The National Bed Federation (NBF) has announced a panel of five judges for the retailer categories in the 2026 Bed Industry Awards.
The four retailer awards highlight the achievements over the past 12 months of UK and Irish bed retailers of all sizes that predominantly stock NBF-approved member brands.
Judging the Small and Medium NBF Retail Champion of the Year, Online Bed Retailer of the Year and National Bed Retailer of the Year categories are: Jessica Alexander, master of The Furniture Makers’ Company, making her judging debut; Jarrod Bird, sales director at Interiors Monthly; Richard McMurrough, director of brand consultancy Propaganda; Dan Squires, editor of Big Furniture Group; and James Winfield, digital director at Propaganda.
A shortlist will be published before the winners are announced at the NBF Bed Show gala dinner and awards ceremony on Tuesday, 22 September at the Telford International Centre.
The deadline to enter the retailer awards is Monday, 3 August. Further information on all the awards and judges, including how to enter for free, is available on the Bed Show website.
