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Awards Winners 2008
Britain’s Best Hardware Retailer
D&G Hardware, Winchester
From left: Sponsor Nigel Wright of Stax, D&G Hardware owner Toby Roberts and compere Rhod Gilbert
Britain’s Best Tool Retailer
Industrial Tool Supplies, London
From left: Sponsor Mick Jones of Irwin, Industrial Tool Supplies md Kevin Hubbard and compere Rhod Gilbert

Silver Winners
Abbotts, Exeter
Rightway, Chesire
The Tool Shop, London
Silver Winners
The Tool Shop, London
R E Thorns& Co, Norwich
TCL Tool Hire Ltd, Leamington Spa


Britain’s Best New Retail Business
Kate's Cook Shop, Leicestershire
From left: Sponsor John Findlay of Decco, Kate’s Cookshop owner Katie Jacques and compere Rhod Gilbert
Britain’s Best Security Retailer
Access Locksmiths, Southampton
From left: Sponsor Rex Atkins of Sterling, Access Locksmiths md Mark Whettingsteel and compere Rhod Gilbert

Silver Winners
Cook in Thyme, Surrey
SAS Trade & DIY Centre, Nottinghamshire
Silver Winners
Taskers, Liverpool
N W Keys Ltd, Lancashire


Britain’s Best Cookshop
Kate's Cookshop, Leicestershire
From left: Sponsor Paul Farmer of Wade Ceramics, Kate’s Cookshop owner Katie Jacques and compere Rhod Gilbert
Britain’s Best DIY Superstore Manager
Focus DIY, Adrian Chapman
From left: Sponsor Rachael Pearson of DIY Week and diyweek.net, Britian’s Best Superstore Manager Adrian Chapman of Focus DIY Walsall and compere Rhod Gilbert

Silver Winners
The Cookery Emporium at the Denby Pottery Company, Derbyshire
Cooks & Kitchens, Co Durham
Cheltenham Kitchener, Gloucestershire
Loose's Cookshop, Norwich
Silver Winners
Focus DIY, Ashley Douthwaite
Homebase, Paul Shaw
Homebase, Linda Burton


Britain’s Best Independent Department Store
Camp Hopson & Co, Berkshire
From left: Sponsor Pat Dawson of Creative Tops, Simon Farley and Andrew Thompson of Camp Hopson and compere Rhod Gilbert
Britain’s Best Garden Retailer
Huntingdon Garden & Lesuire, Cambridgeshire
From left: Sponsor Marco Abbiati of Tenax, Hungtingdon’s leisure divisional manager Simon Last, regional manager Lyndon Plackett, store manager Graham Smart and Rhod Gilbert
Silver Winners
Stringers Department Store, Lancashire
Leekes Limited, Pontyclun
Silver Winners
Focus DIY, Cheshire
Knights Garden Centres, Surrey


Britain’s Best Retail Website
www.Lakeland.co.uk
From left: Sponsor Robert Milliken of Sam’s Trade Centre, Lakeland director of buying Matthew Canwell and compere Rhod Gilbert
Britain’s Best Multiple Housewares Retailer
Wilkinson
From left: Sponsor Martin Russell of Amefa, Wilkinson visual manager Carole Marsden and kitchenware buyer Paul Britland and compere Rhod Gilbert

Silver Winners
www.wyevale.co.uk
www.homebase.co.uk
www.amazon.co.uk
Silver Winners
Lakeland
Kitchenmonger


Britain’s Best Décor Retailer
Taskers, Liverpool
From left: Sponsor Andy McMenemy of Sunflex, Taskers md John Tasker, buyer Rob Connor and compere Rhod Gilbert
Silver Winners
Decoron Wallpapers, West Bromwich
Deal Interiors, Kent