THE PRODUCT CATEGORIES
This section of the website includes all the information to enable you to enter all of the product award categories of the Excellence In Housewares Awards 2020. These annual awards are open to all UK/Ireland based suppliers or distributors of products.
For this year only, in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic, entry and judging of all of the product categories will be completed online (this includes uploading imagery). This means that unlike other years, there is no need to send any physical samples of products. The awards are free to enter. You can submit entries into as many categories as well as make multiple entries into individual categories as you wish.
All entries will be judged online by an extensive panel of retail buyers.
The deadline has been extended to Friday 24 July 2020 - it will not go beyond this.
For all the product categories entered online you will need to register and create a password. Once you have done this it will mean that you will be able to save your submission progress as well as go back and edit an entry right up until the deadline.Click on the relevant category box below to see the full criteria and begin your entry. (If you haven’t registered with a password already it will ask you to do this).
Good luck!
EXCELLENCE IN COOKWARE
All cookware and bakeware products in metals, glass, ceramic, silicone or any other material. To have been launched at retail between 21 June 2019 and 26 June 2020.
TOP TOOL OR GADGET AWARD
Any gadget, tool, utensil or range of the same – whether practical, aesthetic or fun (includes mills). To have been launched at retail between 21 June 2019 and 26 June 2020.
PLUGGED-IN
Typically SDA products whose use is concerned with the processing of food/drink. To have been launched at retail between 21 June 2019 and 26 June 2020.
CUTTING EDGE
All knives, scissors, cutting equipment, allied storage items, chopping boards and sharpeners. To have been launched at retail between 21 June 2019 and 26 June 2020.
EXCELLENCE IN HOMEWARES
Kitchenware products not covered in other categories that assist in preparation of food and drink such as storage containers, scales, measuring equipment and household products which assist in cleaning, laundry, utility storage and waste disposal. To have been launched at retail between 21 June 2019 and 26 June 2020.
TOP OF THE TABLE AWARD
All tableware, glassware, tabletop accessories, serveware and tabletop textile products. To have been launched at retail between 21 June 2019 and 26 June 2020.
THE LICENSING AWARD
For a specific product or range that is either officially licensed or celebrity endorsed. New for 2020! To have been launched at retail between 21 June 2019 and 26 June 2020.
THE INNOVATION AWARD
A new innovative product OR any innovation that demonstrates improved functionality to an existing product. Entries for this award can be entered in another product award category as well, but separate forms and two samples need to be sent. To have been launched at retail between 21 June 2019 and 26 June 2020.
THE ECO AWARD
Products that cut down consumers' use of single-use plastic/waste and/or whose main features promote sustainable living. If entering The Eco Award, the same product should not be entered in another product category as well (with the exception of The Innovation Award). Please consider which category is most relevant. To have been launched at retail between 21 June 2019 and 26 June 2020.
THE ICON AWARD
Classic housewares products that have withstood the test of time. Products can only win this award once, after which they join the Icon Gallery. Examples of winners from this category include Kilner Jars, Thermos Flasks, and the Le Creuset Cocotte.