The Excellence in Housewares Awards event may be over, but the feeling of euphoria for the winners is still very much present as they continue to celebrate their wins.
Since the industry gathered at The Royal Lancaster London to celebrate the Excellence in Housewares Awards, emails and calls have flooded in from the excited winners across product, retail and supplier categories.
Victoria Owen, buyer at Sainsbury’s, commented: “We were totally blown away to be announced as this year’s winners of the Best Supermarket Retailer of Housewares Award, which was sponsored by Ultimate Products.
“I am personally so proud to be part of such an agile, dynamic, and passionate team at Sainsbury’s and It was an absolute honour to accept this award on behalf of all our home colleagues. This award is testament to all the hard work that goes into the product ranges from our suppliers, so many head office teams, through to our store colleagues, all doing the right thing for our customers.
“We couldn’t be more delighted, and it certainly was a night to remember.”
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Sainsbury’s Christina Thornton and Victoria Owen with their award.
Jenny Stewart, commercial director at Beldray, said: “We are over the moon to have won the award for Excellence in Home Organisation for our Beldray SpotBuster Pro. At Beldray, we really understand how busy life can get, and that’s why we focus on developing products that help those everyday tasks to feel less of a chore.
“All Beldray products aim to make looking after a home quicker and easier; the SpotBuster Pro is a great example of where we have identified a problem and developed a product to swiftly help consumers to overcome it. No more sofa spills and carpet marks, what a result.”
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Jenny Stewart, commercial director of Beldray and her team joined the stage to accept their award.
Tom Carter, director of Potters Cookshop, said: “We are really thrilled to win best independent display as this award has a special place in our hearts. This is only possible with the fantastic effort the team puts in with Alison being the star designer.”
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Tom Carter and Alison Hobbs joined Meyer Group’s Claire Whalley-Livesey to accept their trophy.
Raven Sprague, senior brand & sales manager, Pure Table Top, added: “We are really proud of our partnership with Eleanor Bowmer. From the moment we had our first meeting, we knew that it was a collaboration of dreams. So much work has gone into the Electric Coast collection, we wanted to bring Pure’s passion for quality and design to the offer and we think this really shows in the range. It has been such a fun range to develop and now that it has been recognised with the Licensing Award, it’s the cherry on the top.”
