**ROCCO ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED to Midnight Wednesday 23rd September**

The ROCCOs are Renfrewshire’s premier business event now in their 22nd year and will take place on Friday 13th November at Ingliston Country Club & Hotel, hosted once again by favourite Fred MacAulay.

The entry deadline has been extended to Midnight on Wednesday 23rd September.

Chief Executive Bob Grant said: “We’ve seen a brilliant response so far with entries to ROCCOs 2026 and I really encourage you to consider the 17 award categories and gain recognition for all you have achieved in the last year. Making the shortlist of the ROCCO’s is a fantastic way to mark your organisation’s achievements and celebrate the success of your people and our business community.”

The ROCCOs are free to enter for members based anywhere plus non-members that are based in Renfrewshire. The 17 categories this year are:

ROCCO Award for Environmental Sustainability – sponsored by Lochlie Construction Group

ROCCO Award for Innovation & Technology – sponsored by the University of the West of Scotland (UWS)

ROCCO Award for Excellence in Manufacturing – sponsored by National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS)

ROCCO Award for International Trade -sponsored by Glasgow Airport

ROCCO Award for Renfrewshire Impact sponsored by Invest in Renfrewshire

ROCCO Award for Excellence in Tourism – sponsored by Discover Renfrewshire

ROCCO Award for Most Promising New Business -sponsored by Business Gateway

ROCCO Award for Family Business of the Year – sponsored by The Malcolm Group

ROCCO Award for Journey to Net-Zero – sponsored by Renfrewshire Council

ROCCO Award for Young Business Person of the Year – sponsored by Rolls Royce

ROCCO Award for Employer of the Year – sponsored by Arnold Clark

ROCCO Award for Community Champion – sponsored by Engage Renfrewshire

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business 5 or fewer employees – sponsored by Spectrum Service Solutions

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business 5<25 employees – sponsored by Terumo Aortic

ROCCO Award for Outstanding Performing Business >25 employees – sponsorship available

ROCCO Award for Business Leader of the Year – sponsorship available

ROCCO Award for Renfrewshire’s Favourite Business – sponsored by Pacitti Accountancy & Business Advisory.

To nominate your favourite business please email awards@roccoawards.com by Midnight on Wednesday 30th September and include ROCCO AWARD in the subject header. In the email include the name of the business and why in <100 words they deserve to win. Also include your own name, address and phone number. A shortlist will be announced with online voting open until end of October. The winner will be announced at the ROCCO ceremony on 13th November.