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BASA Awards 2025 Application - Future Leader Award

The BASA Future Leader Award recognises individuals with high potential and the capability to assume future leadership roles in the adhesives and sealants sector. This award aims to highlight emerging leaders and support their development.

This Award recognises young professionals employed in the UK adhesives & sealants sector who demonstrate communication skills, leadership, and commitment to the industry's success.


ENTRY TO THE AWARD

The Award is open to any person 30 or under on 6 November 2025 who is employed by a BASA member company manufacturing adhesives, sealants or related construction products or is working for a BASA member company supplying key services to the sector in the UK.

A manager of the company should nominate the candidate. Each site or major unit of a company may submit up to three candidates. Nominations should be sent by the closing date. Following an initial review of the nomination forms, candidates will be invited to submit a PowerPoint presentation and to participate in a Teams interview which will be recorded for judging purposes. Applicants will then be notified if they have been shortlisted, and the winner will be announced at the BASA Awards Dinner being held on 6th November 2025. Winning applicants should be willing to participate in publicity.

You should also include an 800-character summary of your application and high quality company logo (for publicity material).


JUDGING

Judges will be looking for evidence of:

  • Ability, or potential, to convey to others the excitement and opportunities the industry offers. (25%)
  • An appreciation of the issues and challenges facing the industry and its vision. (25%)
  • Strong personal commitment to the sector. (25%)
  • Sensitivity, good humour and leadership skills. (25%)

Nomination forms will be used to identify a pre-shortlist of candidates who will be invited to give a presentation and be interviewed by a panel of judges virtually. Shortlisted candidates will be notified shortly after the interview and invited to attend the Awards Ceremony at which the winner will be announced.

The judging panel will comprise the sponsor, the BASA CEO, and at least one independent judge.

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Contact Details of Applicant

Please give the name of the BASA member company applying.

If you are a PR/marketing company applying on behalf of a BASA Member, please enter your company name here. Leave blank if not applicable.

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Question 1

Give examples of your ability, or potential, to convey to others the excitement and opportunities that the industry offers.

Max 1200 Characters (inc. spaces). 

 

Upload any supporting materials that will help the judges in their assessment of your application.

Maximum of 2 additional pages. 

Only material pertinent to the question should included. For example, do not attach a entire brochure, extract the relevant sentences/paragraphs/pages first.

20MB max

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Question 2

Give examples of an occasion(s) where you have demonstrated an appreciation of the issues and challenges facing the industry and its vision.

Max 1200 Characters (inc. spaces).  

Upload any supporting materials that will help the judges in their assessment of your application.

Maximum of 2 additional pages. 

Only material pertinent to the question should included. For example, do not attach a entire brochure, extract the relevant sentences/paragraphs/pages first.

20MB max

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Question 3

Describe how you exhibit a strong personal commitment to the sector.

Max 1200 Characters (inc. spaces).

Upload any supporting materials that will help the judges in their assessment of your application.

Maximum of 2 additional pages. 

Only material pertinent to the question should included. For example, do not attach a entire brochure, extract the relevant sentences/paragraphs/pages first.

20MB max

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Question 4

Describe situation(s) that demonstrate your use of sensitivity, good humour and leadership skills.

Max 1200 Characters (inc. spaces). 

Upload any supporting materials that will help the judges in their assessment of your application.

Maximum of 2 additional pages. 

Only material pertinent to the question should included. For example, do not attach a entire brochure, extract the relevant sentences/paragraphs/pages first.

20MB max

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Summary

Please include a summary of your application, max 800 characters (inc. spaces) for publicity material.

Please attach a high quality company logo (for publicity material).

JPG or PNG.

20MB max
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