BETA Business Awards finalists announced

BETA Business Awards finalists announced

The finalists in the 2017 BETA Business Awards – prestigious B2B awards designed to celebrate and reward companies and individuals judged to have made a significant difference to the equestrian industry – have been revealed.

“Everyone has done incredibly well to get this far,” said BETA executive director Claire Williams. “We have received a phenomenal number of nominations sand, although selecting the finalists has been a really tough job, the search continues for the ultimate winners. Depending on the particular award, this can include member votes, secret shoppers, incognito calls and consideration by an independent panel. We wish all our finalists the very best of luck.”

The winners will be announced during the BETA Gala Dinner, at the National Motorcycle Museum, near Birmingham, on Sunday 22 January. The finalists are:

 

Harry Hall Retail Employee of the Year

Alice Middleton – Supplement Solutions, Preston, Lancashire

Cathryn Flynn – Eskdale Saddlery, Carlisle, Cumbria

Lynn Uphill – Saddlesdane Equestrian Supplies, Faversham, Kent

Palfrey Turner – Cornwall Farmers, Helston, Cornwall

Rebecca Kirk – Tower Farm Saddlers, Rugby, Warwickshire

 

Equestrian Event of the Year supported by Henson Franklyn

Bramham International Horse Trials

Equifest, Peterborough

Westcountry Equine Fair

 

BETA Rider Award

Alice Oppenheimer – Masta

Erin Orford – Derriere Equestrian

Julia Krajewski – Neue Schule

Lucinda Elliott – Musto

Nick Skelton – Charles Owen & Co

 

SEIB Retailer of the Year – Mail Order/Internet Retailer

Mane Supplies – Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Silverburn Browbands – Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire

Supplement Solutions – Preston, Lancashire

The Saddlery Shop – Beaworthy, Devon

Urban Horse – Alston, Cumbria

 

SEIB Retailer of the Year – Large Tack Shop

Aivly Country Store – Ringwood, Hampshire

Millbry Hill – Stokesley, North Yorkshire

Naylors Equestrian – Rochdale, Lancashire

RB Equestrian – Great Brickhill, Buckinghamshire

Tower Farm Saddlers – Rugby, Warwickshire

 

SEIB Retailer of the Year – Medium Tack Shop

Country Ways – Aberdeen

Highfield Equestrian – Milford, Staffordshire

Robin Hood Horse & Country Store – Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Tower Farm Saddlers – Earls Barton, Northamptonshire

 

SEIB Retailer of the Year – Small Tack Shop

Carlton’s Equine – Whitley Bay, Northumberland

Equicraft of Backwell – Backwell, Somerset

Equine Supplies – Great Bromley, Essex

Eskdale Saddlery – Carlisle, Cumbria

The Ark – Fulbourn, Cambridge

 

HAYGAIN Nutritional Helpline of the Year

Allen & Page

Saracen Horse Feeds

Science Supplements

Simple System Horse Feeds

TopSpec Equine

 

Equine Careers Sales Representative/Agent of the Year

David Hopkins – Horseware Ireland

Emily Brown – Allen & Page

Michael Darley – Darley Equestrian

Rachel Clarke – Weatherbeeta

Vicky Mitson – Science Supplements

 

BETA Export Award

Derriere Equestrian

NAF

Vale Brothers

 

Blacks Solicitors Trade Supplier of the Year

Battle, Hayward and Bower

Shires Equestrian Products

Trilanco

 

TSM Social Media Award – 15 Hours and Under 

Aivly Country Store

Baileys Horse Feeds

Westgate Labs

 

TSM Social Media Award – Over 15 Hours

Dengie

Derriere Equestrian

Harry Hall

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