Leading housewares retailers and suppliers have gathered in style to find out the winners of The Excellence in Housewares Awards 2021 .
Enthusing that it was “wonderful to be back” in the sumptuous surroundings of The Royal Lancaster London, Jo Howard, editor of Progressive Housewares and HousewaresNews.net (organisers of the EIH Awards) acknowledged in her welcome speech: “There are a great many worthy retailer and product winners tonight and, while there is, of course, only one trophy for each category, we salute all of you that have made it to the finals of The Excellence in Housewares Awards 2021. We’re here to celebrate your achievements, as shining examples of our wonderful industry.”
Guests were entertained by foodie comedian Jayde Adams, who hosted the presentation of each award at what was the 22nd annual EIH ceremony. In addition to the revelation of the award winners after dinner, the fun-packed night kicked off with a champagne reception (sponsored by Tefal).
The post awards party includes the casino (sponsored by Exposé Travel, with a top prize of a trip to Chicago), dance floor and photobox (sponsored by Denby) and industry friends and colleagues are expected to continue partying into the small hours.
The Excellence in Housewares Awards 2021 winners are:
Best Supermarket Retailer of Housewares (sponsored by OXO)
Waitrose & Partners
Best Garden Centre Retailer of Housewares (sponsored by Tramontina UK)
Barton Grange Garden Centre, Preston
Excellence in Online Retailing (sponsored by Candlelight)
Harts of Stur
Excellence in Retail Training (sponsored by RKW)
Potters Cookshop, Hockley
Excellence in Retail Display – Independent (sponsored by Meyer Group)
Divertimenti, London
Excellence in Retail Display – Multiple or Department Store (sponsored by Tefal)
Harrods, London
Excellence in Retailer Initiative (sponsored by Gastroback)
The Kitchen Range, West Wickham for its Cookery School Pre-Launch
Retail Employee of the Year (sponsored by Grunwerg)
Kirsty Allen, Harts of Stur
Best Department Store – Independent (sponsored by Bira Direct)
Barkers, Northallerton
Best Department Store – Multiple Branch or Group Member (sponsored by Joseph Joseph)
Fenwick Brent Cross
Independent Cookshop of the Year (sponsored by Le Creuset)
Upstairs Downstairs, Oswestry
Multiple or Small Group Retailer of the Year (sponsored by DKB Household)
Borough Kitchen, London
Excellence in Cookware (sponsored by Progress)
Toughened Non-Stick from Le Creuset
Top Tool or Gadget (sponsored by Beldray)
Multi-Prep Salad Preparation Set from Joseph Joseph
Plugged-In Award (sponsored by Exclusively)
Core All Grind Electric Coffee Grinder from Barista & Co Coffee
Cutting Edge Award (sponsored by Salter)
Wüsthof Classic White Series from HAUS
Excellence in Homewares (sponsored by The Inspired Home Show)
Stellar Battery Free Scale from Horwood
Top of the Table Award (sponsored by Ambiente)
Olio by Barber Osgerby and Royal Doulton from Fiskars UK
The Licensing Award (sponsored by Products of Change)
Spode Morris & Co from Portmeirion Group
The Eco Award (sponsored by PR Direct)
New Life Frying Pan from Kuhn Rikon
The Innovation Award (sponsored by Lakeland)
Circulon Steelshield C-Series from Meyer
The Icon Award (sponsored by Eddingtons)
Good Grips Peelers from OXO
Excellence in Marketing (sponsored by BHETA)
Le Creuset
Excellence in Product Development (sponsored by BHETA)
Dexam
Excellence in Service (sponsored by BHETA)
Le Creuset
Outstanding Achievement Award (sponsored by Lifetime Brands Europe)
David Grunwerg
Thank you again to the category and event sponsors of the 22nd Excellence in Housewares Awards which includes:
BHETA, Bira, Ambiente, Exclusively, The Inspired Home Show in Chicago, Beldray, Bona, Burton McCall, Candelight, Denby, DKB Household, EKO, Eddingtons, Expose Travel, Gastroback, Groupe SEB, Grunwerg, Joseph Joseph, Kellogg’s, Le Creuset, Lifetime Brands Europe, Meyer Group, OXO UK, PR Direct, Products of Change, Progress, The Rainy Day Trust, RKW, Salter, Tefal, Tower, Tramontina UK, Ultimate Products, and Lakeland, which sponsors The Innovation Award.
