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The winners of the Excellence in Housewares Awards 2018 were announced last night (Wednesday October 4) during a ceremony at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London.
The victors of the event, which was organised by ‘Progressive Housewares’ magazine in conjunction with bira (British Independent Retailers Association), are:
Retail Employee of the Year: Sue Stone, manager, Dinghams, Winchester
Most Promising Newcomer: House UK
Excellence in Direct Retailing: Harts of Stur
Excellence in Retail Training: Borough Kitchen
Excellence in Retail Display – Independent: Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Excellence in Retail Display – Multiple or Department Store: Harrods
Excellence in Retailer Initiative: Hobbs the Kitchen Shop, Penzance
Excellence in Non-Specialist Multiple Retailing: Blue Diamond Group
Excellence in Specialist Retailing (Multiple and Large Independents): Steamer Trading Cookshop
Best Department Store – Independent: Dawsons, Skipton and Clitheroe
Best Department Store – Multiple Branch or Group Member: Fenwick, Brent Cross
Bira Cookshop and Housewares Retailer of the Year: Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Winner of the Oxford Summer School Prize: Steamer Trading
gia UK Winner 2018-2019: Potters Cookshop
Excellence in Cookware: Stellar Rocktanium Cookware from Horwood Homewares
Top Tool or Gadget Award: Barista & Co Brew It Stick from Nixxee
The Plugged-In Award: Baking Bamix from Burton McCall
Cutting Edge Award: Signature Q Knife Block Range from Robert Welch Designs
Excellence in Homewares: Mepal Cirqula Multi Bowl from Mistral Brands
Top of the Table Award: Drift Barware Collection from Robert Welch Designs
Innovation in Product Award: Flex and Flex Plus Toilet Brushes from Joseph Joseph
Icon Award: Thermos Flasks from UK Thermos
Excellence in Innovation Award: Joseph Joseph
Excellence in Marketing Award: Le Creuset UK
Excellence in Service Award: Horwood Homewares
Honorary Achievement Award: Alan Hawkins
