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Ella Gladwin of Thermatic, the winner of the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers Award 2026 being presented with her certificate at their Annual Banquet at Mansion House in the city of London
Livery company the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers is looking for the next winner of its annual Future Leader FM award.
This Award recognises a future leader in FM, rewarding a talented early-career professional with a unique personal development opportunity funded by the livery.
The Award is open to newcomers working in the Workplace and FM sectors, who have a maximum of five years’ experience. Entry is free, and all the information needed to enter is available here, including a link to the online entry form.
The Pattenmakers is one of the historic ancient Livery Companies of the City of London with its origins dating back to the 14th Century. In recent years, the Company has become the Livery home of the facilities management industry and those involved in the build environment.
The winner of the prestigious Pattenmaker Future Leader Award receives expert support to create a varied and bespoke personal development programme, including off-site courses and a programme of customised work placements designed to broaden their perspective. The training programme will be developed in full consultation with the winner’s line manager or employer and is up to the value of £2,000. There is also a small financial bursary kindly donated by i-FM to the value of £500. This bursary is to assist the winner with their FM journey and to be able to participate in industry events or pursue additional qualifications or memberships of trade bodies.
Recent winners have included young facilities managers from Atalian Servest (now OCS), Atlas Workplace Services, Bouygues, CBRE, Hermes, ISS Facility Services, SBFM and the 2026 award was to Ella Gladwin of Thermatic. Many of these winners have seen their careers accelerated due to the experience and the exposure and we’ve seen how Its possible to go from caretaker to Head of FM with the right support, training and qualifications.
This is an ideal opportunity to encourage the development of enthusiastic and deserving newcomers and future leaders within the FM industry. Employers may nominate more than one member from their organisation. All shortlisted candidates will be invited free of charge to attend with their line manager at the FM&BE trade dinner held on 16 September 2026 at Painter Stainers’ Hall.
The Award is customarily presented to the winner by the Lord Mayor of London at the Pattenmakers’ Annual Banquet held at the Mansion House in January each year.
The winner will also be announced at the annual trade dinner, where they will receive the Freedom of the Company, with the opportunity to apply for the Freedom of the City of London at a later stage. They will also be invited to attend the annual Workplace Futures Conference, an ideal learning and networking opportunity involving the most senior leaders in the sector.
The deadline for receipt of entries for the Pattenmakers Future Leader FM Award is 14 August 2026 – however entries can be submitted now.
For further information about the Future Leader Award, please contact: David Emanuel on 07768 765 967 or email david@i-fm.net.
