Broker News Awards 2026: all the award winners

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Main picture: Mark Tongue, CEO of Select Car Leasing (centre) accepts the Broker of the Year 2026 award from Claudio de Freitas, Head of Fleet Sales BYD UK (right), with Select Senior AR Account Manager Dee Edwards left.

SELECT Car Leasing was named Broker of the Year at the Broker News Awards 2026 and this was the crowning accolade in a day which saw the company and its founder take home two other awards – not to mention topping the leader board at the inaugural BN25 earlier this year.

The award was presented to CEO Mark Tongue by Claudio de Freitas of Headline Partner BYD.

“This year the winner could only come from one category such was the competition, the excellence of the entries and the brilliant scores achieved. In the end it came down to two market leading forces, Leasing Options and Select Car Leasing. Our Broker of the Year is Select Car Leasing.”

Ralph Morton, Editor, Broker News Tweet

Broker News Awards Winners 2026

Best Appointed Representative 2026 – supported by Broker News

Winner: Fleet Alliance, Chris Rowthorn

What the judges said: “He’s focused on value not price and there’s clear evidence of him supporting fleet customers with sound advice, and he’s making great strides with salary sacrifice. Great to hear how he’s mentoring new ARs.”

Highly Commended Jake Jelleyman, LetsLease

Best AR commendation — Jake Jelleyman of LetsLease

Best Small Broker (up to 1000 units per year) – supported by RateSync

Winner: Pike & Bambridge

What the judges said: “Strong and steady growth in last three years with a record-breaking 2025, plus a focus on staff growth and recruitment with their Launchpad product.”

Best Mid-size Broker (1000-5000 units per year) – supported by Partridge BMW

Winner: Synergy Car Leasing

What the judges said: “Great to see AI being used to ensure not only a strong service delivery to clients but to identify vulnerabilities, which is more and more important to protect customers. It’s also nice to see investment in staff being taken seriously as this leads to great overall results.”

Best Volume Broker (5000+ units per year) – supported by Vertu Group Fleet

Winner: Select Car Leasing

What the judges said: “ Select has developed a trusted brand and built a reputation within the market for consistency and evolution, which is key in this fast moving sector. Its ambition to embrace new technology, ideas and ways of working is clear to see.”

Commendation: Leasing Options

Volume commendation — Mike Thompson of Leasing Options

Best Customer Service Broker Award – supported by Sytner Group

Winner: Synergy Car Leasing

What the judges said: “Some great customer testimonials and scores to be proud of!”

Best Commercial Vehicle Broker Award – supported by Leasys UK

Winner: XLCR Vehicle Management

What the judges said: “XLCR stand out for their in-depth knowledge of the commercial vehicle market and the tailored approach they have with their customers. They’re to be praised for their ‘Ready to run’ stock vehicles with delivery offered within 48hrs.”

Best Salary Sacrifice Broker – supported by Drift Bridge Group

Winner: The Electric Car Scheme

What the judges said: “The significant focus on ESG and CO2 savings with the equivalent saving of over 650k trees is excellent. Add to that a strong Trustpilot score and EV charging offering. Also, the appeal to lower tax bracket drivers is encouraging.”

Best SME Fleet Broker – supported by Sytner Group

Winner: XCLR Vehicle Management

What the judges said: “XLCR have excelled since the acquisition from Global Vans enabling them to integrate their business across the Global Vehicle Group. The fact that their CRM system and stock management system have been adopted by all the businesses within Global is a testament to the capabilities of the system and the management team.”

Best Used Leasing Broker – supported by Morton Media Communications

Winner: Nationwide Vehicle Contracts

What the judges said: “Nationwide has set the bar in used vehicle leasing and continue to develop this important sector of the market, which will continue to grow and develop in the coming years, particularly in support of the used EV market.”

Best Innovation In Broking – supported by Motorcomplete

Winner: The Electric Car Scheme

What the judges said: “The Charge Scheme is a great offering because it’s not simply including a home charger with a monthly sal/sac amount, it also covers workplace and public charging too.”

Rising Star of the Year supported by Close Brothers

The Electric Car Scheme – Conor Deighan

What the judges said: “A very impressive example of somebody who immediately makes a difference as soon as they join. Early returns are an extremely challenging aspect of leasing and to take ownership of a sometimes problematic process and then turn it into a revenue opportunity is a fantastic result.”

Rising Star Finalist

Christian Butschok-Brain – Leasing Options

Rising star commendation Christian Butschock Brain — Christian Butschock-Brain

What the judges said: “Christian has had a really varied career within Leasing Options and sounds like he has excelled in each department he’s worked in.”

Rising Star Finalist

Oscar Bellerby – Synergy Car Leasing

rising star commendation Oscar Belerby — Oscar Bellerby

What the judges said: “Great to see he’s involved in Synergy’s community initiatives and attending Chartered Institute of Marketing courses to benefit his personal development and Synergy.”

Funder of the Year – supported by Drift Bridge Group

Lex Autolease (voted for by brokers)

Broker Supplier of the Year – supported by Fleet Procure

Winner: RateSync

What the judges said: “Clearly a customer favourite because it does a hugely necessary job that’s often forgotten.”

Woman In Broking – supported by Drivalia

Beth Beasleigh, loveelectric

Women in Broking Finalists

Woman in Broking commendation Dee Edwards — Dee Burns, Select Car Leasing

Women in Broking Finalists

Woman in Broking commendation Leanne George for Shane Coomber — Leanne George for Shane Coomber, Leasys UK

Editor’s Award – supported by Novuna Vehicle Solutions

Winner: Select Car Leasing

What Ralph Morton said: “The main award goes to someone who started his leasing life in a bedroom, and since that moment in 2004 has turned that original germ of an idea into an amazing powerhouse of the broking industry recently announcing a live fleet of 100,000 vehicles, the first broker ever to do this.”

Highly commended: Stephen Greenstreet

What Ralph Morton said: “Stephen Greenstreet is commended as the man who has whispered in my ear invaluable advice at the post awards drinks, served on the BVRLA Leasing Broker Committee, run a brilliant broker business… and who has recently finished his 40 year career in the industry. Not to mention his terrifically bright shirts!”