A massive THANK YOU to everyone that has taken the time to nominate their favourite floral industry people, for the 2024 BFA Industry Awards.
Below is a list of all those that have been verified from the nominations stage. The nominees for most categories will now upload their submissions and applications and on 29th July public voting/judging will begin!
Please note: all nominees will receive an email with instructions for the next stage.
Follow us on socials and we’ll tell you when voting starts!
IPF FLORISTRY STUDENT OF THE YEAR
This category is panel judged only.
- Karen Massey, Moreton Morrell College WCG
- Oliver Low, The Floristry School
- Angela Wake, East Durham College
FLORISTRY TUTOR OF THE YEAR
- Abigail McGuire, The Floristry School – Sheffield
- Allan Raby, East Durham College – Durham
- Amy Shakeshaft, Bridgwater College – Somerset
- Anne Marie Grant, CAFRE – Antrim
- Charlotte Perrett, East Durham College – Durham
- Denise Cross, Bicton College – Budleigh Salterton
- Fiona Davies, Reaseheath College – Nantwich
- Helen Longshaw, Reaseheath College – Nantwich
- Jane Benefield, Morton Morrell WCG – Warwick
- Jo Cullingworth, Doncaster College – Doncaster
- Julie Bailey, Bishop Burton College – Beverley
- Karen Longbottom, Askham Bryan College – York
- Sue Maguire, Plumpton College – Lewes
- Tina Parkes, British Academy of Floral Art – Exeter
TRAINING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
- Askham Bryan College – York
- Bicton College – Budleigh Salterton
- Bishop Burton College – Beverley
- CAFRE – Antrim
- Doncaster College – Doncaster
- East Durham College – Durham
- Moreton Morrell College WCG – Warwick
- Plumpton College – Lewes
- The Floristry School – Sheffield
GROWER OF THE YEAR
- Bredefleur – Netherlands
- Crosslands Flower Nursery – UK
- Field and Bloom – UK
- Irish Green Guys – Ireland
- Meijer Roses – Netherlands
- Rosaprima – USA
- Tesselaar Alstroemeria – Netherlands
FLORISTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
- Details Flowers Software
- Direct2florist
- Florist window
- FloristPro
- Strelitzia Software
- The Paper Studio
SUNDRIES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
- Clarytons, Roubaix
- Country Baskets Leeds, East Ardsley
- Country Baskets High Wycombe, High Wycombe
- Floral Box, Galway
- Flowervision Lancashire, Chorley
- I.S.Sundries, Peterborough
- Kelly Flower Wholesale Group, Lisburn
- Lavenders of London, Isleworth
- Maggiecards, Bradford
- Oasis® Floral Products, Washington
- Whittingtons Kent, Chatham
- Whittingtons Leicester, Leicester
- Whittingtons Cardiff, Cardiff
- Whittingtons Bournemouth, Christchurch
- Whittingtons Norwich, Norwich
- Whittingtons Sheffield, Sheffield
- Whittingtons Waltham Cross, Waltham Cross
FLOWER SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
- Floweringdirect
- Van der Plas Flowers & Plants LTD
LOCAL FLOWER WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR
- BJ Richards – Saltash
- Flowervision Bristol – Bristol
- GBR Flowers – Manchester
- Green and Bloom – London
- Helliwell Flowers & Plants – Southampton
- Lavenders of Sheffield – Sheffield
- Peake Bloom – N Ireland
- Pride flowers – Derby
- Quick Flowers, Hull – East Yorkshire
- Van Vliet Northampton – Northampton
- Westflor – Enfield
WEDDING/EVENT FLORIST OF THE YEAR
- Blossom + Bloom, Thornhill – West Yorkshire
- C Taylor’s Floristry, Hockley – Essex
- Elaine’s Flowers, Peel – Isle of Man
- H Watts Florist, Plymouth – Devon
- Just Peachy Florist, Rochester – Kent
- Paula Rooney Floral Design, Upton Grey – Hampshire
- Perfect Petals UK, Evesham – Worcestershire
- Rambling Rose, Newry – County Down
- Somerset Blooms, Liverpool – Merseyside
- Something Special Flowers, Blairgowrie – Perthshire
RETAIL FLORIST OF THE YEAR
- Arcade Florist, Great Yarmouth – Norfolk
- Artisan Flowers, Hull – East Yorkshire
- Bluebell and Ivy, Ulverston – Cumbria
- Blossom Hill, Chelmsford – Essex
- Bromborough Flowers, Wirral – Merseyside
- Burgeon Floral Design, Barnet – London
- Chelsea Flowers of Wilmslow, Wilmslow – Cheshire
- Designer Flowers by Rodgers, West Didsbury – Manchester
- Elegance of Essex, Braintree – Essex
- Fleur By Lizz, Peterborough – Cambridgeshire
- Floral Glory UK, Walsall – West Midlands
- Florabunda, Whitburn – West Lothian
- Floren Flowers, Exeter – Devon
- Flowers at No 10, Glasgow – Lanarkshire
- Flowers by Isabel, Blantyre – Lanark
- Flowers by Karen, Kilmarnoch – Ayrshire
- Flowers by Kelly, Chelmsford – Essex
- Flowers From Charlotte, North Shields – Tyne and wear
- Fresh Ideas Florists, Chesterfield – Derbyshire
- Garden of Eden-Norden, Rochdale – Greater Manchester
- Gin Blossoms, Airdrie – North Lanarkshire
- Greenwoods Florist, Hull – East Yorkshire
- Helensburgh Flowers, Helensburgh – Argyll and Bute
- Marion’s Florists, South Shields – Tyne and Wear
- Norris Floristry, Glossop – Derbyshire
- Oak & Ivy UK, Warwick – Warwickshire
- Oops A Daisy Florist, Drayton – Norfolk
- Posies of Clevedon, Clevedon – North Somerset
- Miss Pinks Florist, Plympton – Devon
- Monica F Hewitt, Sheffield – South Yorkshire
- Say it with Flowers Florist, St Helens – Merseyside
- Signature Flowers, Milton Keynes – Buckinghamshire
- Silver Birch @ BHGS, Evesham – Worcestershire
- The Bloom Room, Millom – Cumbria
- The Florist of Poundbury, Dorchester – Dorset
- The Flower Shop, Pontefract – West Yorkshire
- The Henley Florist, Henley on Thames – South Oxfordshire
- The Little Flowermonger, Rhyl – Denbighshire
- The Rose Garden, Dunmow – Essex
- The Sevenoaks Florist, Sevenoaks – Kent
- Victoria Bloom, Crieff – Perth and Kinross
- 5th Avenue Flowers, Newcastle upon tyne – Tyne and Wear
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
