GIMA have launched their awards for 2013 and are now urging companies to submit their entries.
In total there are eight product categories, three marketing and two special achievement awards.
The eight product awards are:
Garden Care
Garden Tools, Machinery and Implements
Outdoor Leisure, Garden Structures & Features
Plants, Seeds and Bulbs
Garden Landscaping
Garden Retail Related Products
Pet Care, Aquatics and Wild Bird Care Products
The GIMA Sword of Excellence is presented to the best of the winners from the eight product categories above.
The marketing categories are:
Best Point of Sale Material
Best Consumer Product Packaging (consumer packs only)
Best Marketing Communication Award
Special achievement awards:
Export Achievement Award (sponsored by Gardenex)
Supplier of the Year Award (sponsored by The Garden Centre Association)
Roundup Gel was a multi-award winner at the GIMA Awards 2012, and capped an amazing year for the bestselling product. Gary Philpotts said: “These Awards are impressive because they are judged by your trade customers and peers – you can’t get a better endorsement than that.
"The Gel product has just been amazing and the awards it picked up were just amazing. As a result we received tremendous coverage in the media, giving Roundup Gel even more great exposure. It was good to know the trade appreciated and understood what we were trying to do with this product.”
Solus Garden & Leisure won the Supplier of the Year category at the GIMA Awards in 2012. “It gave everyone, from our drivers to the office staff, a massive boost,” said Nick Davies.
“Winning the award was a combined team effort, and it is something we’re very proud of. We have used the accolade in a lot of our sales and marketing material because we felt it was important, and we wanted to tell people about it.”
The GIMA Awards will take place at a gala dinner on July 18 at The Queens in Leeds,
To enter for the awards click here or use the button (GIMA Awards Ad) on the front page.
Roundup Gel was a multi-award winner at the GIMA Awards 2012, and capped an amazing year for the bestselling product. Gary Philpotts said: “These Awards are impressive because they are judged by your trade customers and peers – you can’t get a better endorsement than that. 
Solus Garden & Leisure won the Supplier of the Year category at the GIMA Awards in 2012. “It gave everyone, from our drivers to the office staff, a massive boost,” said Nick Davies. 
