A host of suppliers and retailers of hardware and garden products have been revealed as Silver winners in the 2014 DIY Week Awards - but they will have to wait a little longer to find out if they have gone on to scoop Gold.
Our panels of independent judges have now completed their deliberations and drawn up lists of Silver-winning businesses in each of the product and retailer categories. One business in each category has also been picked to win the ultimate Gold award, but their identities will not be revealed until the DIY Week Awards event next February.
In the retailer awards, the judges picked Silver winners in each of six categories. They are:
Decor Retailer of the Year
· Home Decor Centre, Omagh, Co Tyrone
· Ruthin Decor, Ruthin, Denbighshire
Tool Retailer of the Year
· Axminster Tools & Machinery, chain of six stores
· Screwfix
· Tool Shop, London chain
Retail Communicator of the Year
· Axminster Tools & Machinery
· Cotham Hardware, Bristol
· Fermoy's garden centre, Ipplepen, near Newton Abbot, Devon
Store Manager of the Year
· Karl Alderman and Roy Frost, One Stop DIY, Northampton
· Steven Maxwell, B&Q Paisley
· Dave Meadows, Right Price DIY, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Hardware Retailer of the Year
· Cotham Hardware
· Morris Mica Hardware, Alcester
· One Stop DIY
· RE Thorns, Norwich
· Watson Home Hardware, Sutton-on-Sea, Lincolnshire
Garden Retailer of the Year
· Monkton Elm Garden & Pet Centre, Taunton
· Old Railway Line Garden Centre, Three Cocks, near Brecon
· Timmermans Garden Centre, Woodborough, near Nottingham
Moving on to the product awards, the Silver winners are:
Decorating Product of the Year category
· Polycell quick drying Polyfilla Spray
· The Colour & Decor Company iPatch
DIY Product of the Year
· Am-Tech Hydro range
· Chemfix Products Metolux 2 Part Pre-Mix Wood
· Everbuild Geo-Fix All Weather
Garden Fertiliser/Chemical of the Year
· Roundup Pump n Go Mini
· Westland Horticulture Gro-Sure Easy Flowers
· Westland Horticulture Aftercut Even-Flo All in One Lawn Treatment
Garden Accessory of the Year
· Design 4 Plastics Rainwater Terrace
· DLF Trifolium Grass Graffiti
· Scott Brothers Toolflex Bar Storage System
Garden Tool of the Year
· Bosch Indego Robotic Lawnmower
· Ryobi One+ 18v Pole Saw
Hardware Product of the Year
· Barrettine Septic Tank Treatment
· SMJ UK Reel Pro 10m 13a cable reel
· The House Nameplate Company The Parcel letterbox
Power Tool of the Year
· Positec Power Tools'Worx 20v Max Lithium-ion Drill/Driver
· Ryobi One +18v Impact Driver
Security Product of the Year
· Master Lock Excell Combination Padlock
· Yale Easy Fit Smartphone Alarm
Unfortunately, the judges felt that none of the entries in the Hand Tool of the Year category quite met the high standards of innovation and excellence set by the DIY Week Awards, so there are no winners in that category.
The Gold winners in all of the categories will be announced at the prestigious DIY Week Awards event, which, in a change of timing and venue, will take place during next year's Totally shows at Coventry's Ricoh Arena, on Monday, February 17.
And, at the event, DIY Week and the Rainy Day Trust charity will be honouring, for the first time, an individual who has made a significant contribution to the industry.
For more information on the DIY Week Awards and to book your place please go to
http://awards.diyweek.net/ or email
fgarcia@datateam.co.uk or ring 01622 699161, or email
djassi@datateam.co.uk or ring 01622 699164.