The Glee New Product Showcase 2024 winners are revealed
Sixteen fantastic new garden and pet product innovations have been confirmed as the winners of this year’s highly-coveted Glee New Product Showcase. The winning products were announced at a special award presentation organised and run by Garden Trade News at the leading garden retail event, Glee, which takes place this week (10th – 12th September, NEC Birmingham).
Several hundred entries were received across the 13 product categories, plus ‘best of’ awards, with suppliers from within the garden retail sector, eager to showcase the innovation that has kept gardeners coming back for more throughout the past 12 months.
These eager teams all took to ‘The Stage’, Glee’s dedicated seminar hub in hall 10 earlier today to pitch to the judges, highlighting the features and benefits of their latest products in the hope of being crowned this year’s winners.
It was then the work of the panel of judges to carefully deliberate the merits of each entry, before crowning the individual category winners and three ‘champion of champions’ awards at today’s official Glee New Product Showcase ceremony.
Glee 2024 New Product Award Winners and Shortlisted Products
Wild Bird Care
SHORTLISTED
- Cork Peanut Butter Feeder - Wall Mounted - CJ Wildlife
- Illuminest - The Green Earth Box Company Limited
- 'Woolie' the Sheep - Hanging ceramic wool dispenser - Wildlife World
- Kettle Grills & Smoker Bird Feeder - Panacea Products Ltd
- Reli Birddy Smart Feeder GreenTough - Reli Technologies LLC
Winner: Cork Peanut Butter Feeder - Wall Mounted - CJ Wildlife
Pet Products
SHORTLISTED
- Recycled dog toys - Spectacular
- Natures Menu Freeze Dried Dinners 250g - Natures Menu Ltd
- Dog First Aid Kit - Mountain Paws
Winner: Dog First Aid Kit - Mountain Paws
DIY Products
SHORTLISTED
- Exterior Wood Stain - Furniture Clinic
- Garden Furniture Restoration Kit - Furniture Clinic
- Racan Premium Anti-Rodent Sealant (RACARSM) - Lodi UK
WINNER: Racan Premium Anti-Rodent Sealant (RACARSM) - Lodi UK
Landscaping
SHORTLISTED
- Orchard Garden Sculptures - Treadstone Products
- Eden Collection - Meadow View Stone Limited
- Eco Sparkle 20mm - Meadow View Stone Limited
- SleeperSecure Steel Sleeper Brackets - A.Perry Ltd
Winner: SleeperSecure Steel Sleeper Brackets - A.Perry Ltd
Retail Services
SHORTLISTED
- Flopro display units: Connect, Spray, Sprinkle - Westland Horticulture Ltd
- Westland Welsh Dresser - Westland Horticulture Ltd
- Augmented Reality - Meadow View Stone
Winner: Augmented Reality - Meadow View Stone
Gifts
SHORTLISTED
- Anthurium 'Zizou and Lilli in festive glass - The Horti House
- Burgon & Ball ‘Nurture & Nourish’ gift set - Burgon & Ball
- Animaker Flash - Maped Helix
- Candle Making Kit - SOLAS Home
- Set of 5 Herbs by Seedball - Seedball
Winner: Set of 5 Herbs by Seedball - Seedball
Home
SHORTLISTED
- The Siroflex Home and Garden kit - Siroflex UK
- Dragonfly Trivet - By Jo Crafts
- Eco-flow Solar Tap Adapter - Siroflex UK
- Haago Reusable Handwarmers - Haago
- Halliesphere - Halliesphere
- Mighty Mats Eco Doormat Colletion - Primeur
Winner: The Siroflex Home and Garden kit - Siroflex UK
Leisure & Entertaining
SHORTLISTED
- EcoFuego Campo - Eco Fuego
- Blackstone 36 Inch Griddle with Air Fryer Combo - Blackstone
- Mighty BBQ Steam Cleaner - Creative Products Ltd
Winner: Blackstone 36 Inch Griddle with Air Fryer Combo - Blackstone
Tools & Machinery
SHORTLISTED
- Aqua Power - Creative Products Ltd
- Crawling Insect Freeze Spray - Pelsis Ltd 9H31
- GARDENA 18V Multi-Cleaner AquaBrush - Husqvarna / Gardena
- Auto Reel Mobile - Hozelock
- Flymo 18V EasiWeeder - Husqvarna / Gardena
Winner: Aqua Power - Creative Products
Garden Decoration
SHORTLISTED
- Venetian Planter - Jagram S.A.
- Orchard Garden Sculptures - Treadstone Products
- Animal Stakes - Panacea Products Ltd
- Ballon Solar USB Festoon Lights - Set Of 20 - The Solar Centre
Winner: Orchard Garden Sculptures - Treadstone Products
Growing Containers
SHORTLISTED
- Maxwell Pot - Woodlodge Products
- Sustainable Bamboo Saucer Covers - Panacea Products Ltd
- Haxnicks Earth Pots Windowsill Set - Tildenet Gardenware
Winner: Maxwell Pot - Woodlodge Products
Growing Accessories
SHORTLISTED
- Germie Seed Propagation Kit - Germie SAS
- Coppice Garden Gloves - Treadstone Products
- Sustee Aqua Meter - Southern Trident Limited
Winner: Sustee Aqua Meter - Southern Trident Limited
Growing Materials
SHORTLISTED
- Empathy Bioactive Compost Improver - Plantworks
- Grass Gains Premium Lawn Feed - Grass Gains Ltd
- Ecofective Slug Stoppa - Sipcam Home and Garden
- Urban Wyrm Worm Casts - Growmoor BetterGrowing
Winner: Ecofective Slug Stoppa - Sipcam Home and Garden
Plants Seeds & Bulbs
SHORTLISTED
- Malus domestica ~ Apple Peter's Gold - CSF
- Catharanthus Soiree Light Pink Dark eye MNP Flowers / Suntory
- Nature's Lawn with Mowable Wildflowers - Johnsons Lawn Seed
- Marigold Glow Up [Tagetes erecta] - CSF
- Ready to plant onions & shallots - Kapiteyn B.V.
Winners: Malus domestica ~ Apple Peter's Gold – CSF & Catharanthus Soiree Light Pink Dark Eye - MNP Flowers / Suntory
Best of British Award
Winner: Natures Menu Freeze Dried Dinners 250g - Natures Menu Ltd
Sustainability Award
Winner: Urban Wyrm Worm Casts - Growmoor BetterGrowing
Overall Glee New Product Award
Runner-up: Maxwell Pot - Woodlodge Products
Winner: Ecofective Slug Stoppa - Sipcam Home and Garden
Matthew Mein, Glee Event Director confirmed: “Every year our exhibitors continue to impress with the level of innovation they bring to market. The quality of the entries this year has been fantastic and the pitches demonstrated the passion and dedication that goes into every product entry.
“A huge thank you to our judges for sharing their expert insight and to all those that entered. Finally, congratulations to both our shortlisted entries and our eventual winners. I sincerely hope that the win will positively impact your growth in the coming season as it has for many of our previous winners.”
Glee will be open throughout Thursday 12th September, meaning there is plenty of time left to visit the show and see the latest market innovations for yourself. There will be another day of vital business content at The Stage and you can also enjoy Floral Thursday and the accompanying Greenfingers Charity Draw by donning your best flowery item of clothing, be it socks, shirt, jacket or dress and celebrating this wonderful charity with your industry friends and colleagues.
Find out more
Glee remains open until Thursday 12th September at the NEC Birmingham. Every year the exhibition connects the garden industry to inspire change, drive growth and launch innovation. To keep up to date on the latest Glee news visit www.gleebirmingham.com.