Awards
HousewaresLive.net, together with sister publications Housewares Magazine, Hardware & Garden Review and DIY Week, organises two of the most prestigious events in the UK housewares, diy and garden industry's calendar - The Industry Awards and Britain’s Best Retailer Awards.For more information please click the logos below.
Britain’s Best Retailer Awards
Since their inception in 2003 the awards have been seen as the ultimate recognition of the hard work and dedication of retailers in the housewares, diy and garden sectors.
The awards are highly prized, and the competition to win is intense.
More than 250 industry leaders packed into the Hilton Hotel in Manchester for the glittering gala awards ceremony 2008, at which sponsors included: Akzo Nobel, Sunflex, Stax, Irwin, Decco, Amefa, Sterling, Wade, Jura, Sam’s Trade Centre, Creative Tops.
The Industry Awards
Launched in 1988, the Industry Awards lunch is now the biggest social event in the calendar for the diy, hardware, garden and housewares market. Hundreds of industry leader pack into each year’s lunch to applaud the cream of the year’s new product launches – and to network, to entertain clients, and to reward key staff and colleagues.
Consistent winners over the years include industry giants like Black & Decker, Dulux, Polycell, Henkel, Plasplugs, Scotts, Bayer Garden and Akzo Nobel. But the awards have helped many small suppliers as well. A tiny company making security hardware had tried fruitlessly to interest major buyers, until one of its products was named a winner – and Homebase were on the phone almost immediately. “Winning this award put us on the map,” the owner told us a little later.
The 2009 awards are open to any new product first launched to the trade between January and December 2008, and entry forms will be published from November 2008 onwards, on diyweek.net and in DIY Week, Hardware & Garden Review and Housewares Magazine.
Organised by
For information on sponsorship opportunities for either event please contact Rachael Pearson on 020 8651 7081 or email rachael.pearson@fav-house.com
