Lightning Fibre Wins Two Prestigious Industry Accolades at the Fibre Awards 2025
The UK Fibre Awards ceremony took place at the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square on 5 June 2025, hosted by comedian, actress and writer Lucy Porter.
Over 400 industry professionals gathered to celebrate a wide range of achievements from the UK's booming fibre, altnet and carrier sectors.
Lightning Fibre was shortlisted in two categories and took first place in both!🏆
Rob Reaks, Chief Commercial Officer, and Ammar Jawaid, Chief Operating Officer, were presented with the awards.
Rob said “We are absolutely thrilled with this double award-winning evening! Huge congratulations to the entire Lightning Fibre team that all contributed to us achieving these awards.”
Take-Up Champion Award - Sponsored by NETS-International Group
This award went to Lightning Fibre for having the most impressively driven take-up across its network, recognising the increasing focus on homes connected as a key industry metric.
Congratulations to all the companies named as finalists in this category:
- 4th Utility
- Truespeed
- Ogi
Sales/Commercial Team of the Year Award – Sponsored by Virgin Media Business
This award went to Lightning Fibre for demonstrating a consistent record of achievement against KPI's and its conversions from homes passed into homes connected.
Congratulations to all the companies named as finalists in this category:
- 4th Utility
- All Points Fibre
- Connect Fibre
- MS3 Networks
- PXC
- VeloxServ
See a list of all winners.
FibreProvider.net Editor Greg Denholm said: “Despite the shifts in the fibre landscape since our 2024 event, this year’s ceremony was testament to the hard efforts and continued health of this valuable sector.
The UK Fibre Awards process continues to grow, and we have already begun planning for next year’s event. I am extremely grateful to our judging panel who gave up their time to judge the awards and to our sponsorsfor their invaluable support and for making this event possible."
The independent panel of judges included, CEO of theFederation of Communication Services Itret Latif, Head of PR – News and CurrentAffairs at the BBC Lisa Hewitt, and other highly experienced leaders in theindustry – John Chapman, Nigel Sergent, Chris Stening, Neil Wilson and KateWood.
