneer of the Year 2015 | |
VMware EMEA Desktop Partner of the Year 2015 | |
VMware EMEA Desktop Partner of the Year 2014 | |
VMware UK End User Computing Partner of the Year 2014 | |
VMware EMEA Desktop Partner of the Year 2013 | |
VMware UK End User Computing Partner of the Year 2013 | |
VMware EMEA Best Desktop Virtualisation Project 2013 |
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