We’re delighted to announce that Academia has been named a finalist in the Partner of the Year (£101m+) category at the CRN Channel Awards 2026, the longest-running and most sought-after awards in the UK IT channel.
This recognition reflects another year of strong growth, innovation and customer success across the business, as well as the dedication of our people, customers and technology partners.
Over the past year, Academia has continued to strengthen its position as one of the UK’s leading technology providers. Despite ongoing market challenges, we have delivered sustained growth, enhanced our financial performance, successfully integrated Smartdesc into the wider group, secured market-leading framework positions and continued to invest in our people and capabilities.
Mark McCormack, Managing Director at Academia, said:
“FY26 has been a defining year for Academia. In a market that has remained challenging, we have continued to grow, strengthened our financial performance, successfully integrated Smartdesc, secured market-leading framework positions and invested in our people.
I couldn’t be prouder of what our teams have achieved this year. Every milestone in this submission is the result of talented people working together with a shared purpose, to deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers.
We’ve proven that growth, innovation and social responsibility can go hand in hand and we’ve laid the foundations for an even stronger future. Regardless of the outcome of these awards, I’m immensely proud of the business we’ve built and excited about what comes next.”
Being named a finalist is a testament to the hard work, expertise and commitment of our entire team, as well as the trust our customers place in us every day. We remain focused on helping organisations across education, public sector, commercial and nonprofit sectors achieve more through technology, while delivering meaningful outcomes for the communities we serve.
We would like to thank our customers, partners and colleagues for their continued support and wish all finalists the very best of luck.
The winners will be announced later this year and we look forward to celebrating alongside the very best of the UK channel.
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