
More than 230 hotel, venues and event suppliers entered the fourth annual CHS Awards which were preceded by a glittering gala dinner.
Melissa Sobo, Director of Sales, De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre and Orchard Hotel said: “We are delighted to win such a prestigious award for our venue, especially for the second year in a row. We were up against seven other venues across the UK. We are proud to bring back this award for the team as the CHS Awards are designed to reward and recognise the very best in our industry. We are also pleased to be finalists in the Best Onsite Audio-Visual category”.
The Awards were organised by CHS Group who deliver the annual Conference and Hospitality Show in Leeds and the nominations for this year were announced at the show in April. The judging panel consisted of over 50 agency event professionals, with Samme Allen from Sequoia Venue Solutions as Chair.
The Awards were supported by Jockey Club Venues, The Principal Manchester, AS Audio, You & Me Media, Ta Dah Furniture Hire, Trevor George Entrainment, Healthcare Venues, Off Limits Group, Clean the World, Adia, Venue View and Realise.