The Bed Industry Awards has revealed who will decide the winners of the bed manufacturer and supplier awards.
An independent panel of 11 judges from the furniture industry will decide which NBF manufacturer and supplier members will be crowned winners at the Bed Show gala dinner and awards ceremony on 24 September at the Telford International Centre.
Joanna Fielding, AIS beds category manager makes her judging debut this year for the Bed Product of the Year award. Returning to the panel is Steve Adams, Mattress Online founder and ceo and Sue Davies, Sue Davies Design Solutions owner and BekaertDeslee agent. Joining them is James Dunne, Prestige Beds operations director and Paul Farley, Furniture News editor.
Returning for the Component Product of the Year award is a panel of NBF member judges: Natalie Armstrong, Sealy UK product and brand manager; Danny Blackmore, Silentnight operations director and Dave Morris, Sleepeezee purchasing director.
New to the panel for Bed Manufacturer of the Year and Supplier of the Year is Brian Ahern, Furniture Makers’ Company master. He is joined by David Fitzsimons, director of circular economy consultants Oakdene Hollins and of the European Remanufacturing Council and Jonathan Hindle, British Furniture Confederation chairman, KI Europe md and president and founder of the Design Guild Mark.
