The best product innovation of 2008 was awarded at the glittering awards lunch on Friday, at the Sheraton Park Lane Hotel.
Retailers and suppliers across the DIY, garden, hardware and housewares industry packed the Art Deco ballroom at the hotel to hear compere, comedian Rhod Gilbert, announce the silver winners and then, after a three-course lunch, the gold winner in each of the 14 categories.
The winners were:
Decorative:
Gold winner:
Earlex Hands-free wallpaper stripper:
Silver winners
Plasti-kote metallic spray paints
Polycell Less Mess paint stripper
DIY:
Gold winner:
Dulux paintpod:
Silver winners
Advent 2in1 tape
Gorilla Glue range
Everbuild Forever White
Hand Tools:
Gold winner:
Stanley FatMax tool organiser
Silver winners
Irwin Pro Touch screw thread knife
CKI Access pliers
Security & Safety:
Gold winner:
Ei Electronics Wireless alarm system
Silver winners
BRK Brands Tundra aerosol fire extinguisher
BRK Brands First Alert CO and smoke alarm
Henry Squire Rim Combi
Hardware:
Gold winner:
Dencon Lyvia G9 lampholder adaptor
Silver winners
Bissell Flip-it
Ben bin
Power Tools:
Gold winner:
Dremel Versaflame
Silver winners
Bosch PFS 65 sprayer
Black & Decker Autoselect screwdriver
Garden Tools:
Gold winner:
Bosch Ciso Cordless Secateurs
Silver winners
Ryobi RLT 30cc line trimmer with Touch Start
GTECH Lithium Ion Powered Hedge Cutter
Garden Chems & Ferts:
Gold winner:
Scotts Miracle-Gro Singles
Silver winners
Bayer Garden Long Lasting Ground Clear
Bayer Garden Provado Ultimate Bug Killer Concentrate 2
Garden Equipment:
Gold winner:
Planit Products H 2 Go Barrow Bag
Silver winners
Smart Solar Oxygenator Plus
Gardman Flip Top Bird Feeders
Cookware & Bakeware:
Gold winner
Eddingtons silicone egg poachers
Silver winners
Le Creuset Toughened non-stick frypans
Typhoon Greenpan range
Kitchen Craft Master Class Smart silicone bakeware
Kitchenware:
Gold winner
Joseph Joseph Nest8 Multi
Silver winners
Fiskars Control knives
Kitchen Craft Miniamo cakestand
Oxo POP containers
DKB Household Cole & Mason Buzz Revolution mill
Kuhn Rikon Colori serrated knife
Small electricals:
Gold winner
Cellardine Pizza Dome
Silver winners
Kenwood Smoothie 2Go
De Longhi Icona toaster
Horwood Judge Mini Chopper
Tabletop:
Gold winner
Pacific Market International Aladdin AVEO recycled tumbler
Silver winners
Creative Tops V&A mugs
Kitchen Craft Miniamo Adventures in Space children's tableware
Pictures from the day are now live at www.diyweek.net/industryawards