Join us at The NPA Conference and Awards Dinner, Friday 9th October 2026 - Hilton Tower Bridge Hotel London.
This year’s annual conference will especially be worth attending – our program has grown richer with more exhibitors than our previous year. You will be able to interact with leaders in their field, network with colleagues and speakers to build meaningful connections and bring back practical ideas to your teams. Our pricing is member exclusive keeping costs as low as possible. We can’t wait to see you there and help maximize your impact this year.
We have 22 confirmed fantastic exhibitors who include: Niton UK, Sterling Vault Auctions, Zempler Bank, Allica Bank, Presman Preowned (Mastermelt), Hatton Garden Metals, Yehuda, Associated Security, PCI, Watch Collecting, Fashion Phile, Art Loss Register, HS Walsh, Bank of England, Assay Office Birmingham, FCA, Entrupy, John Pye Auctions, Gambit (HR), Bates Office, The Gemmological Association and Genies Wish Charity.
Our speakers are largely in place, with some new companies and some you will already know, these include Adrian Hailwood (Watch Specialist), FCA, Philip Newman (Metals Update), Stuart Lennon (Lime Consulting), London Assay Office, Ken Vaughan (KV Training), and Stephen Atkins (SACM).
For those who attended the Awards Night last year, we have pulled out the stops again with a 7 piece live band., Light Speed Lightspeed | Function Central | Party Band With Led Drum Kit Kent | Function Central and the photo booth.
Don’t forget to submit your Award Applications this year.
Employee of the Year: Going above and beyond, supporting customers and the business. Evidenced by results and feedback from customers, colleagues and business leaders.
Community Contribution: Demonstrating good engagement in supporting the local community. E.g. Raising money for charity or local initiatives. Positive team commitment and good feedback from your area/community.
Employer of the Year: Delivering strong leadership and support to the business and employees. Able to evidence high performing teams, belief in training, development, professionalism, promoting from within and living “The Consumer Duty”.
Store of the Year: Delivering consistent results through teams, best quality customer service and having a meaningful successful plan in place.
Student of the Year: The student who obtained the highest pawnbroking course grades. (chosen by NPA)
Diamond Student of the Year: The student who obtained the highest course grades for the Diamond Course Modules. (chosen by NPA)
To enter the awards simply ask for an application document from Sonia, complete the form and return by mid-August 2026.
Book Now by contacting Sonia and we look forward to welcoming you on the day.
Please also note that if you wish to book a room at the hotel at a discounted rate, please use the following link to book (this link does expire Mid-August)- https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/lontbhi-90d-550f66bc-2a5c-409f-991b-e4d50b0cee42/
Thank you once again to our sponsors to support your event, who include Cash Converters (UK), H&T, Ramsdens, TH March, Niton UK, Auction Revolution, Associated Security, Travelex, Lewy Group (T/A Cash Converters), Sterling Vault, Yehuda, Mastermelt, Hatton Garden Metals, Clarity and Success, Cash Shop, Gemmology Rocks and KV Consultancy.