The PCR Awards
Thursday, March 25th 2010
The Royal Garden Hotel
London W8 4PT

PCR Awards 2010 Overview

The third annual PCR Awards is set to be the social event of the year for anyone involved in the PC retail sector, and a well deserved celebration for the nominees.

The event is being supported by a number of the market’s leading companies: Platinum Sponsor – Symantec; Gold Sponsors – Interactive Ideas, EntaTech, Sapphireand AMD; Distribution Sponsor – Kingston; Vendor Sponsor – Ingram Micro; Frontline Sponsor – Gem; Drinks Reception Sponsor – VIP Computers; Event Partner – Integra. ; after-party host - AVG.

For information sponsorship opportunities, contact Katie Rawlings on +44 (0) 1992 535 647 or email Katie.Rawlings@intentmedia.co.uk. For ticket bookings, contact Hannah.Short@intentmedia.co.uk.

Alternatively, you can download the booking form and send it back to us.

The Categories and Finalists in Full

FRONTLINE

The Frontline Awards will recognise excellence in retail and reseller businesses, be they on the High Street, the internet, or focussed on supplying the corporate area. The winners of these awards will be those organisations that have best represented the UK technology industry to the wider public, be that in terms of support, advice, or sales

The categories and finalists are:

FRONTLINE

INDEPENDENT RETAILER
Anglian Internet
Utopia Computers
Imagitec
Jennings Computer Services
YoYoTech

RETAIL CHAIN
Tesco
John Lewis
Comet
Staples
PC World

STORE MANAGER
Graeme Clarke, Kustom PCs
Malcolm Davison, Jennings Computer Services
Neil Stewart, CCL Computers
George Nicola, Tiptree Computers
Darren Falkner, Falcon Computers

ONLINE RETAILER
Amazon
Overclockers UK
Dabs.com
Novatech
Play.com
Firebox

VALUE ADDED RESELLER
Bear IT
Aindale
London Computer Centre
Keen Computers
Form IT Solutions
Stone Computers

SERVICE AND SUPPORT
Utopia Computers
PC Pal
Bear IT
Geeks on Wheels
Just PC Repairs

DISTRIBUTION

The distribution awards are designed to acknowledge the hard work put in by the unsung heroes of the channel – the distribution firms which are a vital link between vendors and retailers

The categories and finalists are:

SALES TEAM
EntaTech
Realtime
VIP Computers
Gem
Avnet
Ingram Micro

MARKETING AND PR
Gem Creative
Computer 2000
EntaTech
Koch Media
Ingram Micro
VIP Computers
Interactive Ideas

SPECIALIST DISTRIBUTOR
Interactive Ideas
Meroncourt
CCI Distribution
M2M Direct
Varlink
Target Components

DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Computer 2000
Midwich
Ingram Micro
VIP Computers
EntaTech
Westcoast

VENDORS

These awards focus on the core of the industry – the manufacturers and publishers that create technology products. Recognition will be given for innovation, commercial success and support of the trade

The categories and finalists are:

SOFTWARE PUBLISHER
Symantec
Accountz
BullGuard
Microsoft
ESET
Kaspersky

HARDWARE MANUFACTURER
Panasonic
SanDisk
Acer
Samsung
Asus
Dell
AMD

GADGET OF THE YEAR 
Livescribe Pulse Pen
Elonex iGame
Nvidia Geforce 3D vision
Apple iPhone 3G S
Samsung MP3 YP–P3
iRiver Story

CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR
Symantec – Every Click Matters
Microsoft – Windows 7Launch Campaign
PC World – Whatever Your World
Dell – Treat Yourself
Apple – Get A Mac

SPECIALIST VENDOR
Entanet
Billion
Kingston Technology
StarTech
Hannspree
SoThin

GRAND PRIX

Awarded to a company which has made a conspicuous contribution to the channel during the previous year

Highlights from the PCR Awards 2009

The second PCR Awards went off with a bang on March 19th 2009, as over 300 retailers, resellers, distributors and vendors gathered in the Royal Garden Hotel in London to celebrate the achievements of the channel over the past year.

Acer did particularly well, taking home not only the prestigious Grand Prix prize, but also the Sales Team: Business award in the Vendor category.

The first ever Industry Achievement Award, which recognises outstanding success by an individual, went to CK from London based independent store YoYoTech.

EntaTech was awarded with both the Sales Team: Business and Sales Innovation accolades in the Distribution category. Gem Creative, Target and VIP Computers also won awards.

On the retail front, Novatech and John Lewis were amongst the winners, while BullGuard, TomTom, Microsoft and Kingston Technology took home prizes in the Vendor category.

Click here for more highlights from the 2009 event