The GIMA Awards cover 10 product categories, plus Best Point of Sale, Best Marketing Campaign and the new-for-2025, Associate of the Year awards. Additional awards include the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) sponsored, Sustainability Award, the GIMA Sword of Excellence, the Gardenex Export Achievement Award, and the GCA’s Supplier of the Year.
The main entry deadline for the 2025 GIMA Awards is Friday 30th May. Entries for the Gardenex Export Achievement Award and GCA Supplier of the Year will remain open until Friday 15th August, allowing entrants additional time to submit for these two categories.
Judging will take place at Warwick Racecourse on the 23rd and 24th June. The judging panel for 2025 includes: Sarah White of Hillier Garden Centre; Bradley Piziura from B&Q; Adam Szabo of Charlies Stores; Trevor Pfeiffer, editor of Garden Trade News; Kim Stoddart, editor of Amateur Gardening; Kati Taylor of Fron Goch Garden Centre; Helen Lloyd from Stratford & Warwick Garden Centres; and Jo Iddon of QVC.
The winners will be announced at the GIMA Awards Gala Dinner, which takes place on Thursday 6th November at Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, South Wales.
Full details regarding how to enter can be found here.
