The NBF’s Bed Industry Awards will return next month with a refreshed and expanded judge line-up to celebrate the brightest and best in beds. With the deadline to enter the product awards looming (5pm, Monday 7th September), Furniture News looks back at last year's champions …
Ten experts from the furniture, sleep and trade press sectors will decide which NBF manufacturer and supplier member products will be crowned winners at the Bed Show gala dinner and Awards ceremony on Tuesday 22nd September at the Telford International Centre.
New to the Bed Product of the Year panel is James Wilson, AKA The Sleep Geek, a sleep activist, coach and educator. Joining him are: Steve Adams, founder and CEO of Mattress Online; Sue Davies, owner of Sue Davies Design Solutions; Paul Farley, editor-in-chief of Furniture News; and James Dunne, director of operations at Prestige Beds.
The Component Product of the Year Award welcomes three new judges: Stuart Hibbert, CEO at Shire Beds; Hayley Hodgson, new product introduction (NPI) and master data management (MDM) manager at Silentnight; and Ross Yeardley, sales director at Healthbeds. Natalie Armstrong, product development manager at Sealy UK, and David Morris, purchasing director at Sleepeezee, return to the panel.
Detailed information on all the NBF member and retailer awards is available on the Bed Show website.
The class of 2025-26 set a high bar. In our official supplement in last November's issue, Furniture News looked in depth at the manufacturers, suppliers and retailers leading the industry, having submitted themselves to a rigorous inspection process.
These champions, and the finalists in their categories, shared their stories across the pages of our annual supplement – which also featured details of the assessment process, the value of NBF membership … and the fun the attendees had on the night!
Read the 2025-26 winners' supplement here – and good luck to anyone entering this year!
