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CONTENTS
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THE FINALISTS
VI | RetaileroftheYear
VIII | YoungRetaileroftheYear
X | SupplierAccountManageroftheYear XII | TradeAccountManageroftheYear
XIV | RetailStoreoftheYear XVI | TradeStoreoftheYear
WELCOME
Thanks to another interesting year, we won’t be celebrating the 2021 Hardware Awards in person until 15 February 2022.
As a preview, however, 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 nominations.
If there are some brands that do not figure in this year’s
| Welcome
| TheJudges
XVIII | BuildingProductsSupplieroftheYear XIX | GardenProductsSupplieroftheYear
XX | Hand&PowerToolsSupplieroftheYear XXI | HardwareSupplieroftheYear
XXII | Kitchens&BathroomSupplieroftheYear XXIII | Painting&DecoratingSupplieroftheYear
Awards, 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.
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