Retailers and suppliers across the housewares sector came together this week on Wednesday 4 October, to celebrate the Excellence in Housewares awards 2023.
In a glamorous evening befitting of the industry, execs donned their posh frocks and black ties to find out who had been crowned in the retail, product and supplier categories. Amidst an outpouring of messages of thanks for a ‘wonderful evening’, the photo gallery is now live for you to relive the special event.
A few of the highlights of the evening
The entrance hall paid homage to the rebrand of the iconic Salter brand. The team at UPGS also picked up the Icon Award for the Salter Disc Scale:
The OXO team kindly added some glamour to the tables with their cocktail shaker centrepieces:
Comedian Jake Lambert announced the awards:
The raffle raised money for The Rainy Day Trust and The Light Fund, with some wonderful prizes won:
BHETA’s Seema Grantham picked up the Outstanding Achievement Award:
While Smeg’s Donna Cox presented the Retail Employee of the Year award to Lakeland’s Malcolm King as he celebrated his 50th year with the company:
Next’s Claire Smith and Leah Forbes-Morris picked up the retailer’s Excellence in Online Retailing Award:
Divertimenti’s Jason Somers collected the gia UK Award for 2023/24:
The RKW team arrived en masse to pick up the Excellence in Product Development Award from BHETA’s Stephen Richardson:
Guests including Eddingtons’ Richard Walker and Borough Kitchen’s Simone Hillman enjoyed Airtender’s cocktails:
Competition at the casino tables was fierce:
The glitter artist added a touch of sparkle:
To see the full list of winners, simply click here.
