The National Bed Federation (NBF) has revealed its judges for the four 2024 Bed Industry Awards NBF member categories.
An independent panel of 11 judges from the furniture industry will decide which NBF manufacturer and supplier members will be crowned winners at the Bed Show gala dinner and awards ceremony on Tuesday 24 September at the Telford International Centre.
The awards are an opportunity for bed manufacturers, suppliers and retailers to highlight their achievements from the past year.
Product awards
Joanna Fielding, beds category manager at Associated Independent Stores (AIS) makes her judging debut this year for the Bed Product of the Year Award.
Returning to the panel is Steve Adams, founder and CEO of Mattress Online, one of the UK’s leading online mattress retailers, while Sue Davies, owner of Sue Davies Design Solutions, returns for her fourth year as a judge.
James Dunne, MD of Prestige Beds, whose family business secured winner and finalist accolades in previous years, and veteran judge Paul Farley, trade press editor of Furniture News, complete the panel.
Returning for the Component Product of the Year Award is a panel of NBF member judges including Natalie Armstrong, product and brand manager at Sealy UK, Danny Blackmore, operations director at Silentnight and Dave Morris, purchasing director at Sleepeezee.
Company awards
New to the panel for Bed Manufacturer of the Year and Supplier of the Year is Brian Ahern, Master of The Furniture Makers’ Company. David Fitzsimons, director of circular economy consultants Oakdene Hollins and of the European Remanufacturing Council, and Jonathan Hindle, Chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC) and MD & President of KI Europe, also complete the panel.
The two product awards will be judged during the show and a shortlist of finalists for the three other awards will be published before the winners are announced on Tuesday 24 September.
More information on all the 2024 awards, including how to enter for free and detailed criteria for each category, are available now on the Bed Show website. The deadline for the product awards is Friday 6 September.
