The 2024 BANTAs are now open for entry!

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Enter the BANTAs for a chance to win free 3D & AR for your product

The winner of the Best New Product category of this year’s BPIA Baby and Nursery Trade Awards will not only receive a much-coveted trophy presented by sponsor Nursery Today magazine but will also receive a fabulous prize of a free 3D & Augmented Reality for their product, courtesy of ARkid.

ARkid Studio offers ARkid Catalogue, a game-changing product visualisation software tailored for brands and retailers in the industry. This powerful tool effortlessly creates 3D and augmented reality viewers, product photos and videos with just a few clicks. The web-based software generates web-optimised 3D configurators, 360-degree turntable videos and 3D product renderings.

Julie Milne, general manager of the BPIA, comments: “We are delighted that ARkid is offering this fabulous prize. The Best New Product Category of the BANTAs is probably the most prestigious, because it recognises innovation within the industry and is often the product which the judges consider to be the best at the show. The opportunity to have this created as a 3D & AR for free is an even greater incentive for exhibitors at Harrogate International Nursery Fair to enter the      BANTAs this year.”

Entry to the BANTAs is open only to exhibitors at Harrogate International Nursery Fair. Download the entry form HERE.

The BANTAs have always been the highlight of Harrogate International Nursery Fair and retailers and buyers attending look out for the products which the judges (who are all industry experts) have deemed to be the best in the show. Products are judged on several criteria which the judges believe make them attractive to consumers, including safety, functionality, desirability, and value for money.

Julie Milne, General Manager for the Association explains: “The BANTAs are very different from consumer awards, because they take into account specific elements of a product that the judges believe will make them retail effectively – as well as being safe and desirable to the consumer. For example, a fabulous new pushchair with an RRP three times higher than similar products, might well win a consumer award for outstanding features, but the BANTA judges might consider it less marketable for retailers due to the prohibitive price point. It is because of this, that colleagues in the industry place the BANTAs with such high esteem.”

This year, there are nine categories to enter: Travel, Tech, Furniture, In the Nursery, Clothing & Textiles, Baby Essentials, Baby Health & Wellbeing, Toys & Educational and Best New Product. Entries will only be accepted from companies exhibiting at Harrogate International Nursery Fair from 12th to 15th October 2024.