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CONTENTS
THE FINALISTS
IV | RetaileroftheYear
V | YoungRetaileroftheYear
VI | SupplierAccountManageroftheYear
VII | TradeAccountManageroftheYear
VIII | RetailStoreoftheYear
IX | TradeStoreoftheYear
XII | GardenProductsSupplieroftheYear XIII | Hand&PowerToolsSupplieroftheYear XIII | HardwareSupplieroftheYear
XIV | Kitchens&BathroomSupplieroftheYear XIV | Painting&DecoratingSupplieroftheYear
XV | SafetyProductsSupplieroftheYear
II III
| Welcome
| TheJudges
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WELCOME
Although we won’t be celebrating the 2023 Hardware Awards in person until 16 February next year, as a preview, here we present snapshots of the Finalists across all categories, along with some of the reasons why they were adjudged to be list toppers and some reactions to being nominated as Finalists.
Some of our Finalists are returning for another shot at glory, and some will be familiar names and brands, but most are first time entries.
If there are some individuals, teams or brands that do not
| BuildingProductsSupplieroftheYear
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figure in this year’s Awards but deserve to be, please encourage their participation next year – there are no barriers to entry or nomination, no favouritism for one brand or another.
And those that have made it to this stage have been judged independently and fairly, according to our published criteria.
So, congratulations to all these high achieving individuals and teams – the standards they have set in the last year are impressive, even more so perhaps considering a business-as- usual approach simply isn’t enough these days.