Look who’s talking at The Excellence in Housewares Awards

Excitement is mounting for the Excellence in Housewares Awards 2020, to be held virtually tomorrow evening (Wednesday December 9). It is free to attend – everyone is welcome – so, if you haven’t already registered, sign up in two minutes at: hopin.to/events/eih20

The evening will feature an exclusive chat with the inspirational Nadiya Hussain (author, TV presenter and Great British Bake Off winner) as well as a special announcement from the one and only culinary superstar and Bake Off judge Prue Leith. The smooth talking EIH Awards compere is Alan Dedicoat – well known as the ‘Voice of the Balls’ from The National Lottery and announcer of Strictly Come Dancing scores.

Above: Alan Dedicoat, whose voice is well known.
Above: Alan Dedicoat, whose voice is well known.

There will also be appearances from well known industry figures, with the EIH sponsors opening their golden envelopes to reveal the winners of the 2020 Awards across retail, product and supplier categories. To view the Excellence in Housewares Awards 2020 brochure click HERE.

“We are very excited, honoured and proud to be bringing the industry together on Wednesday to meet virtually, chat and raise a glass together,” states Jo Howard, editor of Progressive Housewares and HousewaresNews.net (organisers of The Excellence in Housewares Awards). “We’ll be celebrating the achievements of our industry in this exceptionally challenging, unprecedented year, and we’re so glad to have found a platform to do this, with the support of our wonderful sponsors.”

Above: HousewaresNews.net and Progressive Housewares' Rob Willis, Emma Cain, John Barry and Jo Howard while filming for The Excellence in Housewares Awards.
Above: HousewaresNews.net and Progressive Housewares’ Rob Willis, Emma Cain, John Barry and Jo Howard while filming for The Excellence in Housewares Awards.

The EIH event platform opens at 6.15pm (go to: hopin.to/events/eih20), with ‘session rooms’ (like virtual tables) so you can pop in to see people you know if you wish to. The awards production takes place from around 7.25pm on the ‘main stage’. The session rooms will reopen for industry chat after the Awards winners have been announced.

The EIH 2020 sponsors (among the session rooms, so you can say ‘hello’) include: Ambiente, Autumn Fair, Bira Direct, BHETA, Burton McCall, DKB Household, EKO, Exclusively Shows, Expose Travel, Gastroback, Groupe SEB, HousewaresNews.net and Progressive Housewares, The Inspired Home Show and The International Housewares Association, Joseph Joseph, KitchenCraft from Lifetime Brands, Le Creuset, Meyer Group, OXO UK, Salter, Tefal, Tower from RKW, Tramontina, and Ultimate Products.

Some of the Q&As about the event can be found HERE.

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* For any help / queries on the night, call Rob on +44 (0)7792 016832.

 

Top: Uplifting talk from Nadiya Hussain and Prue Leith.

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