The winners are announced in the BII 2001 NITAs

26-Mar-2002

The winners are announced in the BII 2001 NITAs held in association with the Morning Advertiser

Punch Pub Company, J D Wetherspoon and Arrochar Associates were among the winners announced on Friday March 22, 2002 at a prestigious Awards Luncheon, held at the Café Royal, London. The awards are organised by the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) which sees them as central to the pursuit of ever higher standards of training in licensed retailing. They are supported by licensed trade newspaper, the Morning Advertiser.

The 2001 NITA Special Award, given at the discretion of the judges, was awarded to Sergeant Steve Hall of the Warwickshire Door Safe Scheme. The scheme demonstrated some unique characteristics and that the judges felt deserved recognition. The 2001 Special Award for Innovation – a new award this year - was won by Interpub plc, which the judges rewarded for the evidence of innovation in its training programmes.

BII director of qualifications, Cathie Smith said: “The winners of all categories should be very proud and we would like to congratulate them all. The standard of this year’s entries was superb and all the winning training programmes deserved national recognition for their efforts.”

There are eight categories in the BII 2001 NITAs catering for all pub retail companies, both large and small, as well as individual licensees and training organisations. The judges were looking for evidence that training objectives and outcomes are achieved by maximising the use of resources available. ends] …/more over

Notes to Editors: 1. There are a limited number of press tickets available for this event. If you would like one, or more information, please contact: Erica Snedker, Communications Executive, tel 01276 417805, e-mail or Georgina Wald, Corporate Communications Manager, tel 01276 417838 / 07831 299801, e-mail george@bii.org. 2. The British Institute of Innkeeping is the professional body for the licensed trade. It has around 15,000 members and last year awarded over 76,000 qualifications. Its mission is to promote high standards of professionalism throughout the licensed retail sector and to provide information, skills and qualifications to help members run successful businesses.




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Contact For more information, please contact: Erica Snedker, Communications Executive, tel 01276 417805, e-mail erica@bii.org or Georgina Wald, Corporate Communications Manager, tel 01276 417838 / 07831 299801, e-mail george@bii.org.