The entries are in… bring on the judges!
Entries closed for this year’s BPMA Product Awards on 1st November and with a raft of exciting entries across 15 categories, we have our best panel yet of senior industry judges. Assessing the entries over two rounds before a final judging panel in late November, let’s find out who has the task of awarding this year’s best.
Hailing from as far as Australia, US and Canada to many more closer to home, this year the BPMA have wheeled out the big guns to make sure the Product Awards are assessed by more than just our industry.
Awards Chair and longstanding BPMA Board Director, Brian Hayward of PAGE fame said ‘We’ve taken the Product Awards through considerable development the last few years to improve the entry process, the scope of the categories and bring rigour to our judging process. Opening up the categories this year to any qualifying supplier has meant we have seen more entries from a wider supplier base too. Investing in a new Awards platform this year has meant entering has been easier and simpler for our judges to take part.’
Who’s who on the judging panel
This year Judges are gathered from senior professionals in our industry and some of plus associates in other industry bodies, professional organisations, the catalogue groups and the BPMA Board.
VIP Judges
This year, the BPMA asked many of our fellow bodies in different markets to lend their expertise. Boasting the likes of John Pearce, CEO at Made in Britain and PPAI’s Dale Denham in the first round of judging, everyone is in great company! Joining the fray are also familiar faces of the Sourcing City and Sourcing Machine teams and our very own editor Stuart Derrick.
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Ilika Copeland, Commercial Director Made in Britain |
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John Pearce, CEO Made In Britain |
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Dale Denham, CEO PPAI (USA) |
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Christina Sanders, Exe Director & Awards Recognition PPAI (USA) |
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Jonathan N. Strauss CEO, PPPC (Canada) |
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Wesley Fawas CEO, APPA (Australia) |
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David Long, Sourcing City |
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Ella Long, Sourcing City |
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Liz Newton, Sourcing City |
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Andrew Larter, Sourcing Machine |
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Diane Jaggard, Encore Catalogue Group |
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Richard Pettinger, Ignition Incentives |
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Lawrence Angelow, Advantage Group |
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Stuart Derrick, Editor Product Media Magazine |
Not complete without Distributor Board members, joining Awards Chair Brian Hayward are
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Jamie Marshall |
Premier P&P |
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Angela Wagstaff |
Allwag Promotions Ltd |
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Graeme Smith |
Cyan Group |
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Helen Brennan |
Brand Addition |
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Neal Beagles |
Roantree |
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Melissa Chevin |
Globefish |
With 15 categories, lots of judges are needed to complete each round! With over 50 judges in total, the BPMA have recruited some of the brightest and best in the distributor world joining the first round of judging this year.
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Aaron |
Loveridge |
Fluid Branding |
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Alan |
Bonner |
AB Branding Ltd |
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Andrew |
Dwerryhouse |
Wild Thang |
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Ann |
Gott |
Buypromoproducts Ltd |
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Becky |
Gregory |
Willsmer Wagg |
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Bob |
Minto |
Minto Branding |
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Christopher |
Smith |
Vibrant Colour |
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Colette |
Jeanes |
Prominate |
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Daisy |
Downe |
PromoLab Merchandise Solutions Ltd |
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Dannielle |
Grey |
Event Merchandising |
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Debbie |
Willsmer |
Willsmer Wagg |
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Denise |
Robinson |
The Extra Step |
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Elliot |
Sampson |
The Merchandise Lab |
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Emma |
Rawlinson |
M&M |
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Fiona |
Andrews |
TC-Group |
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Gabriel |
Alvarado |
Brand Addition |
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Helen |
Brennan |
Brand Addition |
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Jasmine |
Wu |
Brand Addition |
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Jemini |
Parmar |
Event Merchandising |
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Lian |
Martin |
One Stop Promotions |
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Lisa |
Bann |
Brand Addition |
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Lloyd |
Simpson |
LSI |
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Megan |
Hapney |
Fluid Branding |
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Micky |
Cox |
Boomerang |
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Peter |
Murdoch |
Fluid Branding |
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Rachel |
Millidge |
Willsmer Wagg |
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Richard |
Sullivan |
Navillus |
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Sandra |
Dixon |
Red Rocko Ltd |
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Sarah |
Smith |
Allwag Promotions |
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Seth |
Boeteng |
Event Merchandising |
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Simon |
Dutton |
Gloweasy Promotions |
Judging takes place over two online rounds, with a shortlist published after Round 1. The Round 2 panel completes online judging before a final face to face panel to decide the category winners and pick the Grand Prix – the winner of winners. Chosen from all winners, Round 2 panel judges are able to nominate their top 3 winners from all categories to arrive at Grand Prix winner.
With a shortlist due for publication on 16th November, it’s then a nail biting wait until just after Christmas for the winners to be announced. Winners will take pride of place at the BPMA stand at Merchandise World in January and with the addition of the Grand Prix to this year’s Awards, there will be one very lucky supplier having the night of their life at the BPMA Awards on 25th January 2023!
You can find out more about the Product Awards and the judges at bpma.co.uk/productawards
