This year the BFA once again saw a record number of votes with 13,675 people having their say, resulting in the following nominees for the BFA Industry Awards.
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
- Beehive Florist, Chelmsford
- Blue Geranium, Totnes
- Bromborough Flowers, Bromborough
- Courts of Rayleigh, Rayleigh
- Fiesta Flowers, Birmingham
- Flowers By Karen, Kilmarnock
- The Flower Lounge, Didsbury
- The Rose Garden Florist, Dunmow
- Wild and Wondrous, Bolton
- Willow Floristry, Verwoon
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
The Winners will be announced on 24th October 2020 via the BFA website and Social Media.
For more information:
British Florist Association
www.britishfloristassociation.org