Awards and stage

Award nights and the work behind them, from the yard in Florida to Times Square, grouped by event.

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Tony Dyke holding the 40 Under 40 trophy and award certificate in front of the Business Elite Awards backdrop

Trophy and certificate for the 2026 Business Elite “40 Under 40” Award.

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Awards

New York, 2026

Business Elite “40 Under 40” Award, New York

Honoured with the 2026 Business Elite “40 Under 40” Award at the Global Top Brands Awards gala dinner, held at The St. Regis New York in Manhattan, including the acceptance speech from the podium.

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Tony Dyke speaking at the podium holding the 40 Under 40 trophy — Acceptance speech, St. Regis, New York
Accepting the award and speaking to the room about building an industry from nothing.

Tony Dyke at the podium beside the 40 Under 40 trophy — Acceptance speech, St. Regis, New York
At the podium, trophy set down, telling the story that got me there.

Tony Dyke speaking with hands raised at the awards podium — Acceptance speech, St. Regis, New York
Mid-speech on mindset, family, and the move from the UK to Florida.

Tony Dyke speaking at the podium in the mirrored St. Regis ballroom — St. Regis New York, Manhattan
The mirrored ballroom of The St. Regis New York.

Tony Dyke holding the 40 Under 40 award certificate and trophy in the ballroom — Gala Dinner, 27 May 2026
The certificate, 2026 Business Elite “40 Under 40”, presented at the Gala Dinner.

Tony Dyke in black tie on the Business Elite Awards red carpet backdrop — Business Elite Awards, New York
On the step and repeat before the ceremony.

Tony Dyke smiling in black tie in front of the 40 Under 40 backdrop — Business Elite Awards, New York
One for the family back home.

On site / Portrait, 2025

Global Recognition Award, 2025 Winner

Named a 2025 Global Recognition Award winner for the work behind the growth of the resin bound surfacing industry in the USA.

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Tony Dyke holding the 2025 Global Recognition Award crystal trophy — Global Recognition Award, 2025
The 2025 Global Recognition Award. Years of showing up for an industry most people had never heard of.

New York

Awards Night, Times Square, New York

Black tie awards night in New York City, collecting recognition for building and scaling the resin bound space in the USA.

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Tony Dyke in a tuxedo holding an award trophy in Times Square, New York at night — New York City
Trophy in hand in the middle of Times Square, minutes after the ceremony.

Tony Dyke in black tie standing in Times Square at night — New York City
A long way from a van and a bag of stone in the UK.

Tony Dyke in black tie looking up at the billboards of Times Square at night — New York City
Taking a second under the lights before the night moved on.

Tony Dyke in a tuxedo standing on a Times Square crossing at night — New York City
Walking it back through the lights after awards night, New York.

Tony Dyke in a tuxedo checking his watch in Times Square at night — New York City
Still checking the time. Old habits from job sites don't leave you.

On film

The 40 Under 40 awards at the St. Regis Hotel in New York, and the World Stadiums & Arenas Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

40 Under 40 Awards, St. Regis Hotel, New York

Collecting the 40 Under 40 award at the St. Regis Hotel, New York. Black tie, a ballroom and a trophy that took years of graft.

World Stadiums & Arenas Summit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

On stage at the World Stadiums & Arenas Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, talking surfacing at the highest level of sport.

World Stadiums & Arenas Summit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Drone footage from the World Stadiums & Arenas Summit in Riyadh. It shows the scale of the event and the stage where resin bound surfacing went global.

On stage and on site

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

World Stadiums & Arenas Summit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

On stage in Riyadh presenting Resin Rock at the World Stadiums & Arenas Summit, bringing USA-grown resin bound surfacing expertise to the Middle East.

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Tony Dyke presenting on the Seminar Theater stage at the World Stadiums & Arenas Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia — World Stadiums & Arenas Summit, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Presenting at the Seminar Theater in Riyadh with Resin Rock on the world stage.

On site / Portrait

Behind the Work

The other side of the awards: on site, in the yard, and the mindset work that keeps it all moving.

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Tony Dyke crouched on a resin bound surface next to pallets of marble chippings — On site
On site with the aggregate, where every one of these nights actually starts.

Black and white portrait of Tony Dyke half-lit against a dark background — Portrait
Mindset first. Comfort is the enemy of growth.

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