Birthday Honours 2026
David Dalton MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to the Glass Industry.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
David Alan DALTON
Chief Executive Officer, British Glass.
For services to the Glass Industry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Swinton, South Yorkshire
“For services to the Glass Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 592 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 41% of the list.
In their area
89 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from South Yorkshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153448. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Swinton, South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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