This year Trade Stand Judges, Corrie Ince and Amanda Day from South of England Show had the unenviable task of judging over 500 trade spaces across the Balmoral showgrounds.
Congratulations again to all of our 2026 winners.
The award for the Best Educational Trade Stand was presented to the Community Archaeology Programme NI at Queen’s University Belfast.
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Judge Amanda Day and Jason Rankin from the RUAS Trade Exhibits Committee join Heather Montgomery from CAPNI alongside RUAS President David Cunningham and judge, Corrie Ince.
Praxis Care were highly commended for their stand within the Best Educational Trade Stand Award category.
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Judges Amanda Day and Corrie Ince join the Praxis Care team alongside RUAS President David Cunningham.
The award for the Best Catering Vendor was presented to Graceful Goodies.
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Judges Corrie Ince and Amanda Day joined Megan Ross from Graceful Goodies alongside RUAS President David Cunningham, RUAS Catering Committee Chair Norma Hoy and Malcolm Kerr from proud sponsor Donnelly Group.
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The award for the Best Trade Stand in the NI Food & Drink Pavilion was presented to the Krazi Baker.
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Judges Amanda Day and Corrie Ince join Mark Douglas from the Krazi Baker alongside RUAS President David Cunningham.
The award for the Best Trade Stand Under 50sqm was presented to Graham Crichton Photography.
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Judges Amanda Day and Corrie Ince join proud winner Graham Crichton alongside RUAS President David Cunningham.
The award for the Best Trade Stand Over 50sqm was presented to Euro Home & Garden.
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Dermot McCracken from sponsor Donnelly Group joins judge Amanda Day and father-son duo Brian and Brian Canavan from Euro Garden & Home alongside judge Corrie Ince and RUAS President David Cunningham.
The award for the Best Trade Stand Displaying Plant Machinery or Equipment was presented to W A C McCandless.
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Dermot McCracken and Malcolm Kerr from proud sponsor Donnelly Group join judges Corrie Ince and Amanda Day as they present Micheal Quinn, Jayme and James Carvill from W A C McCandless with their award alongside RUAS President David Cunningham.
The award for the Best Trade Stand Displaying an Agri Product or Service was presented to Northstone Materials.
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Judges Amanda Day and Corrie Ince join Paul Hawkes and Jonathan Gault from Northstone Materials alongside RUAS President David Cunningham and Malcom Kerr and Dermot McCracken from proud sponsor Donnelly Group.
Best Trade Stand Displaying Agri/Horticultural Machinery or Equipment was presented to Cowcare Systems Ltd.
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Judges Amanda Day and Corrie Ince join winner John Sharkey and RUAS President David Cunningham to present the award.
The award for the Best in Show Trade Stand, sponsored by Donnelly Group, was presented to Northstone Materials.
Caption: Malcolm Kerr and Dermot McCracken from proud sponsor Donnelly Group joined RUAS President David Cunningham and the team at Northstone Materials alongside volunteers from their chosen charity, Cancer Focus NI.
Horatio’s Garden and the Horticulture Hub Pavilion were highly commended for their stand within the 2026 Balmoral Show trade stand awards.
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Judges Amanda Day and Corrie Ince joined RUAS President David Cunningham alongside Matthew Lee and Lucinda Kinnaird from Horatio’s Garden and RUAS Horticulture Committee Chair and Deputy Chair, Pat Erwin and Adrian McGowan.
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