Springboard Awards for Excellence Winners announced

Lancaster London and Hilton Worldwide were among the winners of the night walking away with a coveted Springboard Awards for Excellence with FutureChef Alumni Ruth Hansom, Steffan Davies, Conor McLean and April Partridge winning The Chairman’s 25th Anniversary Award.

The hospitality industry turned out in force at Novotel London West on the 2nd November to see who had been crowned winners at this year’s awards ceremony.

With a performance from Lukas Mcfarlane, ‘Got to Dance’ champion 2013, the evening was filled with celebration as the stars of the industry were commemorated for their hard work and achievements.

Anne Pierce, CEO 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.’’

The Winners

Category 1 Promoting Careers

Julie Smith - Hand Picked Hotels

The Best Regional Initiative

Eden Project

The Education Pipeline Award

Holiday Inn Norwich North

Category 2 Attracting and Developing people

Spirit Pub Company - part of Greene King

Best Use of Digital Media Award  

Delaware North

Best Recruitment Initiative Award

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 Food Development Strategy

The Edwardian London

CATEGORY 3 – Best Employment Practice

Premier Inn Kensington Cluster

Best Career Progression Award  

Accor Hotels (Novotel)

The Retention Award  

The Arch London – part of AB Hotels

The Corporate Responsibility Award

River Cottage Ltd

Best Employer Award

The Brookwood Partnership

Chris Beaumont Special Award

Hannah Horler

The Chairman’s 25^th Anniversary Award

Ruth Hansom, Steffan Davies, Conor McLean and April Partridge

Extraordinary Contribution Award

Stephen Moss – Chairman, Springboard

For more information on Springboard’s Awards for Excellence visit http://springboard.uk.net/events/springboard-awards-for-excellence