Cold Banana a Finalist for Best Agency Team
3 min read
Cold Banana has been named a finalist in the Best Agency Team (Small) category at the National Digital Awards 2026. This nomination recognises the strength of the agency’s collaborative culture, community support of future digital talent, and the impact its team has delivered across enterprise digital platforms over the past year.
Founded in Bournemouth in 2015, Cold Banana is a digital agency with offices in Bournemouth and Dubai. The agency delivers enterprise ready web development and digital solutions for organisations internationally.
The National Digital Awards celebrates organisations and individuals driving progress across the UK digital sector. Since its launch, the awards have recognised agencies, brands and technology leaders shaping the future of the digital landscape. Being shortlisted for Best Agency Team (Small) places Cold Banana among a select group of agencies recognised for outstanding collaboration, innovation and delivery.
In 2025, the Cold Banana team strengthened the agency’s technical credentials through a number of recognised industry partnerships and accreditations, including continued Umbraco Gold Partner status, and recognition as a Gold Umbraco Contributing Partner for 2025; alongside partnerships with Sitecore, Optimizely and Shopify.
Beyond technical delivery, Cold Banana moved its head office from Bournemouth to Westbourne in 2025, with this office expansion supporting team efficiency with large meeting room breakout spaces. Internationally, Cold Banana has fostered co-operation between its UK and Dubai offices through continued development of shared projects, and regular travel to Dubai for leadership alignment.
Cold Banana has also reinforced its commitment to developing future digital talent through its structured Bournemouth University placement programme. Over a twelve month placement, students gain practical experience in web development across front end and back end development, accessibility, security and performance.
Commenting on the news, founder and CEO Luke Fribbens said:
“This really belongs to the team. Cold Banana has always been about the people behind the work, and the way they support each other to get things done. We have a brilliant group of developers, strategists and web support specialists who collaborate across disciplines and across our UK and Dubai offices. That togetherness is what makes the difference. Making the final round for Best Agency Team means a great deal to all of us.”
Public voting for the awards is now open and supporters, clients and partners can cast their votes via the official National Digital Awards website until Sunday 12th April 2026 - https://nationaldigitalawards.co.uk/vote-now/
Winners will be announced at the National Digital Awards ceremony on Friday 22nd May 2026 at the Birmingham Conferences and Events Centre.