Award History
Over 10 years of celebrating winning prodigious business awards.
2018
International Egg Person of the Year
International Egg Commission’s (IEC) conference in Kyoto, Japan. Mr Griffiths was awarded the Denis Wellstead Memorial Trophy.
2011
Free Range Producer of the Year
Oaklands producer G. Dean & Sons (over 5 years) wins Free range producer of the year award for ‘their attention to detail, dedication, enthusiasm and their move to greener energy’
2011
Food Business of the Year UK
Oaklands working with Dairy Crest to win the award from BFREPA and proclaim them food business of the year.
2011
Champion of Sustainable Farming
UK Champion of Sustainable Farming Award received at the House Of Commons.
2011
Bayer Crop Science Awards
Commended Certificate for the Farm to the Classroom and Countryside Careers Category.
2011
The Green Business Awards
Finalists for The Green Business Award Shropshire.
2011
The Judges Diamond Award from HEFF
‘Only bestowed to businesses that have demonstrated excellence across all 3 special diamond award categories – INNOVATE, EXCEL and GROW’
2011
Pig & Poultry The Award for Innovation
Winners of The award for Innovation with Pig and Poultry Award 2011 (third year running) “setting a standard in the industry from start to finish”.
2010
Food Farming Industry Awards
Oaklands received a Farm Business of the Year UK Award at the House of Commons.
Elwyn attended a dinner at the House of Lords.
2010
Retailer of the Year UK
Awarded to Aldi UK, collected on their behalf by Elwyn.
2010
Free Range Producer of the Year
Over 5 Years in business, Charlie Stephenson (collected by Alison Bone)
2010
Free Range Producer of the Year
1–5 Years in Business, John & Elin Jones
2010
Poultry Farmer of the Year UK
Winners This Time!
2010
Pig & Poultry Award
Highly Commended.
2009
Free Range Producer of the Year
1-5 years in business, Roger & Nicki Tudge
2009
Switched On Award
Not just a flick of a switch but a surge of energy, hard work and sensible farming has moved these guys forward to be finalists for this award…
2009
Poultry Farmer of the Year
Runner Up – Two brothers in waiting Elwyn and Gareth Griffiths, they are one of three finalists from the whole of the UK, results come out on the night at The Grosvenor Hotel London.
2009
Health and Welfare Award
Winner of the Health & Welfare Award, at the Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards held on 14 May, was Oaklands Farm from Ellerdine, near Telford. In this category the judges looked for producers who could demonstrate a high standard of livestock production, livestock disease prevention through effective health, welfare and biosecurity regimes and those who are generally raising the standards of animal and human health on farm.
2009
Breakthrough of the Year Award
Oaklands technical director Mr Elwyn Griffiths received the breakthrough of the year award at the British Free Range Egg Producers Association annual meeting. The award was presented for the first time in two years and went to Oaklands farm eggs – the first packer to commit to stamping 100% of eggs on farm.