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Springboard Awards for Excellence 2013 announced

4th Nov 2013 - 09:26
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The hospitality industry turned out in force last Friday at the Novotel London Weston to see who had been crowned winners at this year’s Springboard Awards for Excellence.

The winners are as follows:

The Springboard Ambassador Award – sponsored by SSP UK
Winner: Joel Fagg (The Puma Hotels’ Collection)

The Best Regional Initiative Award
Winner: Inspired Change Limited

The New Media Award – sponsored by drp Group
Winner: River Cottage Chefs’ School,

The Education Pipeline Award
Winner: Apex Hotels Ltd

Best Student Placement Provider – sponsored by James Hallam
Winner: The Red Carnation Hotel Collection

Best Recruitment Initiative – sponsored by Caterer.com
Winner: River Cottage Chefs’ School

The Young People Award – sponsored by American Express
Winner: The Geoffrey Harrison Foundation

The People Innovation Award – sponsored by LaunchPad Recruits
Winner: Crieff Hydro Limited

Best Chef Strategy – sponsored by HandPicked Hotels
Winner: Hilton Worldwide

Best Management Strategy – sponsored by LifeTime
Winner: Crieff Hydro Limited

Best Food & Beverage Strategy
Winner: Park Plaza County Hall

The Diversity In Employment Award – sponsored by Dunleavy White
Winner: Talkington Bates

Best Career Progression Award – sponsored by LCBT
Winner: Arora Hotel Heathrow

The Retention Award – sponsored by Axminster
Winner: London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch

The Corporate Responsibility Award – sponsored by BonaSystems
Winner: The Brookwood Partnership Limited,

Best Employer Award – Charnwood Training
Winner: Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons,

The very special Chris Beaumont Special Award – sponsored by 3663
James Thomson OBE

Chris Griffiths, head of education, River Cottage Chefs’ School, said: “This is a real privilege for us. We’ve only been formed for a year, but delighted to be already making a difference to the youth and unemployed of the South West. We’re all huge advocates of Springboard, so this award is a real honour for the team”.

“After a record number of entries, the judges were set a tough task, not only to go through the sheer volume of entries, but the standard of the entries were  of the highest quality,” according to Anne Pierce, Springboard CEO. Adding: “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.’’

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