Industry Award nominees announced
Following the period for nominations and having verified the nominees the shortlist is now confirmed for the 2023 BFA Industry Awards.
The nominees now need to upload their submissions and applications and on 9th August public voting/judging will begin.
This is the shortlist of everyone elegible to enter.
IPF FLORISTRY STUDENT OF THE YEAR
This category is panel judged only.
- Katie Weekes – Moreton Morrell College
- Charlie Tribe – The Floristry School, Sheffield College
FLORISTRY TUTOR OF THE YEAR
- Allan Raby, East Durham College – East Durham
- Amanda Ellis, Coleg Cambria – North Wales
- Anne Marie Grant, CAFRE – County Antrim
- Claire Woods, Berkshire College of Agriculture – Berkshire
- Denise Cross, Bicton College – Devon
- Elaine Thackray, Writtle University College – Kent
- Fiona Davis, Reaseheath College – Cheshire
- Gail O’Hara, Hugh Baird – Merseyside
- Jade Loftus, Doncaster College – South Yorkshire
- Jane Benefield, Moreton Morrell College – Warwickshire
- Jayne Buet, Glasgow Clyde College – Lanarkshire
- Jo Cullingworth, Doncaster College – South Yorkshire
- Jo Richards, Academy of Floristry – Dorset
- Karen Longbottom, Askham Bryan College – Yorkshire
- Melissa Pauley, Capel Manor College – Middlesex
- Peter Walkey, Kingston Maurward College – Dorset
- Roseann McKelvie, Glasgow Clyde College – Lanarkshire
- Rosemae Burns, Glasgow Clyde College – Lanarkshire
- Sarah Hughes, Wigan and Leigh College – Lancashire
- Shelley Jefferson, Capel Manor – Middlesex
- Sherry Suett, CAFRE – County Antrim
- Sue Lee, Askham Bryan College – Yorkshire
- Sue Poole, Reaseheath College – Cheshire
- Susanna Brandon, Myerscough College – Lancashire
TRAINING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
- Academy of Floristry – Dorset
- Askham Bryan College – Yorkshire
- Bicton College – Devon
- CAFRE – County Antrim
- Capel Manor College – Middlesex
- Coleg Cambria – North Wales
- Doncaster College – South Yorkshire
- Glasgow Clyde College – Lanarkshire
- Kingston Maurwood – Dorset
- Myerscough College – Lancashire
- Wigan & Leigh College – Lancashire
GROWER OF THE YEAR
- Chickney Hall Flowers – Essex
- Crossland Flower Nursery – West Sussex
- Floral Media – Nottinghamshire
- Irish Green Guys – County Kerry
- Marginpar – Aalsmeer
- Meijer Roses – Aalsmeer
- BJ Richards Flowers – Cornwall
FLORISTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
- Details Flowers Software
- Florist Pro
- Strelitzia Software
- The Paper Studio
SUNDRIES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
- Floralbox Packaging – Galway
- Florist Wedding and Craft Supplies – Stoke-on-Trent
- Flourish Trading- Mitcham
- Flowers for Florists – South Godstone
- IS Sundries- Peterborough
- J Van Vliet – Manchester
- Oasis Floral Products – Washington
- Southeast Flowers – Ashford
- Westflor UK Ltd – Enfield
- Whittington’s – Glasgow
- Whittington’s - Leicester
- Whittington’s – Nottingham
- Whittington’s – Waltham Cross
NATIONAL FLOWER SENDER OF THE YEAR
- Direct2Florist
- Floom
FLOWER SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
- Florismartdirect
- Van der Plas
- VD Export
LOCAL FLOWER WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR
- CJ Love, Sidcup – London
- Estuary Wholesale Ltd, Southend-on-Sea – Essex
- Evolve Flowers Ltd, Pinchbeck – Lincolnshire
- Flowervision, Chorley – Lancashire
- Flowervision, Southampton – Hampshire
- Helliwell Ltd, Southampton – Hampshire
- J Van Vliet, Derby – Derbyshire
- J Van Vliet, Northampton – Northamptonshire
- Jane Adams Ltd, Rickmansworth – Hertfordshire
- Lindley Flowers, Earl Shilton – Leicestershire
- Marilliam Flowers Ltd, Huddersfield – West Yorkshire
- Peake Blooms, Belfast – County Antrim
- Pride Flowers, Derby – Derbyshire
- The Flower Bank, Carlisle – Cumbria
- The Flower Connection, Leeds – West Yorkshire
- Tom Brown Wholesale, Lee – London
WEDDING/EVENT FLORIST OF THE YEAR
- Acacia Creative Studio, Doncaster – South Yorkshire
- Blossom and Bloom, Thornhill – Dumfriesshire
- Cloud Hill Flowers, Chelmsford – Essex
- Elegance of Essex, Braintree – Essex
- Errismore Flowers, Wellingborough – Northamptonshire
- Forget me not florist, Lymington – Hampshire
- Greenwheat Flowers and Fika, Penrith – Cumbria
- Julie Cambridge Floral Design, Sandy – Bedfordshire
- Just Peachy Florist Ltd, Rochester – Kent
- Karen Barnes Weddings and Events, Lincoln – Lincolnshire
- Lilac and Willow Flowers, Radlett – Hertfordshire
- Norris Floristry, Glossop – Derbyshire
- Paula Rooney Ltd, Basingstoke – Hampshire
- Perfect Petals UK, Evesham – Worcestershire
- Poppies, Bournemouth – Dorset
- Red Floral Architecture, Hyde – Greater Manchester
- Saf Flowers Boutique, Bradford – West Yorkshire
- The Blossom Room, Wigan – Lancashire
RETAIL FLORIST OF THE YEAR
- 5th Avenue Flowers, Newcastle upon Tyne – Tyne and Wear
- Beehive Florist, Chelmsford – Essex
- Blooming Gorgeous Florist, Prestatyn – Denbighshire
- Bond and Bloom Florist, Lytham St Annes – Lancashire
- Bromborough Flowers, Bromborough – Merseyside
- By Arrangement Florist, Throop – Dorset
- Chelsea Flowers, Wilmslow – Cheshire
- Coco Blooms Floral Design, Livingstone – West Lothian
- Floral Couture by Jay, Weymouth – Dorset
- Flowerbug Floral Design, Liverpool – Merseyside
- Flowers at no 10, Glasgow – Lanarkshire
- Flowers by Karen, Kilmarnock – Ayrshire
- Flowers by Wendy, Taunton – Somerset
- Fresh Ideas Florists, Chesterfield – Derbyshire
- Grand Flowers, Eastbourne – East Sussex
- H Watts Family & Co Ltd, Plymouth – Devon
- Hannah Burnett Florist Ltd, Plymouth – Devon
- Helensburgh Flowers, Helensburgh – Dunbarton
- Inspired by Flowers, Dromore – Co. Down
- Jolies Fleurs, Thornbury – Bristol
- Knot Just Blooms, Fareham – Hampshire
- KyeLee Flowers, Olney – Buckinghamshire
- Marion’s Florist, South Shields – Tyne and Wear
- Nicolla Florist, Wetherby – West Yorkshire
- Oops A Daisy, Drayton – Hampshire
- Passion flowers, Dumfries – Dumfries & Galloway
- Petals and Buds Flowers and Gifts, Donaghadee – Co. Down
- Pinks Florists, Irthlingborough – Northamptonshire
- Pollen Floral Design, Preston -Lancashire
- Posies of Clevedon, Clevedon – Somerset
- Stems of Taunton, Taunton – Somerset
- The Bloom Room, Millom – Cumbria
- The Florist of Poundbury, Dorchester – Dorset
- The Flower Shop, South Elmsall – South Yorkshire
- The Henley Florist, Henley on Thames – Oxfordshire
- The Rose Garden, Great Dunmow – Essex
- Vanda Flowers, Weston-Super-Mare – Somerset
- Victoria Bloom, Crieff – Perth and Kinross
- Vinetta Flower Gallery Ltd, Maidstone – Kent
- Willow Floristry, Verwood – Dorset
