Awards

We've picked up more than our fair share of awards over the years for our growth, innovation and technology.

2013

• Sunday Times Best Companies

  Best Companies showcase companies who excel in every area throughout the workplace including leadership, engagement, personal growth, wellbeing and giving something back. For the third year running we have achieved the status of being in the 'Top 100 companies to work for' reaching 62nd position in the 2013 'mid-sized' companies listing. This is a fantastic achievement.

2012

• Sunday Times Best Companies

  Best Companies showcase companies who excel in every area throughout the workplace including leadership, engagement, personal growth, wellbeing and giving something back. In only our second year of entering the competition we reached 60th position which is a fantastic achievement and 31 places up from our first entry in 2011. We are also 1 of only 113 companies out of 515 organisations to achieve 3 star status in 2012.

2011

• Deloitte Technology Fast 50

  Forward finished in 13th place with sales growth of 2,388% in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which is one of the UK's foremost technology award programmes, ranking the country's 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage growth over five years.

• A4U Awards

  The A4U Awards showcase the best of the affiliate marketing industry. InvisibleHand won two awards for Most Innovative Publisher & Best Third Party App. InvisibleHand was also Highly Commended for the International Award and Best Retail Publisher.

• Media Momentum

  The Media Momentum awards recognise Europe's fastest growing digital media companies. In 2011 Forward were ranked 17th, based on revenue growth of 155% over the last 2 years.

• Sunday Times International Track 100

  The Sunday Times International Track 100 ranks Britain's private companies with the fastest-growing international sales. Forward finished in 2nd place with annualised international sales growth of 287% over the last 2 years.

• Sunday Times Best Companies

  Best Companies showcase companies who excel in every area throughout the workplace including leadership, engagement, personal growth, wellbeing and giving something back. In 2011, our first year of entry, Forward was awarded 91st place in the best small companies to work for list and was one of only 158 companies to achieve 2 Star Status.

2010

• Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA

  Forward finished in 18th place with sales growth of 4,443% in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA. The ranking recognises the 500 fastest growing companies across 24 EMEA countries.

• Sunday Times Tech Track 100

  This was our 4th consecutive year in the top 20 of the Tech Track 100, which ranks Britain's fastest-growing private tech companies. Forward secured 8th place with sales growth of 120% a year from £4.8m in 2005/06 to £50.8m in 2009/10.

• Deloitte Technology Fast 50

  Forward finished in 7th place with sales growth of 4,443% in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50, which is one of the UK's foremost technology award programmes, ranking the country's 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage growth over five years.

• Media Momentum

  Our MD, Neil Hutchinson, won Digital Media Personality of the Year and Forward achieved 23rd place in 2009 with sales growth of 80% in the Media Momentum awards, which recognises Europe's fastest growing digital media companies. The top 50, based on revenue growth over the last 2 years, are ranked in a league table.

• Guardian Tech Media Invest 100

  Forward came in 9th place in the Guardian Tech Media Invest 100, which ranks the top 100 companies on the basis of their innovation and creativity over the last year.

• Webby Awards Honouree

  The Webby Awards, established in 1996, is the leading international award honouring excellence on the Internet. InvisibleHand was awarded an official honouree in the Web Services and Applications category.

2009

• Sunday Times Tech Track 100

  The Tech Track 100 ranks Britain's fastest-growing private tech companies. Forward achieved 12th place with sales growth of 109% a year from £4.8m in 2005/06 to £43.8m in 2008/09. This secured our place as the fastest growing private digital agency in Britain for the second year running.

• Media Momentum

  Media Momentum recognises Europe's fastest growing digital media companies. The top 50, based on revenue growth over the last 2 years, are ranked in a league table. Forward (formerly TrafficBroker) achieved 20th place in 2009.

• Deloitte Technology Fast 50

  The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is one of the UK's foremost technology award programmes, ranking the country's 50 fastest-growing technology companies based on percentage growth over five years. Forward (formerly TrafficBroker) finished in 11th place with sales growth of 3,798%.

• Media Magnate Awards

  The Canaccord Adams Media Awards recognises the very best of the Media industry across all sectors and disciplines. Forward (formerly TrafficBroker) was judged to have made the most startling impact in the pure digital sector, winning the Digital Player of The Year award.

• National Business Awards

  The National Business Awards is the UK's premier, cross-industry business awards programme. For the second year running, Forward (formerly TrafficBroker) were regional finalists for The Orange Best Use of Technology award.

• New Media Age

  The new media age Effectiveness Awards, dubbed the greatest prize in new media, reward the best work in interactive media. uSwitch won the Best online banking and personal finance campaign and Forward3D (formerly TrafficBroker) were shortlisted for Best Travel Campaign for our work with Hilton Hotels.

• Web User Gold Award

  Web User magazine is the UK's biggest internet mag. They gave Omio 5 stars for all categories (ease of use, features, range and savings) rating us as the best mobile phone comparison site in the UK.

2008

• Sunday Times Tech Track 100

  The Tech Track 100 ranks Britain's fastest-growing private tech companies. Forward achieved 10th place with sales growth of 152% a year from £1.1m in 2004/05 to £18.3m in 2007/08.

• Entrepreneur of The Year

  The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year recognises the achievements of entrepreneurial business leaders in more than 40 countries. Neil Hutchinson, our MD, won the 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' Award in the London finals, 2008.

• National Business Awards

  The National Business Awards is the UK's number-one, cross-industry Awards programme, dubbed the 'Business Oscars' by Gordon Brown. Forward (formerly TrafficBroker) were 2008 regional finalists in 2 categories - Business Innovation of the Year and The Orange Best Use of Technology.

• Growing Business Awards

  Independently co-hosted by Real Business and the CBI, Growing Business Awards have spent the last 10 years honouring the UK's entrepreneurs. Neil Hutchinson, our MD, won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year category in 2008.

• Growing Business Young Guns

  Now in its sixth successful year, Growing Business magazine's Young Guns awards celebrate the most outstanding crop of young entrepreneurs the UK has to offer. Neil Hutchinson, our MD, was named the Haysmacintyre Top Gun 2008.