Shortlisted Nominees
The submission stage for this year's awards is now complete, and the entries have been checked and verified. The entries from the shortlisted nominees will now be reviewed by the Judging Panel to find this year's finalists.
A huge thank you, again, to everyone who has taken the time to participate in the awards process - it is a true celebration of the people who make our industry great!
The BFA Industry Awards Shortlisted Nominees are...
Floristry Student of the Year
Arwen Hunt - Wigan and Leigh College
Jamie Kelly - CAFRE
Victoria Upton - Coleg Cambria
Floristry Tutor of the Year
Abigail McGuire - The Floristry School Sheffield
Allan Raby - East Durham College
Amanda Ellis - Coleg Cambria
Anne Marie Grant - CAFRE
Charlotte Perrett - East Durham College
Denise Cross - Bicton College
Helen Longshaw - Reaseheath College
Jade Loftus - Doncaster College
Jane Benefield - Moreton Morrell College
Jayne Buet - Glasgow Clyde College
Jo Cullingworth - Doncaster College
Sally Brewster - Shipley College
Sherry Suett - CAFRE
Sue Lee - Askham Bryan College
Floristry Training Provider of the Year
Bicton College
CAFRE
Coleg Cambria
Doncaster College
East Durham College
Kay's Flower School
Moreton Morrell College
Reaseheath College
The Floristry School Sheffield
Grower of the Year
Marginpar
Miss Alstroemeria
PortaNova
Floristry Service Provider of the Year
Details Flowers Software
Digital Florist
FloristPro
Good Florist Guide
Morgan Douglas Nuth
Strelitzia
The Paper Studio
Sundries Supplier of the Year
IS Group
Smithers-Oasis UK LTD
Trevor Green Floral Sundries
Westflor
Flower Supplier of the Year
Hoek
Van Der Plas
Local Flower Wholesaler of the Year
Flower Grower Collective
Flower Vision Lancashire
Peter H Smith Ltd
Sustainability Advocate of the Year
Denise Cross - Bicton College
Heidi Baker - The Flower studio
Stephanie Gillespie - Smithers-Oasis UK LTD
Shining Star Award
Claire Maeder-Jones - Writtle College
Ian Armstrong - The Bloom Room
Jacob Harris - Peter J Hawking Ltd
Jade Loftus - Doncaster College
Petra Ford - The Flower Box
Tracy Tomlinson
Viv Bradford - Mrs Bees Flower Company
Wedding/Event Florist of the Year
Bembridge Flower Shop, Bembridge
Go Tell The Bees, Oxon
Lilys Flowers, Lightwater
Peacock and Wild, Winstanley
Perfect Petals UK, Evesham
Retail Florist of the Year
5th Avenue Flowers Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Beehive Florist, Chelmsford
Bluebells Lincoln Ltd, Lincolnshire
BLÜM Floral, Chesterfield
Chelsea Flowers, Wilmslow
East Dulwich Flower Company, London
Edel's Flowers, Draperstown
Fiesta Flowers, Birmingham
Floral Chic Creations, Rotherham
Floritta Ltd, London
Flower Power and Rylee Florist, Leeds
Helensburgh Flowers, Helensburgh
John R Thomas Florist Ltd, Shropshire
Memento, Belfast
Norris Floristry - Master Florists, Glossop
South Brent Flowers, South Brent
The Flower House, Aylesbury
The Flower Shop, South Elmsall
The Gravesend Florist, Gravesend
The Little Flowermonger, Rhyl
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