Housewares Business-to-business magazine for housewares retailers and their suppliers
The judging for all retailer and supplier categories has now taken place of the Housewares Innovation Awards 2020, and the shortlist can now be revealed in full.
Following two days of judging and much discussion, the successful products, companies and initiatives that made the cut – and are now in with a chance of taking home the title in their respective categories – are detailed below:
BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Chef’s Ware, Hastings
Lakeland, Windermere
Lawsons, Plymouth
Potters Cookshop, Hockley
The Kitchen Range Cookshop, Market Harborough
BEST FAMILY BUSINESS
Barnitts, York
Charlies Stores, Welshpool
Harts of Stur, Sturminster Newton
Leekes, Llantrisant
Louis Potts, Lewes
BEST HOUSEWARES RETAIL BUYER
Andrew Wilkins, AIS
David Conduit, Harts of Stur
Martin Coles-Evans, Hargreaves and Sons
Sarah Wood, Trevor Mottram
BEST INDEPENDENT COOKSHOP
Frankie & Johnny’s Cookshop, York
Hargreaves and Sons, Buxton
Jill’s Cookshop, Wirral
Trevor Mottram, Tunbridge Wells
Woodbridge Kitchen Company, Woodbridge
BEST INDEPENDENT DEPARTMENT STORE
Bakers & Larners of Holt
Creaseys, Guernsey
Dawsons Department Store, Clitheroe
Harrods, London
Housing Units, Manchester
Leekes, Llantrisant
BEST INDEPENDENT GARDEN RETAILER
Barton Grange Garden Centre, Preston
Bent’s Garden and Home, Warrington
Garsons Garden Centre & Farm Shop, Esher
Longacres Garden Centre, Bagshot
Webbs Garden Centre, Wychbold
BEST IN-STORE COOKERY DEMOS
Borough Kitchen, London
Harts of Stur, Sturminster Newton
Lakeland (multiple stores)
Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Season Cookshop, West Hampstead
The Kitchen Range Cook Shop, Market Harborough
BEST MULTIPLE GARDEN RETAILER
Blue Diamond Garden & Living Centres
Charlies Stores
Dobbies Garden Centres
Klondyke Garden Centres
Squires Garden Centres
BEST MULTIPLE RETAILER
Dunelm
John Lewis & Partners
Lords at Home
TK Maxx & Homesense
The Range
BEST ONLINE RETAILER
BEST RETAIL NEWCOMER
Chef’s Ware, Hastings
Cooks Boutique, Letchworth
Frankie & Johnny’s Cookshop, York
Rye Cookshop, Rye
BEST RETAIL WEBSITE
BEST WHOLESALER
Decco
EFG
Home Hardware Southwest
Jones Wholesale Business Store
Stax Trade Centres
BEST WINDOW DISPLAY
Frankie & Johnny’s Cookshop, York
Hargreaves and Sons, Buxton
Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Rye Cookshop, Rye
The Kitchen Range Cook Shop, Market Harborough
BEST STAFF TRAINING
Harts of Stur, Sturminster Newton
John Lewis & Partners (multiple stores)
Lakeland (multiple stores)
The Kitchen Shop, Litchfield
Trevor Mottram, Tunbridge Wells
COOKWARE INNOVATION AWARD
Circulon Total 24cm/2.8L Shallow Casserole Dish/Everyday Pan, Meyer Group
Multi-Cook Pure, Princess (part of the Smartwares Group)
Tower Ice Diamond Cookware, RKW
Zyliss Superior Ceramic Cookware, DKB Household UK
FOOD PREPARATION INNOVATION AWARD
Colourworks Multi-Function Tools, KitchenCraft
Forest & Forge Cheese Knife, Dexam
LOCK-EAT by Luigi Bormioli Food Jar Range, JWP
MasterClass Smart Tools, KitchenCraft
Professional Peeler, Microplane International
KITCHENWARE INNOVATION AWARD
Bake-O-Glide Induction Hob Protector, Falcon Products
BarCraft Planters, KitchenCraft
Flamingo Range, Dexam
Le Cafetiere Seattle, KitchenCraft
No Probllama Range, Dexam
BAKEWARE INNOVATION AWARD
Tefal Cake Factory, Tefal
MasterClass Space Stacking 7-Piece Set, KitchenCraft
PACKAGING INNOVATION AWARD
Ocean Organic Soap, T&G Woodware
Sarah Miller London Portmeirion Tahiti Collection, Portmeirion
Victoria & Albert The Cole Collection, KitchenCraft
SMALL ELECTRICALS INNOVATION AWARD
IEXO Garment/Clothes Steamer, Tefal
Kuvings Whole Slow Juicer, UK Juicers
Meat It Smart Cooking Probe, Mastrad
Remoska Tria, Remoska s.r.o
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD
Beeswax Wraps, The Beeswax Wrap Company
Hip SqueakyCleanStraw, Auteur
Organic Cotton Fruit and Vegetable Bags – set of 3, Dexam
Storage Box Range, What More UK
Zoku Pocket Straw, Burton McCall
TABLETOP INNOVATION AWARD
Artisan Street Tableware Collection, Captivate Brands
Bee Happy Range, David Mason Design
Botanic Garden Harmony Range, Portmeirion
Cook Trivets – Fish, Dexam
LOCK-EAT by Luigi Bormioli, JWP
BEST HOUSEWARES SALESPERSON
David Gosling, Eddingtons
John Day, Grunwerg
Julia Bottoms, KitchenCraft
Martyn Mansbridge, Grunwerg
Peter Ellis, What More UK
Stephen Fennell, Pyrex
SERVICE AWARD: SUPPLIER
Dexam
Haus
Horwood
JWP
Silverwood
What More UK
The overall winners in each category will be unveiled at the Housewares Innovation Awards on the evening of Monday February 3 at the NCC in Birmingham. To book your ticket, visit https://www.housewaresinnovationawards.com/
