Voting extended for BFA Awards

The British Florist Association has advised that given everyone has been so busy over the last few weeks, voting for their 2021 Industry Awards has been extended to midnight September 21st.

The semi-finalists, all listed below, will know if they’ve made it through the Grand Final on October 11th. For the Florist Website of the Year and Retail Florist Shop of the Year catagories, whilst public votes count, it will be the turn of the panel to assess the finalists and make the decision.

The winners will be announced at the Awards Ceremony being held the evening of the BFA Vision Conference Weekend on 30/31 October at the Jury’s Inn in Hinkley, Leicestershire.

All the finalists are list below … to vote for your favourite click here

IoPF FLORISTRY STUDENT OF THE YEAR

Daisy Rocke, East Durham College, Durham
Hannah Beckley, Warwickshire college, Moreton Morrell, Warwickshire
Holly Moule, Bicton College, Devon
Ruth Wigmore, Myerscough College, Lancashire
Sarah Williams, Warwickshire College, Moreton Morrell , Warwickshire

FLORISTRY TUTOR OF THE YEAR

Alan Raby – East Durham College, Durham
Amanda Ellis – Coleg Cambria – Flintshire
Amanda Randell-Cox, British Academy of Floral Art, Devon
Amanda Watts – Capel Manor, Middlesex
Charlotte Perrett – East Durham College, Durham
Denise Cross – Bicton College – Devon
Jane Benefield – Warwickshire College – Moreton Morrell – Warwickshire
Jennifer Jones, East Durham College, Durham
Jo Biddle – Sheffield College – Yorkshire
Jo Cullingworth – Doncaster College – Yorkshire
Karen Longbottom, Askham Bryan college, Yorkshire
Kathryn Delve – Academy of Floral Art – Devon
Nicola Harrison – Myerscough College – Lancashire
Rebecca Hough – East Durham College – County Durham
Roseann McKelvie, Glasgow Clyde College, Lanarkshire
Sherry Suett – CAFRE – Co Antrim
Sue Lee, Askham Bryan College, Yorkshire
Susanna Brandon, Myerscough College, Lancashire
Tina Parkes, British Academy of Floral Art, Devon
Veronica Harmer, Hadlow College, North Kent

FLORISTRY TRAINING PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

Askham Bryan College – Yorkshire
Bedford College – Bedfordshire
Berkshire College of Agriculture – Berkshire
Bicton College – Devon
British Academy of Floral Art – Devon
CAFRE – Co Antrim
Capel Manor College – Middlesex
City of Bristol College – Avon
Coleg Cambria – Flintshire
Doncaster College – Yorkshire
Duchy College – Cornwall
East Durham College – Durham
Easton College – Norfolk
Glasgow Clyde College – Lanarkshire
Hadlow College – Kent
Hugh Baird College – Merseyside
KEITS Training Services – Hertfordshire
Moulton College – Northamptonshire
Myerscough College – Lancashire
Reaseheath College – Cheshire
The Floristry School (Sheffield College), Yorkshire
Warwickshire College -Moreton Morrell – Warwickshire
Wigan & Leigh College – Lancashire

GROWER OF THE YEAR

Crown Jewels Gloriosa – Netherlands
Highcroft Nurseries – Cornwall
Little Buds Peony Farm – Kent
MAB Flowers LTD – Lincolnshire
Smith and Munson – Lincolnshire

NATIONAL FLOWER SENDER OF THE YEAR

Direct2Florist
Eflorist
Floom

FLORISTRY SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

Bloom Local
Chrysal UK Ltd
DS Smith Packaging
Floriguard/Bridge Insurance
Florist Pro
Florist Window
Halborns Employment Lawyers
Jago Publishing
Just Chrys
Strelitzia Software
The Paper Studio

SUNDRIES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

Country Baskets – Leeds – Yorkshire
Excelsior Wholesale – Staffordshire
Flowerap – Cheshire
IS Sundries – Cambridgeshire
J Van Vliet Enfield – London
Maggie Florist Cards – West Yorkshire
Mezu Silk Flowers – Anglesey
Michael Dark – Devon
Oasis Floral Products – Tyne & Wear
SouthEast Sundries – Kent
Stemgem Vases – Lincolnshire

FLOWER SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR

Florismart Direct
Hoek Flowers
FleuraMetz

LOCAL FLOWER WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR

BJ Richards, Saltash – Cornwall
CJ Love, Sidcup – London
Evolve Flowers, Spalding – Lincolnshire
Florist Wedding and Craft Supplies LTD, Stoke-on-Trent – Staffordshire
FlowerVision Bristol, Bristol – Avon
FlowerVision Lancashire, Chorley – Lancashire
GT Flowers, Leeds – Yorkshire
J Van Vliet Birmingham, Birmingham – West Midlands
J Van Vliet Derby, Derby – Derbyshire
J Van Vliet Glasgow, Glasgow – Lanarkshire
J Van Vliet London, London – London
J Van Vliet Southampton, Southampton – Hampshire
James Taylor Flowers, Glasgow – Lanarkshire
Jane Adams LTD, Sarratt – Hertfordshire
Marilliam Flowers LTD, Huddersfield – Yorkshire
Peake Blooms, Belfast – Co Antrim
Peter H Smith, Preston – Lancashire
The Flower Bank, Carlisle – Cumbria
The Flower Connection, Leeds – Yorkshire
Tom Brown Wholesale, London – London
Valley Flowers, Gateshead – Co Durham
Wedd Wholesale Flowers, Plants and Sundries, Doncaster – Yorkshire

FLORIST WEBSITE OF THE YEAR

Blubell and Ivy, Ulverston – Cumbria
Flowers By Beatrice, Sittingbourne – Kent
Flowers with Passion, Preston – Lancashire
Secret Flower Den, Knaresborough – North Yorkshire

RETAIL FLORIST SHOP OF THE YEAR

Alexandra Mays Florist, Liverpool – Merseyside
Beehive Florist, Chelmsford – Essex
Bellas Bouquets Ltd, Swanscombe – Kent
Fabulous Flowers by Kate, Fleetwood – Lancashire
Fleur & Blume, Clydebank – West Dumbartonshire
Fleur de Lys Flowers, Sheffield – South Yorkshire
Floral Couture by Jay, Weymouth – Dorset
Flowers By Aileen, West Kilbride, North Ayrshire
Flowers by Donna Cornish, Launceston – Cornwall
Flowers Of Elegance, Droitwich – Worcestershire
KayLee Flowers of Olney, Olney – Buckinghamshire
Lisa’s Flower Studio, Thrybergh – South Yorkshire
Posies of Clevedon, Clevedon – Somerset
Roots and Shoots Florist, Richmond – North Yorkshire
Rose & Wildflower, Newtownards – Co Downs
Signature Flowers, Bicester – Bucks&Oxon
Sweet Pea Floral Studio, Helston – Cornwall
The Flower Pot, Renfrew – Renfrewshire
The Little Flowermonger, Rhyl – Denbighshire
The Rose Garden, Great Dunmow – Essex
Wild Bramble Blooms, Tarporley – Cheshire

All votes need to be cast via the BFA system ... to vote for your favourite click here