Enter the Awards

Growing and potato supply businesses are eligible for this award – regardless of size or staffing levels. They can nominate themselves or be nominated by other organisations or individuals they have worked with.

WE'RE keen to hear from businesses growing potatoes or grower-suppliers who have set good examples for others in the industry over the past two years.

Noteworthy actions can include collaborations, participation in projects or trials, contributions to communities and charities, assistance given to other growers.

• What collaborations and projects has this growing company/supplier been involved in over the past two years?
• How have they contributed to the above?
• What assistance have they given to other growers, charities or communities?

Technological companies, machinery manufacturers producing their own apps or technological assistance tools, universities, research institutions and individuals are eligible for this award. They can enter themselves or be nominated by an individual.

CAN you tell us about a piece of agri-tech or an app that's helping improve yield, profits or day-to-day practices?

We're keen to hear about innovations introduced or upgraded in the past two years that could be a game-changer for the future.

Whether this is something contributing to a field application, identification of pests/disease, water monitoring, soil analysis, contribution to a handling/grading application, storage monitoring, weather monitoring or other, we’re keen to hear.

• What is the overall aim of the nominated innovation?
• How does it contribute to any, or all, of the following: Time-saving, cost-minimising, labour saving, sustainability?
• Give examples of where the innovation has been introduced, and what the feedback was.

Any company or other organisation operating within the potato industry is eligible for this award. They can enter themselves or be nominated by an individual.

THE Environmental Award recognises outstanding companies and organisations from any sector of the potato industry who've contributed in some way to the protection of the environment or sustainability over the past two years. If this has led to improved sustainability, carbon reduction, reduced tillage, biological changes, or generally had a positive impact on the countryside and farmed land, let us know.

Any company or organisation is eligible for this award, including suppliers and agronomy businesses who have introduced a practice or product that has made a notable impact on environmental performance, or those contributing to one or more industry collaboration. 

• What actions and contributions have been made by the company/organisation?
• What have been the overall goals of the above action/s and/or contribution/s and how have these been actioned over the past two years?

• Give examples of achievements.

Any company or other organisation operating within the potato industry is eligible for this award. They can enter themselves or be nominated by an individual.

GOOD marketing is frequently taken for granted, but where would we be without those timely reminders, solutions and information streams that keep the industry up to speed?

This award aims to reward the most effective marketing strategies and campaigns that have made their mark on the British potato industry over the past two years. Any company, co-operative, agency, charity or local government initiative operating within the potato industry is an eligible contender.

• What was the campaign and what messages was it looking to spread?
• How did it set about achieving this within the past two years?
• What, if any, notable results have been seen since the campaign was launched?

Any type of machinery or implement manufacturer whose machines are used within the potato industry is eligible for this award. They can enter themselves or be nominated by an individual.

MACHINERY that has simplified or improved any kind of application within the potato industry over the past 18 months is eligible for this award, be that within field operations, handling, grading, transportation/conveying or packing.

• Is this a new piece of machinery or an upgrade?
• What is its aim and how has the introduction or update sought to achieve this in the past two years?
• Give examples of the contributions / positive outcomes it has made to growers, suppliers, packers or other.

Agronomy companies, companies offering advice on farming practices and storage consultants are eligible for this award. They can nominate themselves or be nominated by other organisations or individuals they have worked with.

TELL us how individuals within the practice/consultancy have contributed to good practices and outcomes, or how the overall actions of the practice/consultancy have brought positive impacts within the potato industry over the past two years.

• What advice and help has been given to growers over the past two years?
• Has this contender been involved with any collaborations or other potato industry projects?
• What achievements and goals have they helped or contributed to over the past two years?

Companies or research institutes are eligible as entrants for this award. They can enter themselves or be nominated by individuals.

THIS award will be presented to a standout scientific contribution made to the industry over the past two years, whether that is through work on a single project or different collaborations. If a company or other organisation’s lab work or field trials have helped aid pest control, environmental tolerance, variety stamina, soil health etc, let us know.

• Describe any research programme or trial undertaken and its purpose. State when this started and whether it is ongoing.
• What are the proposed outcomes?
• What has been achieved or discovered over the past two years?

This award is a memorial to British Potato Review’s founding member, Bob Meredith, and his daughter Hazel Hescott after whom it is named.

Companies providing to or operating within potato storage are eligible to enter this category. They can enter themselves or be nominated by individuals.

ANYTHING helping to keep energy costs down, prolonging the life of stored potatoes, re-purposing or improving a storage facility, or providing a customer service beyond expectations, could be a contender for this award. Has your company or organisation come up with something new or refined an existing product, service, app or piece of tech over the past two years that is having a positive impact on potato storage?

• Describe the type of innovation (eg. treatment, technology, building, accessory etc)
• What impact/effect has it had?  (eg. reducing energy costs, prolonging tuber life, creating labour savings, improving quality, ease of use etc)

• Please give examples of how the above effect/s have been achieved.

This award will be given to an individual person. They can nominate themselves or be nominated by anyone else in the potato industry.

THIS award seeks to recognise the best and brightest young people within the potato industry, be that within growing, engineering, scientific, research or other sectors. Apprentices, interns, students or anyone aged under 30 who is felt to be making a significant contribution or displaying positive qualities can be entered for this award.

• What contributions have they made to a company, organisation, or the potato industry overall, over the past two years?
• What makes them stand out as an individual?
• What, if any, individual achievements have they made in the past two years?

This award will be given to an individual person. They can nominate themselves or be nominated by anyone else in the potato industry.

THE British Potato Industry Award is for outstanding contribution to the potato sector. It was inaugurated in 1997 and has been awarded annually. It was originally administered by the British Potato Council and subsequently by the Potato sector of AHDB, before being incorporated within the National Potato Industry Awards run by Potato Review.

This award could be made to any standout individual - we’re looking for nominations from throughout the British potato supply chain.

• What collaborations / projects have they been involved in over the past two years?
• How have they contributed to the above?
• What achievements have they made during their career?