Three more top companies have added their names to the growing list of sponsors of the Housewares Conference & Innovation Awards.

DuPont Teflon, leading Spanish kitchen knife manufacturer Arcos and kitchenware essentials specialist Tescoma have all given their support to next year’s inaugural event.

The Housewares Conference & Innovation Awards will take place on March 27 2012 at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire. An impressive list of speakers has been lined up for the conference element of the day, which will be complemented by the all-new programme of Housewares Innovation Awards.

DuPont Teflon, Arcos and Tescoma’s sponsorship of the event joins that of AIS, Spring Fair International, Exclusively Housewares, Lakeland, EPE, Chomette Dornberger, Clarion Events’ Home show, Wilton, Jarden Consumer Solutions, BHETA, Salter, the International Home + Housewares Show, Kitchen Craft, Haus, CATRA, Grunwerg, Brabantia, Nespresso, Sistema and Denby. The event is also supported by Steamer Trading, Cook@Group and the Cookshop & Housewares Association.

Commenting on DuPont Teflon’s decision to back the event, UK manager of consumer finishes Andy Godfrey said: “The non-stick category continues to be a dynamic and growing segment of both the cookware and bakeware market in Britain. DuPont Teflon are proud to be supporting an event which is an important part of the industry calendar. Suppliers and retailers are partners working together to educate consumers and grow the market, so opportunities to come together like this are critical.

“The UK market is a very important one for DuPont Teflon and we want to continue to invest in it and support our licensees and the retailers via all the channels of distribution. We look forward to making a meaningful contribution to this conference as part of our long-term growth plans.”

To book your own place for this essential day please visit www.housewaresconference.net. Retailers and suppliers can also use the website to enter for the awards, which offer a host of categories for independent and multiple retail businesses and for housewares products. Deadline for all entries is January 9 2012.