Six years ago the BFA Industry Awards were launched for all involved in the industry to gain recognition.
Now – The Industry awards that recognise and reward excellence in the florist industry, are hotly anticipated and well established with the 2017 tickets selling out in record time, as florists and other industry experts alike are keen to see who gains the top spots.
Saturday 21 October 2017 saw the eagerly awaited Industry award winners announced along with the presentations of the higher and master florist diploma certificates and cups, and a Flower Council of Hollands special award.
The process this year began early in the year with nominations being placed in the nine categories. Following the closing date for nominations the verification process was completed and a short list drawn up, voting then reopened to find the winners. All results were counted, checked and kept top secret until the night of the FleurEx Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony – a fantastic night.
This year the Award of the retail florist shop of the Year goes to;
Blooming Lovely-Â Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Â
The runner up is; West Malling Flowers – West Malling, Kent
This year the Award Retail Florist website of the Year goes to;Â
Blooming Lovely – www.bloominglovelyflowers.com The runner up is; Bond & Bloom – www.bondandbloom.co.uk
This year the Award of the Flower Wholesaler of the Year goes to;Â Florismart
The runner up is; Heemskerk
This year the Award of the Sundries supplier of the Year goes to;Â South East Flowers
The runner up is; Florismart, Country Baskets
This year the Award of the Local Flower wholesaler of the Year goes to;Â South East Flowers
The runner up is; GBR Wholesale Flowers
This year the Award of Service Provider of the Year goes to;Â The Paper StudioT
he runner up is Florist Pro Websites
This year the Award of the Florist Tutor of the Year goes to; Tracy Benton
The runner up is;Â Melaine WebbÂ
This year the Award of the Training provider of the Year goes to; Myerscough College
This runner up is; Melaine Webb Flower School
This year the Award of the Floristry newcomer of the Year goes to;Â Â Kirsty Lawson
This runner up is; Jodie Tremain  Â
