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YOU CAN USE THE DIY WEEK AW ARDS AS A PLA TFORM TO SHOWCASE YOUR BUSINESS


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Entering the DIY Wee wards g ives you and your business the chance to showcase your innovation, creativity , and achievements in front of our fantastic judging panels, as well as a room full of your peers at the event itself.


ecent news that British businesses have incr eased their research and development (R&D) spend to r ecord levels, reflects a welcome commitment to bringing innovative pr oducts and solutions to the UK market.


innovation dir ector T om Thackray said: “Firms know that innovationTom Thackray said: “Firms can have a fundamental role in helping them gr ow and become mor e productive in challenging times.” Wiith this in mind


Commenting on the r eported growth in R&D spending for 2016, which was up 5.6% to £22.2billion in 2016, CBI To


With this in mind, the DIY We Week A wards is the perfect opportunity for


suppliers to flag up their ability to cr eate quality and market-changing pr oducts or top campaigns and r etailer initiatives, with some of the biggest buyers in the industry a captive audience on our judging panel:


 Robert Dyas senior trader  Wi


Wilko senior buye Y,


or trader, Andrew Georgiou er – DIY, John Cosford


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 Kingfisher head of sales – outdoor categories, Steve Guy  Broad Street DIY director


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Wyevale Garden Centres buyer  GIMA director, ViVr,


icky Nuttall


Meanwhile, our judging panel for the retailer categories includes leading industry figur es, consultants, r etail and marketing specialists, and names fr om major suppliers.


 Henkel customer marketing manager , Paul Bagnallr,, Paul Bagn r,, M


 Benchmark Retail Services managing director, Mark Alexander  GCA chief executive Iain Wive Iain Wylie  To lb


marketing manager Wy


oolbank marketing development director, Simonr, , Simon Bicknell  BIRA director, Stevr,, Steve Akers  Industry consultant Colin Petty  Stax rade CentrT


Toolbank marketin k ti Tr es operations director t Si r,, Nigel Wr Wr right (watch out for more names set to join the panels in coming weeks) Wa en


 Home Hardware Southwest product manager – DIY  Wy


r,, Mike Farrants DIY, Paul Andrews Y, Wi


Wi ith so much expansion and so many exciting initiatives this year, ther, 2018 DIY Week Awar ds is the perfect vehicle to r ecognise stand-out businesses and reward excellence in retail. Enter


We the DIY We o to wwwotowww Week Awards now and celebrate your successes ! Aw Go to www.diyweekawards.co.uk to find out morew..diyweekawards.co.u Do you receive our digital edition?


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