Fleurex on track for success
Fleurex, organised by the British Florist Association, is shaping up to be a goodie. Taking place on October 4/5 at the East Midlands Conference Centre, based on the Nottingham University campus, it’s a day (or weekend) out that won’t just see a whole host of dems and workshops but the grand final of the 2025 Industry Awards and the Florist and Junior Florist of the Year Design competitions too! You can find all the details here and book your tickets (just £40 for the two days if you are a member) but in the meantime we send huge congratulations to the finalists ... you are ALL champions in our eyes!
FLORISTRY STUDENT OF THE YEAR
This category is panel judged only.
Hannah Friel – Moreton Morrell College
Lilia Rider – The Floristry School, Sheffield
Megan Deakin – The Floristry School, Sheffield
Laura Blackett – Wigan & Leigh College
FLORISTRY TUTOR OF THE YEAR
Anne Marie Grant, CAFRE Greenmount Campus
Jane Benefield, Moreton Morrell College
Sherry Suet, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Victoria Veasey, City of Bristol College
Shelley Jefferson, Capel Manor College
TRAINING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Doncaster College
Bicton College – Budleigh Salterton
CAFRE – Greenmount Campus
Askham Bryan College
Moreton Morrell
GROWER OF THE YEAR
Lower Norton Flower Farm – Hampshire
Irish Green Guys – Ireland
FLORISTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
Details Flowers Software
Direct2florist
Digital Florist
Strelitzia Software
Morgan-Douglas Nuth
SUNDRIES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
Floral Box
Floristry Market
OASIS® Floral Products
FLOWER SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
Hoek
Van der Plas
LOCAL FLOWER WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR
Flowervision Lancashire
Flora North Ltd
Westflor
SUSTAINABILITY ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR
Denise Cross – Bicton College
Sarah Hughes – Wigan & Leigh College
Flowervision Lancashire
The Farewell Flowers Directory
WEDDING/EVENT FLORIST OF THE YEAR
Bud and Flower – Kirdford
Orchis Floral Design – Sheffield
The Lilypad Florist – Stroud
Lilys Flowers Ltd – Lightwater
The Blossom Room – Wigan
RETAIL FLORIST OF THE YEAR
Bluebell and Ivy, Ulverston – Cumbria
Chelsea Flowers of Wilmslow – Cheshire
Flowers by Karen, Kilmarnock – Ayrshire
Bluebells Lincoln Ltd – Lincolnshire
Beehive Florist – Chelmsford
The Rose Garden – Essex
BEAU-K Florist – Eastbourne
John R Thomas Florist Ltd – Church Stretton
The Flower Shop – Pontefract
Courts of Rayleigh Florist Ltd – Rayleigh
UK Florist of the Year Finalists
Katie Haslam
Abigail McGuire
Helen Pannitt
Laura Pannitt
Tina Pound
Victoria Veasey
Newcomer Florist of the Year Finalists
Lauren Atkinson
Abby Dewhurst
Macy McMeekin
Suzie McMullan
Victoria Upton
Anastasia Watson
