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Introducing: Housewares Awards winners 2022!
Industry professionals from across the housewares sector gathered at the Chelsea Harbour Hotel on Thursday, 7 July, to celebrate business excellence.
Bryony continued: “ It was my first Awards
as editor of Housewares, and it was great to catch up with industry colleagues in a relaxed setting as we celebrated business excellence. “Our sincerest gratitude, of course, goes to all of our sponsors for their ongoing support and belief in what we are doing to celebrate this fine industry. Without this generous backing, none of what you see at this event is possible, and we at Housewares do not take this for granted for one moment.” A raffle during the evening raised £550 for
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first in-person Housewares Awards since February 2020 took place in the heart of London last month. The awards ceremony, which marked the first in-person Housewares Awards since 2020, served as an opportunity to celebrate the hard work and innovation of the entire sector and revealed the incredible products, businesses and people that had been selected as winners by the scheme’s expert panel of judges. Voted for by industry peers, in addition to judging by a panel of industry experts, this year’s awards attracted a high level of high calibre entries. Guests enjoyed catching up with industry friends over a drinks reception and a three- course meal with wine. The afternoon’s proceedings then began with some great comedy from Ian Moore, who proved to be a popular compere and host, keeping guests entertained throughout the afternoon, before the awards ceremony revealed the winners of the 2022 edition of the Housewares Awards. “It’s so important to recognise the hard work, dedication and innovation of companies that have put themselves forward and those that have deservingly been selected as winners,” said Housewares editor Bryony Andrews. “The Housewares Awards have been designed to provide the perfect opportunity for retailers and suppliers alike to celebrate those within their industry who go that extra mile and stand out in their sector.
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The winners The first award of the evening was the Bakeware/Cookware Product of the Year, which was won by Peugeot with their Ceramic Dish Collection. “It was a great privilege for Burton McCall to win the award for Bakeware/ Cookware product of the year with Peugeot Ceramics. It is a testament to the versatility and quality of the product but more importantly to the support and recognition we have received from the independent sector since launching this new category from one of the most iconic French brands,” commented Mohamed Hajat, head of sales at Burton McCall.
This was followed by the Sustainable Product of the Year, where guests saw Aqua Optima take home the prize for their Aurora Instant Hot & Cold Filtered Water Dispenser. The next award in this group was the
Tabletop Product of the Year Award, taken home by Lifetime Brands with La Cafetière - re-brewed for 2022. The Sara Miller, Orchard Collection from Elite won the Kitchenware Product of the Year. James Brierley, managing director at Elitetins, said: “Elitetins brought home the Homewares category win with their Sara Miller Orchard Homewares tin collection. The brand continues from strength to strength and is still growing! I want to thank Sara and her excellent design team for delivering another great Elite range. Each time we pick a new range, we think will this work for our customers? Building their success is the route to ours. I want to thank them too.” The last award in the supplier section was the Small Electrical Product of the Year, which was won by RKW with their Tower T17076 Xpress Pro Combo 10-in-1 Digital Air Fryer Oven.
The Housewares Awards not only
recognises the operators and products that contribute to the success of the industry, but also the outstanding efforts of individuals from across the sector. Gordon MacFarlane, national sales manager at JWP, took home the salesperson of the Year Award, and Sarah Wood of Trevor Mottram was presented with the Retail Buyer of the Year Award. Helen Miller from Fenwick won the Industry Personality of the Year Award. On the retailer side, Whitehall Garden Centre
took home Garden Centre of the Year, and Dinghams picked up an incredible two awards: Cookshop of the Year Award and the Independent Retailer of the Year. Dinghams’ Nicola Hardingham said: “We were so proud to be shortlisted but when we won, not only one but two awards, we were over the moon! It was such a good atmosphere at the awards event, and so nice to see fellow suppliers and retailers.”
Dinghams managing director Becca
Hardingham added: “Dinghams is a destination for cooking and homeware enthusiasts so forecasting the latest cooking,
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