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DISTREE EMEA 2019 Diamond Award winners confirmed
by Stuart Wilson, Thursday 28 February 2019

The global DISTREE Diamonds award series for consumer technology brands continued at DISTREE Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2019 earlier this month.
The recipients of DISTREE Diamond Awards were determined by live voting from distributors, retailers and channel partners during the Gala Dinner at this year’s DISTREE EMEA consumer tech channel hosted buyer event in Monaco from February 19th to 22nd.
Liam McSherry, Sales & Marketing Director for DISTREE Events, said: “DISTREE EMEA featured more than 100 brands with innovative products and go-to-market strategies that appealed to participating channel partners."
"The DISTREE Diamond Awards enabled channel partners to reward the brands that impressed them most at this year’s show,” he added.
During the event, attending distributors and channel partners were asked to assess exhibitors on a range of factors including product portfolio, product roadmap, channel programme, business potential, go-to-market strategy and the quality of meetings and interaction at DISTREE EMEA 2019.
They were asked to consider all these factors when selecting winners across 15 product categories. The full list of winners for the DISTREE Diamond Awards is as follows:
DISTREE Diamond Awards 2019 results
1. CHARGING & POWER
Winner: NJOY
Second: AUKEY
Third: ZENDURE
2. GAMING & GAMING ACCESSORIES
Winner: GENESIS
Second: SANDBERG
Third: WHITE SHARK
3. AUDIO
Winner: SANGEAN
Second: THONET & VANDER
Third: RIVERSONG
4. BAGS & LUGGAGE
Winner: DICOTA
Second: WENGER
Third: PLATINET
5. PC PERIPHERALS & ACCESSORIES
Winner: IRIS
Second: ASSMANN
Third: SPIRIT OF GAMER
6. CASES & COVERS
Winner: WENGER
Second: MYSCREENPROTECTOR
Third: SOSKILD BY MCONOMY
7. MULTICATEGORY
Winner: TRAVEL BLUE
Second: MITIPI
Third: GAZER
8. B2B PRODUCTS & SOLUTIONS
Winner: IGLOOHOME
Second: INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS
Third: IRIS
9. MOBILE DEVICES
Winner: NUU MOBILES
Second: BOOX
Third: ELARI
10. NETWORKING
Winner: INTELLINET NETWORK SOLUTIONS
Second: ASSMANN
Third: LANBERG
11. SMART HOME
Winner: CHIPOLO
Second: MITIPI
Third: ELARI
12. STORAGE
Winner: SILICON POWER
Second: PATRIOT
Third: PLATINET
13. GADGETS & TOYS
Winner: CHIPOLO
Joint second: AIRLABS
Joint second: TIMEKETTLE
14. MOBILE ACCESSORIES
Winner: SANDBERG
Second: MYSCREENPROTECTOR
Third: INNERGIE
15. SMART TECH
Winner: APEMAN
Second: TIMEKETTLE
Third: UHOO
Channel proposition
“Channel partners attending DISTREE EMEA 2019 spent three days meeting exhibitors, discussing business opportunities, learning more about their products, and assessing their plans for 2019 and beyond. These partners were then given the opportunity to recognise companies that they truly believe excel in a product category,” added McSherry.
The DISTREE Diamond Awards serve as recognition for companies that offer a compelling channel proposition. Selected by channel partners, the DISTREE Diamond Awards are a hallmark of quality in terms of go-to-market strategy for brands that are selected to receive an award.
Prior to DISTREE EMEA 2019, all participating brands were invited to select the DISTREE Diamond categories they wished to enter, which were then allocated by preference. The live voting by distributors and channel partners took place on the evening of February 21st 2019 in Monaco.
CLICK HERE to access photos from the DISTREE EMEA 2019 Diamond Awards.