Covers Timber and Builders Merchants has reached the finals in eight categories of the BMJ Industry Awards 2019.

Organised by the Builders Merchants Journal, the awards aim to celebrate the UK merchanting industry and highlight the businesses, brands and people that make the sector so successful.

This is the second consecutive year that Covers has reached the finals, the winners of which are decided by public vote. 

Covers, which has been operating for over 170 years, has been named as a finalist in the following categories: Merchants Kitchen & Bathroom Showroom of the Year, Independent Merchants of the Year, Timber Merchant of the Year, Best Bathroom Brand, Best Heavyside Brand, Best Landscaping Brand and Best Timber Brand. Employee Kurtis Good, who is Hardwood Picking Assistant at the Covers Chichester depot, is also a finalist in the Independent Rising Star of the Year category.

Henry Green, Managing Director at Covers, said: 

“This is an excellent result for Covers and we are delighted to be successful finalists in so many categories at the BMJ Industry Awards 2019. It is testament to the hard work and dedication of our whole team. We look forward to the ceremony and finding out who the winners are.”  

The winners will be announced on Friday 17th May during a lunch hosted by Natasha Kaplinsky OBE at The Brewery in Chiswell Street, London.