Springboard Awards for Excellence 2015 winners revealed
Lancaster London and Hilton Worldwide were among the winners at last night's (2 November) annual Springboard Awards for Excellence, held at Novotel London West.
The 13th awards ceremony recognised employees and employers in the hospitality industry who have made a significant contribution to attracting and retaining staff. To celebrate charity's silver anniversary year, FutureChef alumni Ruth Hansom, Steffan Davies, Conor McLean and April Partridge were named as winners of the Chairman's 25th Anniversary Award.
Anne Pierce, chief executive of Springboard, said: "What a fantastic night of celebration to reward people, organisations and projects that work to raise the profile of the hospitality sector and to attract and retain talent to this great industry.''
Springboard Award winners in full
Springboard Ambassador Award - Julie Smith, Hand Picked Hotels
Best Regional Initiative - Eden Project
Education Pipeline Award - Holiday Inn Norwich North
Best Work Experience Provider - Spirit Pub Company, part of Green King
Best Use of Digital Media - Delaware North
Best Recruitment Initiative - Diageo
The Young People Award - the Scottish Apprenticeship in Hospitality
Best Housekeeping Development Strategy - Lancaster London
Best Chef Development Strategy - the Chester Grosvenor
Best Management Development Strategy - Hilton Worldwide
Best Food & Beverage Strategy - the Edwardian London
The Diversity in Employment Award - Premier Inn, Kensington Cluster
Best Career Progression Award - AccorHotels (Novotel)
Retention Award - the Arch London, owned by AB Hotels
Corporate Responsibility Award - River Cottage
Best Employer Award - the Brookwood Partnership
Chris Beaumont Special Award
The Chairman's 25th Anniversary Award - Ruth Hansom, Steffan Davies, Conor McLean and April Partridge, FutureChef alumni
Extraordinary Contribution Award - Stephen Moss, chairman, Springboard
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Springboard Awards for Excellence winners revealed >>
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