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Blue Diamond Garden Centres wins ‘Best Garden Centre Retailer’ and ‘Excellence in Retail Display Awards’ at this year’s Excellence in Houseware Awards 2025

 

The Excellence in Housewares Awards is a prominent UK-based awards programme that recognises outstanding achievement in the housewares industry.

Widely regarded and recognised as the ‘Oscars’ for the housewares sector, the awards shine the spotlight on both retailers for their retailing excellence as well as suppliers for their product innovation and service acumen.

These include Retailer Awards for retailers of housewares products, Product Awards for new ranges or new individual products, and Special Awards for service, marketing, innovation, iconic products and honorary achievement.

This year, Blue Diamond Garden Centres were nominated for two awards namely ‘Best Garden Centre Retailer’ where they were up against Barton Grange (now also owned by the Blue Diamond Group), Bents , Dobbies, Garsons, Longacres, Tates and Webb and ‘Excellence in Retail Display – Multiple or Department Store’  – where they were up against Aldiss, Arnotts, Barkers Northallerton, Borough Kitchen, Harrods, Jarrolds, John Lewis and Morley’s stores.

The winners of all categories were announced at The Excellence in Housewares Awards 2025 on Wednesday 1 October 2025 at The Royal Lancaster, London where Blue Diamond Garden Centres were announced the winners in both the categories in which they were nominated!

Tom Grinnall - Head of Home for Blue Diamond Garden Centres said; “To win both awards, especially being up against industry giants such as Harrods and John Lewis, is a real testament to everyone’s hard work and the strength of our in-store displays. Our Home teams are passionate about their departments, and the teams’ hard work has certainly paid off. I am delighted that they have received the recognition they all deserve!”

Ali Buchan and Claire Jenner, both Category Managers Kitchen and Housewares, attended at the Awards and were delighted to collect the two awards on behalf of the Blue Diamond Garden Centres.