Publican Award winners revealed
The industry's leading stars were celebrating last night after reaping success at the glittering Publican Awards ceremony.Gathering for the largest ever industry awards, licensees and pub operators triumphed against a year which has seen the pub industry hit by more red-tape, costs, bureaucracy and the onslaught of the new licensing laws. The winners in 18 categories picked up their awards from TV comedian Rory Bremner.Highlights included Suffolk brewer and pub operator Greene King who bagged two of the 18 awards. It was named Pub Company of the Year - Tenanted / Lease (100+ outlets)and Pub Company of the Year - Managed (100+ outlets). Licensees Clive Mansell & Alison Carter of the Ship Inn in Owlesbury, Winchester, scooped the award for British Institute of Innkeeping Licensee of the Year. The licensees, who have run the pub for 12 years, have constantly sought to improve the offer and have made the pub a focus for all its local village activities. And Claire Hayes, senior bar person at The Ship, was also celebrating after winning the accolade of Bar Person of the Year. Other winners included The Living Room chain which was voted as Retail Brand of the Year, Botanic Inns, the Belfast-based pub chain, which won managed pub chain (10-99 outlets) and Young & Co, which was awarded Tenanted Pub Chain of the Year (10-99 outlets). The 2003 Publican Awards ceremony, which attracted a record 1,970 guests from across the industry, was hosted by top comedian Rory Bremner. The satirist hosted the awards along with his television partners John Fortune and John Bird at Grosvenor House on London's Park Lane.
The winners: | |||
Newcomer of the Year | Sponsored by Greene King | Winner - Craig Mathewson, Modo, Liverpool | |
Pub Design of the Year | Sponsored by Six Continents Retail | Winner - Modo, Liverpool | |
Marketing Pub of the Year | Sponsored by Waverley Wines & Spirits | Winner - Bay Horse, Huddersfield | |
Customer Service Pub of the Year | Sponsored by Scottish & Newcastle Retail | Winner - The Ratcatchers, Norfolk | Highly Commended - The Appletree Country Inn, York |
Music Pub of the Year | Sponsored by The Performing Right Society | Winner - Dogma, Nottingham | |
Bar Person of the Year | Sponsored by Carling | Winner - Claire Hayes, The Ship Inn, Hampshire | |
Businesswoman of the Year | Sponsored by Booker Cash & Carry | Winner - Melanie Thornton, The Appletree Country Inn, York | |
Catering Pub of the Year | Sponsored by JohnsonDiversey | Winner - The Inn At Farnborough, Oxfordshire | Highly Commended - The Tollgate Inn, Wiltshire |
Family Pub of the Year | Sponsored by Britvic Soft Drinks | Winner - The Ship, Gateshead | Highly Commended - The Ship Inn, Winchester |
Freehouse of the Year | Sponsored by Christie & Co | Highly Commended - The Appletree Country Inn, York | Winner - The Coopers Arms, Derbyshire |
Entrepreneurial Business of the Year | Sponsored by Pubmaster Ltd | Winner - Ever So Sensible Bars Ltd, Nottingham | |
Retail Brand of the Year | Sponsored by Tradeteam | Winner - The Living Room, Living Ventures Ltd, London | |
Pub Company of the Year - Managed (100+ outlets) | Sponsored by United Biscuits Foodservice | Winner - Greene King Pub Company, Suffolk | |
Pub Company of the Year - Managed (10-99 outlets) | Sponsored by Walkers Snacks | Winner - Botanic Inns Ltd, Northern Ireland | Highly Commended - Wizard Inns, Hertfordshire |
Pub Company of the Year - Tenanted / Leased (100+ outlets) | Sponsored by Marston's Pedigree | Winner - Greene King Pub Partners, Suffolk | Highly Commended - Pyramid Pub Management Company, Chester |
Pub Company of the Year - Tenanted / Leased (10-99 outlets) | Sponsored by Spitfire Premium Ale | Winner - Young & Co Brewery, London | Highly Commended - Belhaven Pubs Division, Scotland |
Regional Brewer of the Year | Sponsored by Planters | Winner - Charles Wells Ltd, Bedford | Highly Commended - Hardys & Hansons Plc, Nottingham |
The British Institute of Innkeeping - Licensee of the Year | Sponsored by Matthew Clark | National Winner - Clive Mansell & Alison Carter, The Ship Inn, Hampshire |
