The Hardware Show 2017 - Highlights
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Innovation Awards 2017
A key and defining objective of The Hardware Show is to showcase new product innovation to retailers and merchants. On Saturday, 4th March the winners of the Hardware Show 2017 Innovations Awards were announced at the President’s Ball held at Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin.
Winners:
Overall Innovation Award winner: Solus - XCross Filament LED bulb.
HOME: Solus for their XCross Filament LED bulb – the next generation of bulb generating a 360 degree surround, natural and warmer instant light, with no time delay.
GARDEN: Hygeia for their Greenforce Lawn Gold, an organic based lawn fertiliser.
BUILD: Botament for their RD1 Universal product, the very first multi-functional reactive sealant in the world that comes as a single component in one container.
HARDWARE/DIY: DS Supplies for their Trojan Combi-One floor profile, one profile for all floor types.
President's Ball 2017
With thanks to the support of our Presidents Ball sponsors, Ames True Temper, Dulux, Gyproc, Irish Cement, Isover, and Xtratherm, and our Innovation Awards judging panel, including head judge Bobby Kerr, Irish entrepreneur and businessman and one of the original judges on Dragons Den, who was joined by:
Peter O’Donovan, Purchasing Manager – Retail, Glanbia,
Paddy Kingham, Managing Director, Daly Bros N/E Ltd, and
Gary Craven, Regional Manager (ROI), Murdock Builders Merchants, and
Denis Cronin, Head Retail Buyer, Dairygold
With Thanks to our President's Ball Sponsors
Ames True Temper, Dulux, Irish Cement, Saint Gobain (Gyproc Isover), and Xtratherm.
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