The 2026 BFA Industry Award finalists have been announced. Initially entries were judged by a panel of industry experts, who, BFA tell us, were incredibly impressed by the quality and calibre of entries received.

They have now whittled it down to 56 finalists across 12 categories and it is now down to a public vote to decide who takes the top places.

Voting closes on September 16th so you need to be quick but it's easy to do.

Simply click the the link below and in the meantime, our congratulations to everyone who made it this far … to us you are all winners.

FLORISTRY STUDENT OF THE YEAR

Arwen Hunt - Wigan and Leigh College

Jamie Kelly - CAFRE

Victoria Upton - Coleg Cambria

FLORISTRY TUTOR OF THE YEAR

Abigail McGuire - The Floristry School Sheffield
Allan Raby - East Durham College
Amanda Ellis - Coleg Cambria
Anne Marie Grant - CAFRE
Charlotte Perrett - East Durham College
Jayne Buet - Glasgow Clyde College
Jo Cullingworth - Doncaster College
Sally Brewster - Shipley College

FLORISTRY TRAINING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

Coleg Cambria
Doncaster College
East Durham College
Kay's Flower School
Moreton Morrell College
The Floristry School Sheffield

GROWER OF THE YEAR

Marginpar

Miss Alstroemeria

Porta Nova

FLORISTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

Details Flowers Software
Digital Florist
Good Florist Guide
Morgan Douglas Nuth
Strelitzia

SUNDRIES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

IS Group
Smithers-Oasis UK LTD
Trevor Green Floral Sundries
Westflor

FLOWER SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

Hoek Flowers

Van Der Plas

LOCAL FLOWER WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR

Flower Grower Collective
Flower Vision Lancashire
Peter H Smith Ltd

SUSTAINABILITY ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR

Denise Cross - Bicton College

Heidi Baker - The Flower Studio

Stephanie Gillespie - Smithers-Oasis UK LTD

SHINING STAR AWARD

Claire Maeder-Jones - Writtle College
Ian Armstrong - The Bloom Room
Jacob Harris - Peter J Hawking Ltd
Tracy Tomlinson
Viv Bradford - Mrs Bees Flower Company

WEDDING/EVENT FLORIST OF THE YEAR

Bembridge Flower Shop, Bembridge

Go Tell the Bees, Oxon

Lilys Flowers, Lightwater

Peacock and Wild, Winstanley
Perfect Petals UK, Evesham

RETAIL FLORIST OF THE YEAR

Beehive Florist, Chelmsford
Bluebells Lincoln Ltd, Lincolnshire
BLÜM Floral, Chesterfield
Chelsea Flowers, Wilmslow
Floritta Ltd, London
Helensburgh Flowers, Helensburgh
Memento, Belfast
Norris Floristry – Master Florists, Glossop
The Gravesend Florist, Gravesend

To vote use this link ... you can use it to vote for your favourite in each category.

https://bfa.eventsair.com/awards-2026---voting/public-vote/Site/Register