DIY WEEK AWARDS 2021


LIVE-STREAMED ONLINE EVENT - 15TH JULY 2021 FIND OUT MORE AT WWW.DIYWEEKAWARDS.CO.UK


Following the challenges we’ve all faced throughout the last year, the key networking event for the DIY, home improvement and garden market, the annual DIY Week Awards, is back with a new live-streamed online event taking place on 15th July 2021 at 4pm.


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espite the obvious problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic during 2020, we still managed pull off an extremely


successful and well received DIY Week Awards programme last year, thanks to our sponsors, judges and of course all the entrants. Now we can’t wait to bring you the DIY, home improvement and garden industry’s key awards event in a new format for 2021, when the industry will come together once again in order to celebrate the innovation and achievements in both the supplier and retailer categories. The awards event, organised by


DIY Week magazine’s publisher, Datateam Business Media, is one of the leading occasions on the industry calendar, where guests come together to celebrate the innovative products and forward- thinking retailers across the home improvement and garden sectors. In 2021 things will be a little different


as we take the DIY Week Awards online and live stream the entire event


direct to your computer,


phone or tablet, so you can take part wherever you are. DIY Week’s awards events,


including Britain’s Best Retailers and the Product of the Year Awards, have been at the forefront of best practice, innovation and excellence for decades.


All entries are


thoroughly examined and carefully considered by our panels of expert judges, which serves to give the DIY Week Awards real credibility within the industry and makes them truly worthwhile winning. But this year’s event is not just the


about prestigious The event itself is accolades. also a prime


opportunity to network with friends, colleagues and piers, as well as meet with existing and potential new clients using our digital platform. Attended by key figures and companies from across the industry – including pioneering independents, major high street retailers and global suppliers – the DIY Week Awards is


Sponsored by


DIY WEEK AWARDS 2021 CATEGORIES


Supplier: Decorating Product of the Year DIY Product of the Year Garden Care Product of the Year Garden Leisure Product of the year Hand Tool of the Year Garden Tool of the Year Home & Kitchen Product of the Year Lighting and Electrical Power Tool of the Year Security Product of the Year Digital Investment Retailer Support Initiative


Retailer: Retailer of the Year Business Expansion Award Team of the Year Digital Innovation Award Sustainability Award Marketing Initiative Award


the must-attend event of the year. Taking the awards online has the added benefit of reaching a much wider global audience and therefore opportunities to connect with many more industry professionals. Commenting on the DIY Week


Awards 2021, publication and event manager, Sallie Payne said: “The event is a great advocate of the vibrancy and health of the DIY, home improvement and garden market. Our last live event in 2019 was extremely successful and despite all the problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic, our 2020 awards programme was also very well supported. “We are now looking forward to welcoming guests to our new online live-streamed event in spring 2021. We’ll be announcing the shortlisted entries


and publishing more


information and the date of the live- streamed event soon, so keep an eye on the DIY Week Awards website at www.diyweekawards.co.uk for all the latest news and updates.”


8 DIY WEEK JUNE 2021 JUDGES


Supplier Category Judges Paul Andrews DIY Product Manager, Home


Hardware Southwest Paul Garland


Associate Buyer – DIY & Garden, QVC UK


Vicky Nuttall Director, Garden Industry


Manufacturers Association


Mike Smith Head of Field Sales, EFG Housewares


Keeley Vernon Sector Manager – DIY & Home


Improvement, BHETA


Paul Warren Owner, Broad Street DIY


Retailer Category Judges Mark Alexander Managing Director, Benchmark


Retail Services Paul Bagnall


Former Channel Manager, Henkel Consumer Adhesives


Simon Bicknell


Marketing Development Director, Toolbank


Andy Campbell Business Development Consultant


Ricky Johal Head of Marketing,


Communications and Brand, DK Tools


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