A massive THANK YOU to everyone that has taken the time to nominate their favourite floral industry people, for the 2025 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 6th August 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 ceo@britishfloristassociation.org
Follow us on socials and we’ll tell you when voting starts!
FLORISTRY STUDENT OF THE YEAR
This category is panel judged only.
- Hannah Friel – Moreton Morrell College
- Laura Blackett – Wigan & Leigh College
- Lilia Rider – The Floristry School, Sheffield
- Megan Deakin – The Floristry School, Sheffield
FLORISTRY TUTOR OF THE YEAR
- Sue Lee – Askham Bryan College
- Jane Robbins – Southport College
- Anne Marie Grant – CAFRE
- Karen Longbottom – Askham Bryan College
- Denise Cross – Bicton College
- Fiona Davies – Reaseheath College
- Shelley Jefferson – Capel Manor college
- Abigail McGuire – The Floristry School Sheffield
- Amanda Ellis – Coleg Cambria
- Victoria Veasey – City of Bristol College
- Sherry Suett – CAFRE
- Jane Benefield – Moreton Morrell College
- Susan Mcghee – East Durham College
- Allan Raby – East Durham College
- Joanne Cullingworth – Doncaster College
- Claire Schofield – Houghall College, Durham
TRAINING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
- East Durham College
- CAFRE, Greenmount Campus
- Askham Bryan College
- Bicton College
- The Floristry School Sheffield
- Moreton Morrell College
- Wigan and Leigh College
- Doncaster College
GROWER OF THE YEAR
- Irish Green Guys
- Lugt Lisianthus
- Crosslands Flower Nursery
- Lower Norton Flower Farm
FLORISTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
- Digital Florists
- Direct2florist
- Florist Window
- The Farewell Flowers Directory
- Strelitzia Software
- Eflora websites
- The Botanic Business Hub
- Details Flowers Software
- Morgan-Douglas Nuth
SUNDRIES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
- Kelly Flowers Wholesale Group Ltd
- Smithers Oasis UK Ltd
- Floral Box
- Floristry Market
FLOWER SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR
- Van der Plas
- Hoek
LOCAL FLOWER WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR
- Peake Blooms
- Westflor
- Flowervision Lancashire
- Jane Adams Limited
- Flowers by Clowance
- Flora North Limited
WEDDING/EVENT FLORIST OF THE YEAR
- The Lilypad Florist – Stroud
- Lilys Flowers Ltd – Lightwater
- Orchis Floral Design – Sheffield
- Rambling Rose – Newry
- The Blossom Room – Wigan
- Claridges Flowers – London
- Bud and Flower – Kirdford
- Blooms of Jasmine – Essex
- Perfect Petals UK – Evesham
RETAIL FLORIST OF THE YEAR
- Flowers By Valerie Jayne – Penrith
- Beehive Florist – Chelmsford
- Miss Pinks Florist Ltd – Plympton
- John R Thomas Florist Ltd – Church Stretton
- The Rose Garden – Great Dunmow
- Juniper Flowers – Sudbury
- Courts of Rayleigh Florist – Rayleigh
- Chelsea Flowers of Wilmslow – Wilmslow
- Flowers by Karen – Kilmarnock
- Norris Floristry Ltd – Glossop
- Flowers on The Cobbles – Sandbach
- JBs florist – Billericay
- Fiesta Flowers – Birmingham
- BEAU-K Florist – Eastbourne
- La Beau Fleurs -Warrington
- Blue Bells Lincoln Ltd – Lincolnshire
- Oops A Daisy Florist Limited – Norwich
- Floren Flowers – Exeter
- McQueens Flowers – London
- Magnolia of Tring – Hertfordshire
- Bromborough Flowers – Wirral
- Nikki Wright Floral Design – Darlington
- Flowers by Aileen – West Kilbride
- Bluebell and Ivy – Ulverston
- The Flower Shop – Pontefract
- The Henley Florist – Henley on Thames
- The Flower Fountain – Stoke on Trent
- Victoria Bloom Ltd – Crieff
- Gallery Flowers Ltd – Whitchurch
- 5th Avenue Flowers Ltd – Newcastle Upon Tyne
- Little Lola’s Florist – Bedworth
