This year we have once again seen an amazing number of votes proving how passionate people are about our industry.
Congratulations to everyone who has taken part so far and especially to those who have made it to the finalist stage! The Winners will be announced at the Awards Evening on 28th September 2024 as well as on our website and Social Media so watch this space!!
Location: East Midlands Conference Centre, Beeston Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2RJ
The BFA awards recognises the best in our industry and raises the profile of professional floristry within the public eye. Listed below are the finalists in alphabetical order.
To join us for the Awards Evening simply grab an entry ticket and an awards evening ticket below!
Tickets!THE FINALISTS ARE……………
IPF FLORISTRY STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Tutor nominated and Panel judged only
| Angela Wake, East Durham College |
| Karen Massey, Moreton Morrell College WCG |
| Oliver Low, The Floristry School |
FLORISTRY TUTOR OF THE YEAR
| Abigail McGuire, The Floristry School – Sheffield |
| Anne Marie Grant, CAFRE – Antrim |
| Denise Cross, Bicton College – Budleigh Salterton |
| Fiona Davies, Reaseheath College – Nantwich |
| Helen Longshaw, Reaseheath College – Nantwich |
FLORISTRY TRAINING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
| Askham Bryan College – York |
| Bicton College – Budleigh Salterton |
| CAFRE – Antrim |
| East Durham College – Durham |
GROWER OF THE YEAR
| Bredefleur – Netherlands |
| Crosslands Flower Nursery – UK |
| Irish Green Guys – Ireland |
| Tesselaar Alstroemeria – Netherlands |
FLORISTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
| Details Flowers Software |
| Direct2florist |
| FloristPro |
| Strelitzia Software |
SUNDRIES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
| Flowervision Lancashire, Chorley |
| I.S.Sundries, Peterborough |
| OASIS® Floral Products, Washington |
| Whittingtons Bournemouth, Christchurch |
| Whittingtons Sheffield, Sheffield |
FLOWER SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
| Florismartdirect |
| Van der Plas Flowers and Plants |
LOCAL FLOWER WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR
| Flowervision Bristol – Bristol |
| Helliwell Flowers & Plants – Southampton |
| Lavenders of Sheffield – Sheffield |
| Westflor – Enfield |
WEDDING/ EVENT FLORIST OF THE YEAR
| C Taylor’s Floristry, Hockley – Essex |
| H Watts Florist, Plymouth – Devon |
| Rambling Rose, Newry – County Down |
| Something Special Flowers, Blairgowrie – Perthshire |
RETAIL FLORIST OF THE YEAR
| Bluebell and Ivy, Ulverston – Cumbria |
| Chelsea Flowers of Wilmslow, Wilmslow – Cheshire |
| Flowers by Karen, Kilmarnoch – Ayrshire |
| Helensburgh Flowers, Helensburgh – Argyll and Bute |
| The Bloom Room, Millom – Cumbria |
| The Rose Garden, Dunmow – Essex |
Best of luck to you all! We can’t wait to celebrate with you on the night!
Your Awards Evening Hosts
Nikki Meader is our current BFA Chair position.
With many years worth of family connections to the floristry industry, she owns and runs West Malling Flowers in West Malling, Kent.
After winning retail shop of the year twice, Nikki joined the BFA board as a new challenge and a way to give back to the industry, initially focusing on the position of Retail Director before becoming Vice-Chair, followed soon after by the Chair position.
The Industry Awards has always been a passion for Nikki, as it highlights all the sectors who are important to maintain a healthy business environment for floristry within the UK.
Nikki states “It’s important we all recognise each other and celebrate together in our success. The awards are about motivating our industry to connect with their customers and engage in a fun and advantageous way. The public voting heightens the floristry industry presence in the public awareness and gives an indication of customer satisfaction whilst the Judges use their industry expertise to look at their amazing businesses overall. It’s a joy to see the friendships and networking over the months and on the night!”
