The BIG Awards

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) are delighted to announce that the British Independent Garage (BIG) Awards 2024 will take place at the Hilton Metropole, Birmingham, on Friday 20 September. Building on the success of the 2023 BIG Awards, where prizes to the value of £50,000 were awarded to category winners, this year’s event promises to […]

Entries are now open for the Independent Garage Association’s (IGA) British Independent Garage of the Year Awards 2024; a night to showcase and celebrate the best of Britain’s independent automotive sector. Why Enter the BIG Awards? Join us as we shine a spotlight on the backbone of the independent automotive industry – from outstanding garages […]

Entries are now open for the Independent Garage Association’s (IGA) British Independent Garage of the Year Awards 2024; a night to showcase and celebrate the best of Britain’s independent automotive sector. With a diverse range of categories, the BIG Awards provide a unique platform for recognising excellence in the independent automotive sector. The categories open […]

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) is proud to announce that they will, once again, be running the British Independent Garage of the Year (BIG) Awards in 2024 and they are set to be bigger and better in every way. Following the resounding success of its 2023 BIG Awards, where the IGA presented each of the […]

The IGA is delighted to announce the winners and the highly commended of the British Independent Garage of the Year Awards 2023! The awards ceremony took place on Friday 22nd September at Leicester City Football club, where over 300 people gathered to recognise the best of the UK’s independent garage night sector. The evening began […]

The automotive community came together in a show of support at the Independent Garage Association (IGA) BIG Awards 2023, raising £10,000 for the automotive charity Ben to help the charity continue to provide vital support to the automotive sector. Stuart James, IGA CEO, comments: “I want to extend my thanks to everyone who generously donated […]

Celebrating excellence in the independent garage sector, the BIG Awards 2023, hosted by the Independent Garage Association (IGA), was once again a huge success. This year’s award winners took home a share of a £50,000 prize pot, with each award winner receiving a £1,000 cash prize from the IGA. Stuart James, CEO of the Independent […]