Announcement of UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2027 Finalists
- June 4, 2026
- Posted by: Chirs
- Category: Association News
The finalists for the 2027 UK Outdoor Industry Awards have been revealed at the Outdoor Trade Show in Liverpool. In the only outdoor trade and consumer awards in the UK, 106 entries were submitted across 10 categories.
The shortlist followed a meeting of a panel of expert judges: Gemma Smith, Buyer, Cotswold Outdoor, Dan Bailey, Gear Editor, UKClimbing & UKHillwalking; Keely MacKinnon, Store Manager, Craigdon Mountain Sports; Rebecca Dawson, Founder, Vampire Outdoors; Rebecca Astill, Commissioning Editor, Travel & Outdoors, The Telegraph, Amanda Travis, Deputy Editor, Trek & Mountain; and Guillaume Lepoutre, Commercial Leader – Outdoor Sports, Decathlon.
You can access a presentation with details of all of the finalists HERE.
The finalists will be put forward to an online consumer vote, from November 2026 to February 2027, with winners announced at the OIA Conference in March 2027.