We would like to thank everyone who attended this years Scottish Veterans Awards hosted by Mark McKenzie and held at the amazing 5* Prestonfield House, Edinburgh on the 29th April 2026. Hosted by Radio DJ BFBS Scotland presenter Mark McKenzie and in Support of The Army Benevolent Fund Charity Scotland & The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity!

The Veterans Awards across the United Kingdom are sponsored by Thales Group and our lead sponsor for the Scottish Veterans Awards is DXC Technology.

Well done to everyone who was shortlisted as finalists, we had a huge amount of applications and the shortlisting process was extremely difficult. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who put forward nominations, you are all doing amazing things in your relevant fields and you should be so proud of your achievements!

Extremely thankful and very honoured to have in attendance Lord Provost of Edinburgh Robert Aldridge, James Thomson OBE and Lt CoL David Goodacre OBE and to hear from Scottish Veterans Commissioner Susie Hamilton and John Donovan MBE during the evening. A special thanks also has to go to the Mini Pipe Band from The Kings Own Scottish Borderers Association and also the two  Scots Guards who were there supporting in their Famous Tunics and Bearskins.

We are so thankful to all our supporters, volunteers and sponsors who helped put this amazing night together!

The highlights of the night saw Ieaun Gittings pick up two awards and the fantastic Carl Graham become our Scottish Veterans Awards Champion for 2026.

We want to Inspire our future service leavers that great things can happen. It’s you who will act as role models and in some cases mentors, remember Positivity breeds Positivity.

Our Winners are :

Veterans Awards Champion:  Carl Graham 

Role Model of the Year- Sponsored by Print Inc

Gold: Carl Graham

Silver: Richard Teague

Bronze: Buster Bown

 

Inspiration of the Year Award – Sponsored Forces Support

Gold: Pauline` Cherrington

Silver: Julian Winn

Bronze: Paul Jacobs GM

Bronze: Andrew Geelan

Military Charity Fundraiser – Sponsored by Prestonfield House

Gold: Lynzy Savage

Silver: Dan MacDonald

Bronze: Jo Douglas

 

The Community Award – Sponsored by The Army Benevolent Fund

Gold: Richie Nicoll

Silver: Thomas Davidson

Bronze: Darren Roe

 

Health & Well-being Award  – Sponsored by  Be-inn Unity

Gold: Scottish Veterans Residences (SVR)

Silver: RCA Trust

Bronze: Veterans Balance

 

Leader of the year – Sponsored by The Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity

Gold: Jaime Garner

Silver: John Smith

Bronze: Michael McMillan 

 

Entrepreneur of the Year- Sponsored by Hugh James

Gold: Ieuan Gittings

Silver: Craig Douglas

Bronze: Michael Mckay

 

Employer of the Year- Sponsored by The Officers Association Scotland 

Gold: Police Scotland

Silver: Barclays

Bronze: GE Aerospace

Veteran Business  of the Year- Sponsored by NAFESE

Gold: Ignition Medical Solutions

Silver: North Sky Consultants

Bronze: CRF Plumbing

 

Volunteer of the Year –  Sponsored by  Serica Energy

Gold: Ian Irvin 

Silver: Diane Mills

Bronze: Edward Gough

 

Cadet Adult Instructor of the Year –  Sponsored by Thales Group 

Gold: Ewan Galloway

Silver: Adam Murray

Bronze: Colin Stuart McAllan

 

Lifetime Achievement – Sponsored by Thales Group

Gold: Alan Deans

Silver: Ronnie Proctor MBE

Bronze: Stephen Massetti

 

Reservist of the Year Award –  Sponsored by aberdeen

Gold: Iona Stuart

Silver: Iain Davidson

Silver: Stephanie Grieve

Bronze: Heather Murray

 

Veterans Group of the Year –  Sponsored by DXC Technology

Gold: Bravehound

Silver: ASA Scotland SCIO

Silver: Vector 24

Bronze: Wee County Veterans & Supporters Group

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our Shortlisted Finalists, remember its you who inspire our future service leavers – Keep an eye out on Facebook and our social media sites for pictures and videos of the evening coming soon!