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the industry calendar, where guests come together to celebrate the innovative DIY
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manufacturers and suppliers and forward-thinking retailers across the DIY, home improvement and garden sectors.
The new categories added last year aim to move the awards forward and keep up with the latest technology and industry developments. Having an omnichannel offer is incredibly important for retail success these days, while attractive and clever point of sale displays and store design are a must for bricks and mortar outlets. These categories and more will all be recognised and rewarded as part of the 2024 DIY Week Awards programme. The DIY Week awards, which
recognise the top retailers and innovative products in various key categories, have been at the forefront of best practice, innovation and excellence for decades, but this year’s event is not just about the prestigious accolades. All entries are thoroughly examined and carefully considered by our panels of independent expert judges, which serves to give the DIY Week Awards real credibility within the
industry and makes them truly worthwhile winning. With such tough competition, making the shortlist is a great achievement in itself, which provides plenty of promotional opportunities both before and after the main event.
The lunchtime presentation event itself is a prime opportunity to network with friends, colleagues and peers, as well as meet with existing and potential new customers. Attended by key industry figures and representatives of leading companies from across the sector – including pioneering independents, major high street retailers and global suppliers – the DIY Week Awards is the must- attend event of the year. Entries for the 2024 DIY
Week Awards are already coming in. Start your entry to be a part of this prestigious event recognising and rewarding innovative manufacturers and exceptional retailers, as well as the incredibly passionate professionals at the heart of all these leading companies from across the DIY
JEFF MOODY Managing Director, British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA)
Jeff has worked in the retail sector for 25 years and is passionate about SMEs and their role within the community and the UK. He is commercial director of BIRA Direct and chairs the BRC Payments Advisory Group and plays an active role championing the SME sector in the retail payments area to promote awareness and adoption of the new payments landscape.
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PAUL ANDREWS DIY Product Manager, Home Hardware Southwest
Currently DIY Product Manager for Home Hardware Southwest, Paul has worked for Home Hardware for more than 30 years, buying across various sectors, including gardening, housewares, heating, leisure and cookware. For the past 10 years he has looked after and grown Home Hardware’s extensive DIY offering.
LEE MARTIN DIY Sector Manager, The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)
A well-known industry figure with a substantial career history in both the DIY and builders merchant sectors, Lee has worked in trade and retail sales director and manager roles in FMCG, technical and industrial environments from Oakey, Stanley, and Tetrosyl, through to
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Castolin Eutechtic. Dealing with national multiple retailers such as B&Q, The Range, Wickes-Travis Perkins, Homebase, and Toolbank, Lee also has experience of global organisations including Tarmac- Lafarge, Bostik, and Evo-Stik Mapei International.
KATE MURPHY Managing Director, Brookes & Co
As Managing Director of PR and marketing agency, Brookes & Co, which specialises in DIY, garden and housewares Kate has been writing about home and garden improvement products for years for both trade and consumer media – traditional, web and social. Kate has always loved creating content and even when she’s not working prefers writing to reading and watching. Apart from writing, Kate has become fascinated by marketing strategy; how brands can best get to market and why consumers, influencers and retail channel opinion formers should be interested when they get there. Kate believes the DIY Week Awards are a great forum for the sort of innovation which invigorates the market. And in these changing times, that’s more important than ever.
PAUL WARREN Owner, Broad Street DIY
Paul has grown up in the DIY industry and now heads up the family business, Broad Street DIY, which was started by his parents nearly 40 years ago. The forward-thinking business has secured a number of awards in recent years, including being named DIY Week’s Retailer of the Year in 2017, thanks to fantastic initiatives like its DIY Clinics and DIY Ladies’ Nights.
DIY WEEK AWARDS 2024 CATEGORIES
Supplier Decorating Product of the Year Digital Innovation Award DIY Product of the Year Garden Care product of the year Garden Leisure product of the year Garden Tool of the Year Hand Tool of the Year Home & Kitchen Product of the Year Industry Personality of the Year Power Tool of the Year Retailer Support and Marketing Initiative Award Security Product of the Year Sustainability Initiative of the Year
Retail
Business Expansion Award Team of the Year Retailer of the Year
Omnichannel Retail Strategy of the Year
Point of Sale Display of the Year Shopfitting/Store Design of the Year
Details correct at time of going to press. For more information about the DIY Week Awards 2024, including the categories, how to enter and confirmed judges, please visit the Award’s website at
www.diyweekawards.co.uk www.diyweek.net MARCH 2024 DIY WEEK 9
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