Category winners in the British Independent Garage Awards this year will receive a £1,000 cash prize as well as a trophy in recognition of their outstanding performance.

Organised by the Independent Garage Association (IGA), the event, also known as the BIG Awards, will take place on September 20 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel,

IGA chief executive Stuart James said: "As a non-profit organisation, the IGA BIG Awards are about celebrating the hard work, dedication and excellence of the indepenent garage sector rather than generating a profit.

"For this reason we have decided that, just as we did last year, we will give a £1,000 cash prize to each of the 17 category winners.

"We are deeply grateful to all the sponsors whose generous support makes this event possible and to all the incredible garages who entered this year's awards."

He said this year's BIG Awards promise a memorable celebration of talent and dedicate, culminating in a fantastic evening together.

The finalists for the 2024 BIG Awards were recently revealed by the IGA.

Trophies up for grabs include Eco Garage of the Year, Independent Used Car Retailer of the Year and the Consumer Choice award.

The host for the event will be charismatic TV personality and rugby pundit Mark Durden-Smith, best known for his work on ITV shows such as the I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! NOW! and This Morning, as well as Sky 1’s The Match and Double or Nothing. 

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