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Glee New Product Awards 2014 - Winners announced
New Glee layout finds favour with visitors
Giant Bulbs are a Glee Hit for Taylors Bulbs
Gardman add shine to solar lighting category
Kelkay launch Mediterranean aggregates collection
Charles Bentley sweep in to Glee with premium brushes
Garden On A Roll develop a perfect gift solution
Hands up...these gloves are high performance
Introducing ‘The 1’ – the Fastest Formula Lawn Seed Yet!
Whitefurze showcase new products at Glee
Glee awards 'double' for Apta's new lightweight pots
G7 Swansong for Neil after 28 years
Iron Man Debuts At Glee!
Win a day's design consultation from Catering Design Group
New waterproof accessories brand to showcase at Glee
New cordless garden tools go head to head with petrol rivals
Outside decor from Home2Garden
Family run business will deliver inspiring environments
How Garden Centres win the Coffee Shop War
Norfolk Leisure bring a touch of festive glitter to hall 17
Glee opened today - and there is so much to see
Awards, Westland can't get enough of them
VegTrug- not just for veg!
Buyers get first look at 600 new products from top US brand
Neudorff launch gets to the root of the matter
Magnetic pot is world first for new Glee exhibitor
Dressing things up...GLEE style
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Glee New Product Awards 2014 - Winners announced

Nine, ground-breaking new garden products have been confirmed as the winners of the coveted Glee New Product Awards 2014.

Selected from more than 270 entries on the afternoon before Glee opened (14th – 16th September, NEC Birmingham), the winning products were chosen by an expert panel of judges representing independent and multiple retailers, the media and international suppliers.

Entries were submitted into nine key garden retail categories, comprising Garden Care – Accessories; Garden Care – Chemicals; Fertilisers & Composts; Leisure Products; Machinery & Tools; Home, Gift & Clothing; Landscape & Construction; Plants, Seeds & Bulbs; Pet & Wildlife Products; and Catering & Speciality Foods. Relevant entries from each category were also considered for the additional Best of British, and Green awards.

Judges considered each entry on a challenging range of criteria, including innovation, design, quality, environmental credentials, pricing and retail potential – resulting in some hot debates and close Highly Commended in a number of categories.

On the judging panel were:
Allan Wilson, Group Sundries Buyer at Klondyke Group
Sharon McNair, Group Buyer at Armitage Garden Centre
Moira Peterson, Commercial Manager for Greenfingers.com
Rachel Doyle, from Arboretum Garden Centres and President of the IGCA
Carlos Bisbe from Digebis, Barcelona
Trevor Pfeiffer, MD of The Garden Communication and Media Company
Simon McDaniel, Garden Sundries Buyer at The Range
Roger Wale, general manager at Palmers Garden Centre.

Buyers visiting Glee can see all of the winning and highly commended products, as well as the hundreds of other entries, on convenient display in the ‘Visitor Hub’ area of the show from 14th  – 16th September (Hall 20, stand G10).

Winners’ round-up (in alphabetical order of categories)

Catering & Speciality Foods

Winner:                        Retro Collection, by Bon Bon’s (Wholesale) Ltd

Judges’ comments:    Sharon McNair said: “Fabulous gift idea for everyone! Brings back childhood memories.”

Garden Care – Accessories

Winner:                        Haxnicks – EasyPath

Highly Commended:   Garland Products – Jumbo Kneeling Pad

Judges’ comments:    Moira Peterson said: “This is a truly innovative product, which can be easily packed away, and with a good price point.”

 

Garden Care – Chemicals, Fertilisers & Composts

Winner:                        Westland – Gro-Sure Tomato

Highly Commended:   Bord-Na-Mona - Chelsea Mix Compost

Judges’ comments:    Roger Wale said: “A great, innovative product for the new gardener.”

 

Garden Leisure

Winner:                        La Hacienda – Bakerstone Pizza Box Pizza Oven

Highly Commended:   Nest for Nature – Birch Candles (indoor & outdoor)

Judges’ comments:    Rachel Doyle said: “Can’t wait to buy this one! It is a great product that is well priced.”

 

Home, Gift & Clothing

Winner:                        Briers – Historic Palaces garden accessory range of wellies and gloves

Highly Commended:   Burgon & Ball – Sophie Conran Raspberry Collection

Judges’ comments:    Sharon McNair said: “This is a really nice product, well-designed and good quality. It would certainly tell a story on the shopfloor.  It’s also got great gift potential.”

 

Landscaping & Construction

Winner:                        Apta – GlazeLite Planters

Highly Commended:   Woodlodge – National Trust range of pots

Judges’ comments:    Trevor Pfeiffer said: “Apta GlazeLite might be lightweight but will be a heavyweight garden centre bestseller – provided it is merchandised in a way that accentuates its lightweight design.  Customers will love that they look just like ceramic.”

 

Machinery & Tools

Winner:                        Burgon & Ball – RHS Cutting Tools

Highly Commended:   Burgon & Ball – Weed Slice

Judges’ comments:    Sharon McNair said:  “This is a really comprehensive range, which features good packaging, and is offered at a good price point too.”

 

Pet & Wildlife Products

Winner:                        Wildlife World – Bee & Bug Biome

Highly Commended:   Wildlife World – Bee Mug

Judges’ comments:    Roger Wale said:  “This is an on-trend product, that is well-priced and has great gift potential.”

 

Plants, Seeds & Bulbs

Winner:                        Garden On a Roll – Garden On a Roll Gift Box

Highly Commended:   Channel Island Plants (UK) Ltd – Petunia Happy Magic Black Charcoal

Judges’ comments:    Trevor Pfeiffer said: “This would make a great border or basket plant, a real ‘thriller’.”

 

Best of British

Winner:                        Apta - Glazelite Planters

Highly Commended:   Burgon & Ball – RHS endorsed cutting tools

Judges’ comments:    Trevor Pfeiffer said: “A brilliant British design and functionality.  At last we have a lightweight pot that really looks and feels like a glazed terracotta pot. Top of the pots for sure.”

 

Green Award

Winner:                        Nest for Nature – Birch Candles (indoor & outdoor)

Highly Commended:   Funky Laundry – Funky Laundry Bags

Judges’ comments:    Rachel Doyle said: “I love these natural looking candles. A great product.”

 

The Glee Award 2014

This award is given to the product that stood out from all the others; the best of the best. Glee is proud to confirm that this year the award goes to Briers, with the Historic Palaces Garden Accessory range.

One further award – the Retailers Choice Award – will be announced on the third day of Glee.  Retailers visiting the Glee New Product display are invited to vote for their favourite product after viewing the entries on display. 

i2i’s Matthew Mein, Glee event manager confirmed: “We were delighted that so many superb, new products were entered for this year’s Glee New Products, and offer many congratulations to the worthy winners.  Our thanks also go to the judges who so kindly lent their valuable time and expertise.”

Find out more

More news from Glee 2014 will be available soon.  To find out more log onto www.gleebirmingham.com.  For details on exhibiting at Glee 2015, call 0203 033 2160

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