York, 20 March 2026: Trustmarque is delighted to announce that Fusion Live has been shortlisted for the CRN Sales & Marketing Awards 2026 in the highly competitive “Best Customer Event” category.
The shortlisting recognises Fusion Live as a flagship customer experience, designed to bring together IT, digital and business leaders to tackle real‑world challenges, explore accessible innovation, and accelerate organisational outcomes.
“Being shortlisted for ‘Best Customer Event’ is really about the people we get to work with,” said Chloe Picton, Events Manager at Trustmarque. “Fusion Live is built entirely around our customers and partners. We create this event with them, not for them, and this recognition reflects the trust they place in us and the value we’re determined to deliver every time we come together.”
Fusion Live is built around three core pillars for attendees:
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Practical insight – real‑world case studies, peer stories and expert sessions focused on what works in practice, not just theory.
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Accessible innovation – demystifying emerging technologies and showing how they can be applied pragmatically to improve performance, resilience and user experience.
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Direct access to specialists – opportunities to engage 1:1 with technical, commercial and sector experts who can help shape roadmaps and unlock measurable outcomes.
Fusion is back and bigger and better than ever for 2026
With Fusion Live 2026 taking place on 17 September, this shortlisting provides additional momentum as Trustmarque prepares an event that will be bigger, bolder and even more closely aligned to what matters most to customers, from optimising technology investments and strengthening cyber resilience to enabling more agile, data‑driven organisations.
Ultima and Trustmarque coming together means Fusion 2026 will be our most impactful year yet. We now bring even broader expertise, deeper technical capability, and a truly end‑to‑end customer offering under one roof. Fusion has always been about solving real challenges with our customers, and with the strength of our combined organisation behind it, we can push the event further, more insight, more innovation, and even more meaningful outcomes for everyone who joins us.
About Trustmarque and Ultima Business Solutions
Trustmarque is a leading technology solutions provider, delivering innovative IT services and solutions that empower organisations to achieve more. In October 2025, Trustmarque merged with Ultima Business Solutions, becoming one of the UK’s largest IT service providers.
About the CRN Sales and Marketing awards
These prestigious awards recognises and rewards the achievements of those individuals and teams that are responsible for making the UK IT channel truly great. The sales and marketing teams sit at the heart of every successful channel business, and these awards are aimed at celebrating and highlighting their many achievements.
The awards focus on innovation, teamwork, evolution and development; qualities that all vendors, distributors and resellers should be striving for. Winners of the CRN Sales & Marketing Awards 2026 will be announced on 20 May 2026, see the full list here.
