DIY WEEK AWARDS 2024 AWARDS 2024 DIY WEEK


MEET WITH THE DIY INDUSTRY LEADERS


The DIY Week Awards are back with exciting new categories, new judges and a new venue for 2024. The entries are in and currently being judged by our panel of industry experts and the best will be recognised and rewarded by winning one of these sought after industry accolades at this year’s presentation lunch event on Friday 17th May in London.


improvement and garden industry a chance to put their company, their teams and their products forward into a gold medal winning position, with a live presentation lunch to be held at the prestigious De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, Central London. The awards event, organised by


W Meet the Judges


As excitement builds for this year’s DIY Week Awards taking place at the Grand Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden in London on Friday 17th May, the entries are coming in and our panel of expert judges are preparing to evaluate them and draw up the shortlist of potential winners. We’ll be publishing more details in the next issue.


RETAILER JUDGES


PAUL BAGNALL Former Channel Manager, Henkel Consumer Adhesives


Paul, now retired after 36 years in the industry, has gained a wealth of experience and knowledge in both Sales and Marketing. He joined Loctite in 1984 and then worked until retirement for Henkel who bought Loctite in 1997.


Paul forged a very successful career in sales, working with both multiples and independent retailers, across major retail and wholesale channels, including DIY, Grocery and Stationery. He won a National Sales Award for Top Professional: FMCG, up against other candidates from major FMCG food brands.


In 2010 he became a Category Manager working with both sales and brand marketing as a team to leverage to the full Henkel’s fantastic leading brands. He also worked closely with DIY Week, delivering the ‘Hand it Over to Henkel’ series of 19 articles showing how effective category marketing techniques can be for small retailers not just the large nationals. So we are really glad to have him with his experience on board both the Retailer and Supplier judging panels.


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ANDREW MARLEY Managing Director, Benchmark Retail Services


Andrew started with Benchmark in 2002, covering territories in the Leeds / Manchester area and then the South East. Moving into an account management role in 2006 and appointed to the board of directors in 2011. Andrew took full ownership of Benchmark in May 2021. Benchmark Retail Services is a multi-faceted service provider. Andrew and his highly skilled team work closely with their stores to ensure your products, marketing messages and engagement with retail chains reflects your business and most importantly, drives your product sales.


RICKY JOHAL Head of Marketing, Communications and Brand, DK Tools


After studying fine art, design and photography, Ricky started his working life at Home Retail Group - during the acquisition of Argos and Homebase. He later went on to forge a successful marketing career in various sectors, where he worked with leading brands, such as Morrisons Supermarkets, Sky, Fitbit and Canon. At Canon, Ricky was responsible for retail campaigns and the instore brand experience across Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as Russia. He now leads an agile team of in-house specialists, who work on all Amtech related touchpoints, including packaging, advertising, ecommerce and video, as well as trade and digital marketing.


NEIL MEAD Editorial Director, DIY Week


Neil has over 25 years’ experience in the publishing industry and currently manages the editorial content of DIY Week and Garden Centre Update magazines, websites and associated social media channels. Having previously edited consumer magazines on hobby woodworking and home improvements, as well as a number of trade titles covering a wide range of other industry and retail sectors, Neil is able to offer his opinion and judge the awards’ entries from a wide perspective and chairs both the Retail and Supplier judging panels.


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