Shift7 Shortlisted for Best New Agency of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2026

Well, this is a pretty brilliant way to kick off summer.

Shift7 has been shortlisted for Best New Agency of the Year at the UK Agency Awards 2026, placing us among the final six agencies in the category.

For a business that is still under a year old, it feels like a huge moment — and it is also our second award recognition of the year, having been named runner-up at the Content Awards 2026 earlier this year.

When we launched Shift7, the ambition was never simply to create another agency. We wanted to build something we could be genuinely proud of, but also something our clients would be proud to work alongside, trust with their stories and see as a real extension of their teams.

We have worked incredibly hard to make that happen and these award acknowledgements go a small way towards showing that we are heading in the right direction.

There is still so much more we want to do, build and achieve. And, of course, we would love to bring home the crown when the winners are announced on 1 October.

But whatever happens on the night, being named as a finalist alongside some brilliant agencies already feels like a win.

Not bad for year one.