BFA INDUSTRY AWARDS 2020: Finalists announced!

8th October 2020

This year we have once again seen a record number of votes with 13,675 people having their say. It’s fantastic to see how passionate people are about our industry.

IoPF FLORISTRY STUDENT OF THE YEAR

  • Helen Collier, Bicton College, Devon
  • Katherine Birtles, Myerscough College, Lancashire
  • Patricia Bond, Academy of Floral Art, Devon
  • Rebecca Sherwin, Myerscough College, Lancashire

FLORISTRY TUTOR OF THE YEAR

  • Denise Cross, Bicton College, Devon
  • Jo Cullingworth, Doncaster College, Yorkshire
  • Nicola Harrison, Myerscough College, Lancashire
  • Tracey Nadin, Kingston Mauward College, Dorset
  • Tracy Benton, Hadlow College, Kent

FLORISTRY TRAINING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

  • Academy of Floral Art, Devon
  • Bicton College, Devon
  • Glasgow Clyde College, Lanarkshire
  • Kingston Maurward College, Dorset
  • Myerscough College, Lancashire

GROWER OF THE YEAR

  • Crosslands Flower Nursery, West Sussex
  • Highcroft Nurseries/BJ Richards Flowers, Cornwall
  • Irish Green Guys, Co Kerry
  • Matthews Flower Group, Hertfordshire
  • Zentoo, Holland

NATIONAL FLOWER SENDER OF THE YEAR

  • Direct2Florist
  • Eflorist
  • Floom
  • Interflora

FLORISTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

  • Bloom Local
  • Florist Pro
  • Florist Window
  • Maggie Florist Cards
  • The Paper Studio

SUNDRIES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

  • Country Baskets, Leeds, Yorkshire
  • IS Sundries, Cambridgeshire
  • Michael Dark, Devon
  • Ramsdens, Lancashire
  • Southeast Sundries, Kent
  • Whittingtons, Glasgow, Lanarkshire

LOCAL FLOWER WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR

  • BJ Richards, Saltash, Cornwall
  • Bon Bloemen, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
  • Evolve Flowers, Spalding, Lincolnshire
  • Flower Vision, Chorley, Lancashire
  • James Taylor Flowers, Glasgow, Lanarkshire
  • Tom Brown Wholesale, London

FLORIST WEBSITE OF THE YEAR

RETAIL FLORIST OF THE YEAR

  • Blossom and Bloom, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire
  • Fiesta Flowers, Birmingham, West Midlands
  • Flower Guy Florist, Bootle, Merseyside
  • Flowers By Donna, Launceston, Cornwall
  • Flowers By Elaine, Dorking, Surrey
  • Flowers By Karen, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
  • Nash and Sons Florist, Maidenhead, Berkshire
  • The Flower Lounge, Didsbury, Greater Manchester
  • The Rose Garden Florists, Great Dunmow, Essex
  • Willow Floristry, Verwood, Dorset

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 on 24th October 2020 via our website and Social Media so watch this space!! Be sure to follow us on

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