The great and the good of the DIY industry gathered together last Friday at London's Sheraton Park Lane Hotel for the Product of the Year Awards 2010.
Guests enjoyed a champagne reception, three course lunch and superb entertainment from comedian Rufus Hound, who announced which products were this year's silver and gold winners.
A full list of the winners can be seen below. For full coverage of the awards, with judges comments and pictures of the event, see this week's issue of
DIY Week, out Friday.
Décor Product of the Year:
Gold: Dulux Perfect Painting paintbrushes
Silver: Eco-Ezee paint tray and brushes
Crown earthbalance paint range
Trimaco One Tuff dustsheet
DIY Product of the Year:
Gold: Evo-Stik Greengrab
Silver: Mulberry Imports collapsible bucket
Lundberg (solid oak stair cladding)
QEP LASH (tile spacers and levellers)
Hand Tool Product of the Year:
Gold: Faithfull Right Cut (Toolbank)
Silver: Roughneck Door & Board Lifter
Stanley FatMax lighted level (600mm)
Bahco Heavy Duty Wrecking Knife
Hardware Product of the Year:
Gold: Megaman UK Eco-eye Mini
Silver: High 'n' Dry Hedgehog Gutter Brush
Robimatic Wasp Pipe pack of 3
Mira 360 showerhead
Power Tools Product of the Year:
Gold: Dremel 7.2V driver
Silver: QEP Torque Master Power Electric Tile Cutter
Bosch IXO IV Full Package
Exakt Precision EC230
Security Product of the Year:
Gold: Yale PVCu replacement door handles
Silver: Master Lock One
Byron CS35D
Ferts & Chems Product of the Year:
Gold: Scotts Miracle-Gro Patch Magic
Silver: Vital Earth Chicken Poo natural fertiliser
Unwins Gro-Sure seeds
Westland Eraza
Baby Bio for Herbs
Garden Sundries Product of the Year:
Gold: Cuprinol Power Pad Decking
Silver: Hozelock Prometal hose fittings
Stewart self-watering herb pot
Keter Coolbar
Garden Tools Product of the Year:
Gold: Fiskars servo grass shear
Silver: Bosch AHS 54-20 lithium ion hedgecutter
Ryobi Hedge Sweep hedge trimmer
Hozelock Compact 100 pressure washer
Cookware & Bakeware Product of the Year:
Gold: Chomette Dornberger Emile Henry Tagine
Silver: lan Silverwood Roasting dish with basting handle
Valerie Graham Maxwell & Williams Microstoven
Eddingtons Silkomart silicone chocolate moulds
Kitchenware Product of the Year:
Gold: Robert Welch Designs Signature knives
Robert Welch Designs Signature serving utensils
Silver: JWP Boroseal
Eddingtons Spirelli Spiral Slicer
Tabletop Product of the Year:
Gold: Denby Amethyst tableware
Silver: JWP Tavola Swiss CapStore Rondo
Vacu Vin Glass Markers
Kitchen Craft Classic cake stand
Small Electricals Product of the Year:
Gold: Cuisinart Soup Maker
Silver: Swan Products Swan Teasmade
Nespresso UK Nespresso Citiz & Milk
Horwood Stellar Dual Zone Induction Hob
Kenwood Triblade range