Your 2025 Judging Panel
The Builders' Merchants Awards are built on integrity, with a focus on assessment. Each category is judged by a panel of independent judges from across the industry, all of whom bring years of experience and assess each entry against the category-specific criteria.
After your entry has been submitted it will be delivered to the panel of judges at the end of the nominations period. Each entry is then read through and receives a total score at the end of the process.
All information is delivered securely to the judges via the online platform and only be accessed via a secure username and password. Once the shortlist has been agreed upon, finalists are individually notified and announced in the October issue of Builders' Merchants News.
Our 2025 Builders' Merchants Awards Judging Panel
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Alison Harlow Category Procurement Director h&b Buying Group -
Angela Rushforth Chair Construction Inclusion Coalition -
Brian Berry Chief Executive Federation of Master Builders -
Chris Bence 2024 Lifetime Award Winner Bence & Sons -
Chris Hayward Chief Executive Officer NMBS Ltd -
David Hopkins Chief Executive Officer Timber Development UK -
Edward Parlato Chair - BMF Young Merchants Group Browns Builders Merchants -
John Newcomb Chief Executive Officer Builders Merchants Federation -
Keith Giblin Chief Executive Officer Allied Merchants -
Lucia Di Stazio Master Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants -
Mark Hughes Managing Director National Buying Group -
Mark Setchell Principal Fortis -
Marsha Ramroop Founding Director Unheard Voice -
Paul Read Group Commercial Director Independent Buying Consortium (IBC Ltd) -
Rachel Fryers Chair IOBM Merritt and Fryers Limited -
Steve Collinge Managing Director Insight Retail Group -
Tom Reynolds Chief Executive Officer Bathroom Manufacturers Associations