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. If you have not received an email please get in touch via manager@britishfloristassociation.org
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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
- Florismartdirect
- 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 Blooms – 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!
