Announcing the PCIAW® Award Winners 2025

1) Public Service Uniform Design Award

Cooneen Group & Transport for London

Cooneen Group has secured the Public Service Uniform Design Award for revolutionising Transport for London’s ‘ONE FAMILY Range’ by prioritising true inclusion and diversity at every stage, delivering a high-performance, comfortable collection that proudly serves all colleagues.

2) Retail & Hospitality Uniform Design Award

Gresham Blake Studios & The Standard Brussels

Gresham Blake Studios takes the Retail & Hospitality Uniform Design Award for their work with The Standard Brussels, seamlessly blending high-fashion aesthetics with the essential durability and comfort required for demanding long shifts, ensuring the staff’s look perfectly matches the luxury service they deliver.

3) Luxury Brand Uniform Design Award

Brooks Brothers & United Airlines

Brooks Brothers wins the Luxury Brand Uniform Design Award for their inspired collection for United Airlines, successfully blending the requirements of a highly functional wardrobe with the uncompromising aesthetic and quality standards that a luxury brand transformation demands.

4) Inclusive Professional Clothing Design Award

W. L Gore & Associates, Arco and Openreach

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. in collaboration with Arco and Openreach secures the Inclusive Professional Clothing Design Award for their ground-breaking project that successfully provided women in engineering with protective clothing designed specifically for optimal fit and form, setting a new standard for diversity in professional wear.

5.1) Hi-Vis PPE Innovation Award

Regatta Professional

Regatta Professional is the Joint First Place Winner of the HI-Vis PPE Innovation Award for their range that elevates the concept of being seen, championing sustainability while setting a new standard for visibility with their impressive ID Reflect technology.

5.2) Hi-Vis PPE Innovation Award

PULSAR®

PULSAR’s REACT Range is the Joint First Place Winner of the HI-Vis PPE Innovation Award, recognising the wearer impact with breathable, comfortable, and mobility-enhancing PPE, while also pioneering textile-to-textile recycling by prioritising mono-material fabrics throughout their design.

6) Defence & Security PPE Innovation Award

AXFILIA and Ace Link Armour

AXFILIA and Ace Link Armour clinch the Defence & Security PPE Innovation Award for their Thermacore system, a state-of-the-art technology that introduces a passive thermal regulator for ballistic armour, representing a mission-critical advancement in protection and performance.

7) Fire & Rescue PPE Innovation Award

Cooneen Group & UK National Resilience Fire & Rescue Team

Cooneen & The UK National Resilience Fire & Rescue Team secure the Fire & Rescue PPE Innovation Award for their specialised body armour designed for the female fit, ensuring equal and uncompromising protection for all firefighters facing the most severe and demanding high-risk scenarios.

8) Extreme Weather PPE Innovation Award

Gore-Tex Brand & HAIX

Gore-Tex Brand for their CROSSTECH® Extraguard Upper Technology, in partnership with HAIX fire boots, achieves the Extreme Weather PPE Innovation Award, delivering a technological leap in lightweight thermal protection and breathability to maintain high-level defence against heat, extreme weather, and hazardous substances in the most volatile conditions.

9) Footwear PPE Innovation Award

Tuffking

Tuffking is awarded the Footwear PPE Innovation Award for their Enforcer Riot Boot, which pushes new boundaries in safety performance and accessibility by integrating advanced safety components and rigorous quality tests to deliver truly inclusive size ranges.

10) Fibre, Fabric & Materials Innovation Award

Phantomleaf®

Phantomleaf® wins the Fibre, Fabric & Materials Innovation Award for their innovative, integrated coating technology, delivering long-lasting flame protection that is built into the fabric’s core, ensuring the functional properties remain uncompromisingly effective and do not wash out.

11) Circular Technology Award

Greenful Group

Greenful Group is the winner of the Circular Technology Award, being honoured for solving a critical challenge in garment recycling by creating a revolutionary, end-of-life solution that successfully transforms unsorted textile and plastic waste into valuable, recyclable construction materials, completing the circular loop.

12) Best Technology for Product Development Award

Esenca Sizing

Esenca Sizing wins the Best Technology for Product Development Award for their innovative technology that successfully bridges the gap between complex digital data and practical garment production, revolutionising fit by accurately sizing the body, hands, and feet.

13) State of the Art Manufacturer Award

Dishang Group

Dishing Group is named the winner of the State of the Art Manufacturer Award, not for its mere capacities, but for its advanced capabilities in production, driving digital efficiency, enhancing supply chain control, and championing environmental responsibility across its operations.

14) Sustainable & Ethical Manufacturer Award

Calvelex

Calvelex wins the Sustainable & Ethical Manufacturer Award for combining high-quality manufacturing with ethically conscious practices, championing best practices in waste reduction and achieving industry-leading closed-loop recycling of textile waste in production.

15.1) Best Technical Services Award

Bodd with United Airlines

Bodd with United Airlines is the Joint First Place Winner of the Best Technical Services Award, being celebrated for their digital service that streamlined the critical challenge of sizing and fit, utilising data-driven insights to improve professional clothing programs for diverse international workforces.

15.2) Best Technical Services Award

Workwear Solutions International and Civil Defence Ireland

Workwear Solutions International and Civil Defence Ireland are the Joint First Place Winner of the Best Technical Services Award for their delivery of comprehensive, large-scale technical services in the public sector, successfully translating critical specifications into life-saving uniforms with high levels of attention to detail and execution.

17) Industry Newcomer Award

Rebekah Bradley

Rebekah Bradley, now with Workwear Solutions International, is the recipient of the Industry Newcomer Award, being recognised for her lightning-fast transition to high-level consultant and her talent for delivering technical assessments and specification illustrations that guarantee a powerful future for the professional clothing industry.

18) The John Miln Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award, named after founding Chairman John Miln, is proudly presented to Nisha Muira, Chair of the Uniform Buyers’ Network, whose unwavering enthusiasm, expertise, and dedication have driven vital industry action for the Air Canada Uniform Program and inspired countless fellow buyers in the professional clothing industry.

A Special Recognition

Karen Burrows

We would like to give a special tribute to one of our Board Directors, Karen Burrows, who is being honoured by Madeia for celebrating a remarkable 40-year milestone in her career. Having previously been the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021, the Embroidery Training Room at Madeia UK has now been named after her—a testament to her outstanding service. On behalf of PCIAW, thank you for everything you have done for the association and for being a valued part of the Board.