Rab scoops top UK Outdoor Award at Cheshire ceremony
The winners of the UK Outdoor Industry Awards 2025 have been presented at the 2025 OIA Conference at Shrigley Hall Hotel, Cheshire.
The awards process started at the 2024 Outdoor Trade Show (OTS) held in Liverpool last June, where a judging panel, made up of experts from the outdoor industry as well as journalists and retailers, selected the finalists in each category.
The judges selected the finalists based on a range of criteria, including innovation, functionality, choice of materials, environmental friendliness, safety and commercial viability. Those finalists were then put forward to a consumer vote.
The winners in the ten categories are:
• Accessories: Silva Smini
• Backpacks/Luggage: Rab Veil XP 30
• Camping Equipment: Jetboil Genesis Basecamp System Isobutane
• Climbing Equipment: DMM Cortex
• Clothing: Rab Phantom Jacket
• Footwear: Adidas Terrex SKYCHASER GORE-TEX
• Sleeping: Therm-a-Rest NeoLoft Mattress
• Sustainability: Exped Storage Collection
• Tech Accessories: OS Maps
• Tents: Vango Exedra 200
From these ten winning products, the panel of expert judges selected the overall ‘Product of the Year’, which has been awarded to the Rab Veil XP 30.
The judging panel comprised: Adele Souster, head of planning, JD Outdoor; Cat Ellis, Editor, Advnture; Pat Kinsella, consulting editor, Advnture; Cath Casey, director, The Climbers Shop & Joe Brown Shops; Chris Townsend, gear editor, TGO; Lawrie Kemp, general manager, Nevisport; Nat Jackson, new business lead, Outward Bound Trust; Tom Cain, buyer – Outdoor, SportsShoes.com; and Chris Haslam, freelance journalist, Wired.
The UK Outdoor Industry Awards is an initiative launched by the Outdoor Industries Association.
