Hegen has won the BPIA Concept and Innovation Award 2026 at Harrogate for a feeding system built to grow with your baby, voted for by its peers. Here's what the win tells product developers.

Harrogate Nursery Fair 2026 runs from 18th to 20th October: more than 50 exhibitors across four halls, a new New Brands Zone, and the BPIA Concept & Innovation Awards finalists. Who exhibits, who visits, the trade press worth meeting, and where to find me on Monday.

The Baby Products Association's Concept and Innovation Awards are open for 2026, with entries closing on 11th September. But winning is not the point. Here is how to choose the children's product awards worth entering, and why the expert feedback and visibility matter more than the win.