2002 Golden Shed Awards

 

The 2nd Annual International Golden Shed Awards took place on the 23rd March 2002

(In the Butchers Arms) sponsored by Fullers Brewery and Waddesdon Garden Centre

There were seven awards for the best tools featured on fredshed during the year

                                                                                                     

Some Pictures from the Night

Fred arrived by Robocar

Robocar stops the traffic!

7 Trophies and 2 Beers later

Easi-Trak 32 lighter than a Golden Shed Award

Lucy gave an excellent performance

AL-KO receives an award

Gareth from CK with the Outstanding Quality Award 

The "Smartset" from MCI Timply

Smiles all round

Nucan Inventor Paul Bone

Local Press gave good coverage

Six TV featured the Awards and nominees

NOW FOR THE CRAZY STUFF

click here for photos of the Robocar, Air Guitar Competition, Turnip Prize and Helena Bonham Carter

 LAUGH OR YOUR MONEY BACK!

photographs courtesy of Rebecca Bradbury, Chris Biddle, Steve Faulks, Lana.

 

There were seven awards for the best tools featured on fredshed during the year

The  2002 Winning Products

The Push-Button Nucan

Fiskars Universal Cutter

Can of Worms composter

AL-KO 5000 Shredder

Bottle top Waterers

Qualcast Easi-Trak 32

The Outstanding quality Award (for tools, service and information) went to CK Tools, 

CK Lawnshears- shown left, Aluminum Handles, solid forged adjustable blades.

 

 

  All 26 2002 Nominees   

                                                 

             Innovation Award          Winner      Nucan - A Push Button Watering Can 

New Peta Easi Grip Tools,  Wolf Electric Shears,  Design wood building system.

 

 

           Best Cutting Tool        Winner               Fiskars Universal Cutter - Chain operated pole pruner

Darlac Lawn shears, Wolf Telescopic Loppers, C.K Ratchet Pruners.

 

 

            Green Award                 Winner          Wriggly Wigglers Can of worms composter

The Tubtrug,  The Greencone.

 

         Best Powered Garden Tool                   Winner        AL-KO 5000 Silent Shredder

RL800 Robotic Lawnmower, Bosch Aqautak 100 pressure Washer.

 

         Best Powered lawn Equipment                Winner          Qualcast Easi-trak Rotary Lawnmower

Black & Decker Lawn Raker, Makita Hedge Trimmer.

 

         Gadget Geezers Award                   Winner        Garden Innovations bottle top waterers

Swiss Champ Knife, Black & Decker Dustbuster, C.K Ratchet Driver set.

 

        Outstanding Quality Award                   Winner        CK Tools for the aluminum Lawn Shears

Wolf Multi-change Tools, Makita cordless hedge trimmer , Felco secateurs

 

Click here to see images of the 2001 winners and  nominees

 

The nominees are selected by Fred Walden and his team of testers- a wide range of real gardeners, both amateur and professional, young and old, the good, the bad, the ugly.

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