DIY WEEK AWARDS 2021 WINNERS 2018


Digital Investment of the Year VisualConfig


VisualConfig is a free online tool to design garden rooms in 3D and create cutting lists and plans. The site was created as a personal project to help design the owner’s


DIY garden office, but it has now grown to a size where over 600 garden rooms are designed each month. The site creates 3D visualisations of garden rooms and sheds. The user inputs all their requirements like size and cladding material, then custom code uses lists of raw materials to automatically calculate how the structure should be built. This works out the best use of materials and generates cutting lists.


The 3D models are generated in realtime and can also be viewed in augmented reality so the user can see the garden room in their own garden and even walk inside and around it.


The user can see


instructions and plans, full lists of materials needed plus the best way to


cut the material to save waste which is all created on the fly. All the software is created by myself


and free to use. The best way to see the full power is to give it a go at www.diysheds.co.uk


FINALISTS: VisualConfig – Winner!


Evergreen Sagittarius


Retailer Support Initiative of the Year Charles Bentley


Chares Bentley, the award winning, sixth generation, global manufacturer, and supplier of contemporary brushware, and homeware that brings style, character & comfort to your home. Over the years, we have continued to re-invent ourselves, and we’re now a multi-million-pound company able to source products across the globe. From an easy-to-use online service to great prices and speedy delivery, we want to exceed the expectations of our shoppers and Retail Partners at every opportunity. With a friendly UK-based customer service team, we are always on hand and ready to help. Thanks to the adaptability of our team, the diverse nature of our portfolio and added value services we offer, 2020 ended as the strongest year in our 160-year history. We manufactured over two million brooms in the UK for the first time. This growth is extraordinary considering the difficult year we have had as a nation, and we are so proud of how we have come together as a company in order to achieve this. We put the needs of our Retail Partners and their shoppers above everything else, which means we’re always ready to listen and just as importantly deliver strategic direction based on the experience and knowledge of our Sales Team. We also have access to research tools that allows us to understand the changing behaviours of shoppers and more holistically, retail. Steve Law, Sales Director at Charles Bentley & Son, said: “Winning this


award and against such tough competition shows how determined we are within the Charles Bentley business to always look to improve. The continued dedication of every member of the company ensures that we always move forward collectively and with the same goals. With that said, we haven’t finished yet. With more projects to be delivered over


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the coming 12 months and beyond and with the further addition of talented people joining an already talented team, our eyes are


certainly on the future.” 2022 is another exciting


year, as we launch our next phase of exciting product launches across the business. We’ll be attending exhibitions next year for the first time since 2019 and we’re looking forward to sharing our new products and services with our Retail Partners. If 2022 is too long to wait, we have focussed on enhancing our already


strong decorating ranges as we expect to see further increases within the general market in this area. With the upcoming launch of our Express Ordering Portal - Charles Bentley Express, we are providing our trade customers with the tools to manage their ordering cycle and see our stock levels 24/7.” To speak to us about growing your business & Charles Bentley Express, contact our experienced Sales Team at sales@charlesbentley.com To learn more about Charles Bentley, please visit charlesbentley.com


FINALISTS: Charles Bentley – Winner!


Draper Tools Home Hardware Southwest


www.diyweek.net Above: Steve Law, Sales Director


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