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THE RESULTS ARE IN!
Listed under: News
Published: Friday, March 13, 2009
Over the past few months, we've invited readers across the country to tell us all about the companies really making a difference to their businesses over the past year, the votes are in and we can now reveal the winners of the Craft Business Awards 2008/9
Now in their second year, the Craft Business Awards aim to provide members of the craft industry with the opportunity to honour the companies, products and websites making a difference to their working lives. This year's awards received a record number of entries, with people from all over the country taking advantage of the opportunity to have their say. The votes have been counted and the winners of the Craft Business Awards 2008/9 are...
Best Wholesaler/Manufacturer
1st Place: K&Co
Runner Up: Personal Impressions
Best Cardmaker
1st Place: Craft with Helix
Runner Up: Personal Impressions
Best Art Material
1st Place: Sakura
Runner Up: Dale Rowney
Best Needlecraft
1st Place: DMC
Runner Up: Coats Crafts
Best Knitting and Crochet
1st Place: Coats Crafts
Runner Up: DMC
Best Fabric and Haberdashery
1st Place: Habico
Runner Up: Groves and Banks
Best Jewellery and Beading
1st Place: Creative Beadcraft
Runner Up: Kars
Best Tools and Gadgets
1st Place: Crafters Companion
Runner Up: Craft with Helix
Best Storage
1st Place: Storage4Crafts
Runner Up: Papermania
Best Children's Craft
1st Place: Craftime
Runner Up: Habico
Best Stamps
1st Place: Personal Impressions
Runner Up: Inkadinkado
Best Craft Kits
1st Place: TrimCraft
Runner Up: Design Objectives
Best Adhesives
1st Place: Glue Dots
Runner Up: Stix 2
Best Support and Services
1st Place: Craft with Helix
Runner Up: Woodware
Best Innovations
1st Place: The Craft Room
Runner Up: Cricut
Most Innovative Manufacturer
1st Place: Craft with Helix
Runner Up: Provocraft
Best Trade Website (Manufacturer)
1st Place: Craft with Helix
Runner Up: Stamposaurus
Best Wholesale
1st Place: TrimCraft
Runner Up: Kars
Best Independent Retailer
1st Place: The Art of Craft, Farnborough
Runner Up: The Thread Emporium, Camberley
Best Retail Chain
1st Place: Create and Craft
Runner Up: QVC
Best Retail Website
1st Place: Handy Hippo
Runner Up: Craft-emporium.co.uk
Best Craft Book Publisher
1st Place: Dover Publications
Runner Up: Search Press
Best Craft Personality
1st Place: Stephanie Weightman
Runner Up: Tim Holtz
Best Wholesaler/Manufacturer
1st Place: K&Co
Runner Up: Personal Impressions
Best Cardmaker
1st Place: Craft with Helix
Runner Up: Personal Impressions
Best Art Material
1st Place: Sakura
Runner Up: Dale Rowney
Best Needlecraft
1st Place: DMC
Runner Up: Coats Crafts
Best Knitting and Crochet
1st Place: Coats Crafts
Runner Up: DMC
Best Fabric and Haberdashery
1st Place: Habico
Runner Up: Groves and Banks
Best Jewellery and Beading
1st Place: Creative Beadcraft
Runner Up: Kars
Best Tools and Gadgets
1st Place: Crafters Companion
Runner Up: Craft with Helix
Best Storage
1st Place: Storage4Crafts
Runner Up: Papermania
Best Children's Craft
1st Place: Craftime
Runner Up: Habico
Best Stamps
1st Place: Personal Impressions
Runner Up: Inkadinkado
Best Craft Kits
1st Place: TrimCraft
Runner Up: Design Objectives
Best Adhesives
1st Place: Glue Dots
Runner Up: Stix 2
Best Support and Services
1st Place: Craft with Helix
Runner Up: Woodware
Best Innovations
1st Place: The Craft Room
Runner Up: Cricut
Most Innovative Manufacturer
1st Place: Craft with Helix
Runner Up: Provocraft
Best Trade Website (Manufacturer)
1st Place: Craft with Helix
Runner Up: Stamposaurus
Best Wholesale
1st Place: TrimCraft
Runner Up: Kars
Best Independent Retailer
1st Place: The Art of Craft, Farnborough
Runner Up: The Thread Emporium, Camberley
Best Retail Chain
1st Place: Create and Craft
Runner Up: QVC
Best Retail Website
1st Place: Handy Hippo
Runner Up: Craft-emporium.co.uk
Best Craft Book Publisher
1st Place: Dover Publications
Runner Up: Search Press
Best Craft Personality
1st Place: Stephanie Weightman
Runner Up: Tim Holtz
















As a winner of an award this year myself, i know how rewarding it is to have your hard work acknowledged, especially in these hard times! It is a great credit to be able to state your award in advertising etc. However, I am a little concerned at the category “best stamps” does this mean the best quality rubber? wood? or the best value? or the best design? -as all of these factors matter greatly in choosing a stamp.. Can you clarify this for me?? Anyone?? Is there any way we can access thenominees for the categories, I would be interested to know of the voters all reound views of what is available out there?
Congratulations to all winners an runners-up. BUT especially to Art of Craft in Farnborough - they are outstanding retailers and deserve this accolade immensely! Well done to Jane and her team.