BETA Business Awards Finalists Announced

The finalists of the 2012 BETA Business Awards have been announced. Companies and individuals judged to have made outstanding contributions to the equestrian industry will be presented with their awards during a special ceremony at the British Equestrian Trade Association’s Gala Dinner, at the National Motorcycle Museum, near Birmingham, on 19 February.
 
“There is a keen spirit of competition surrounding the awards, which are a huge endorsement of BETA’s mission to promote excellence throughout the equestrian industry,” said BETA executive director Claire Williams. “We would like to congratulate all those who have made it through to the finals. The standard, as usual, has been incredibly high and we wish everyone the very best of luck.”
 
All BETA Business Awards finalists have been nominated by their customers or peers within the equestrian trade. The search for the overall winners is now under way – and the process (depending on the award category) includes BETA members’ votes, mystery shoppers and incognito telephone calls. An independent panel will scrutinise the finalists’ submissions.
 

The finalists are:

Harry Hall Retail Employee of the Year
Caraleen Light, Brendon Horse & Rider, Pycombe, West Sussex
Lorna Green, Horse Bits Saddlery, Ramsbottom, Lancashire
Mees Nadine, Jochri, Belgium
Lynne Campbell, Millbry Hill, Stokesley, North Yorkshire
Kelly-Anne Davis, R B Equestrian, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Vicky Armitage, T C Feeds & The Tack Haven, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Rachel Ealey, Tower Farm Saddlers, Rugby, Warwickshire
Allison Darby, Tower Farm Saddlers, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire

Joules Equestrian Event of the Year
Badminton Horse Trials
Hopetoun Horse Trials
South West Christmas Equine Fair

TSM Rider Award
Beth Vernon – Blue Chip Feed
Beverley Brightman – Horsehage, Hemp Technology, Sue Carson Saddles, Gravenhorse Feeds
Carl Hester – Coolex Technical Horsewear
Dan Nielson – TRM
Michael Whitaker – Horse First
Simon Buckley – Equine Products UK
Mary & Emily King – Joules

SEIB Retailer of the Year – Mail Order/Internet Retailer
Cavaletti Clothing, Ashurst, Hampshire
Clippersharp, Cullompton, Devon
Countrysmiths, Gerards Cross, Buckinghamshire
Robinsons Country Leisure, Ashton-in-Makersfield, Lancashire
Supplement Solutions, Great Eccleston, Lancashire

SEIB Retailer of the Year – Large Tack Shop
Aivly Country Store, Ringwood, Hampshire
Robinsons Country Leisure, Ashton-in-Makersfield, Lancashire
Robinsons Country Leisure, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Robinsons Country Leisure, Cannock, Staffordshire
Wadswick Country Store, Corsham, Wiltshire

SEIB Retailer of the Year – Medium Tack Shop
R B Equestrian, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
T C Feeds & The Tack Haven, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Tower Farm Saddlers, Rugby, Warwickshire

SEIB Retailer of the Year – Small Tack Shop
Alan’s Ark, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
Alan’s Ark, Soham, Cambridgeshire
Equicraft of Backwell, Somerset.
Iron Horse Equestrian Supplies, Moss, South Yorkshire
Leonard Coombe Master Saddlers, Newton Abbot, Devon
Millwheel Tack Shop, Binfield, Berkshire
Robinsons Country Leisure, Cardiff
Tower Farm Saddlers, Earls Barton, Northamptonshire

HAYGAIN Nutritional Helpline of the Year
Allen & Page, Shipdham, Norfolk
Dengie Crops, Asheldham, Essex
Dodson & Horrell, Islip, Northamptonshire
Simple System, Duton Hill, Essex
Spillers (Mars Horsecare UK), Old Wolverton, Buckinghamshire
TopSpec Equine, Pickhill, North Yorkshire
 
Equine Careers Sales Representative/Agent of the Year
Stephen Neale, Battle, Hayward & Bower, Lincoln
Ruth Turnbull, Horsemasters Distribution, Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Mark Hammett, JM Sales Agencies, Shefford, Bedfordshire
Dean Mastouras, Matchmakers International, Bradford
Piers Westerman, Matchmakers International, Bradford
Jonathan Canty, Natural Animal Feeds, Monmouth

UKTI Export Award
Bedmax Shavings, Detchant, Northumberland
Black Country Saddles, Bridgtown, Staffordshire
Horslyx, Silloth, Cumbria

ETN Trade Supplier of the Year
Ariat Europe, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Charles Owen & Co, Wrexham, Clwyd
Matchmakers International, Bradford
Shires Equestrian, Leominster, Herefordshire
Trilanco, Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire

BETA Trade Website of the Year
Matchmakers International, Bradford
Horseware Ireland, Dundalk, Co Louth

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