Wood Awards sponsor the British Woodworking Federation (BWF) says the new look event is going to be a great showcase for British craftsmanship.

BWF director Richard Lambert said: “The importance of the Wood Awards (formerly the Carpenters’ Awards) to the woodworking and joinery industry cannot be overestimated.

“We see it as a very open competition, where the quality of the project is more important than the financial value. So the smallest companies have as much chance of winning one of the four categories as the big players.”

&#8220The importance of the Wood Awards to the woodworking and joinery industry cannot be overestimated”

BWF director Richard Lambert

Mr Lambert said the BWF’s membership included a significant proportion of small companies and he added: “From what I see of their work, I would encourage as many of them as possible to enter.”

Full details of the awards can be found at www.woodawards.com.