2007 BII NITAs

BII announced the winners of its prestigious training awards, the NITAs, at the Globe Theatre in London in front of an audience of 300 industry peers and influencers. The BII NITAs are the only nationally recognised training awards for the licensed retail sector and the competition is stiff.

Professor Conrad Lashley CMBII, chairman of the judging panel said, “As Chair of the panel of judges for the BII NITA’s, I am impressed by the clear improvements in training and the quality of entries for the industry’s training awards again this year. It is becoming increasingly difficult to arrive at a short-list of finalists in some award categories because there are so many excellent entries. The ‘Innovation in training’ and ‘Professional trainer of the year’ categories are increasingly popular categories and demonstrate some benchmark practice.” 

And the winners are....

Best licensee induction programme in managed estates -  sponsored by BII
Spirit Group

Best licensee induction programme in non-managed estates -  sponsored by Marston’s Pub Company
Charles Wells Pub Company

Licensee trainer of the year in managed and non-managed estates -sponsored by BII
Margaret Orman MBII, The Whitmore Arms, Orsett, Grays, Essex

Best development programme in managed estates - sponsored by Enterprise Inns
Rileys

Best development programme in non-managed estates - sponsored by Milestone
Greene King Pub Partners

Best development programme in licensed retail where consumption is off the premises - sponsored by BII
Wm Morrison Supermarkets

Innovation in training award -  sponsored by S&N Pub Enterprises
Fuller, Smith & Turner

Social responsibilities award where consumption is on the premises - sponsored by Charles Wells Pub Company
Poppleston Allen Training

Social responsibilities award where consumption is off the premises -         sponsored by BIIAB
Capper & Co

Best area manager/BDM development award -  sponsored by JD Wetherspoon
Enterprise Inns

Professional trainer of the year award -  sponsored by Greene King Pub Company
Mike Kennedy CMBII, Innfront Training

Supplier training award  -   sponsored by The Publican
Diageo GB

Best training scheme run by institutions of further and higher education in partnership with the licensed retail industry -  sponsored by Punch Taverns
JD Wetherspoon in partnership with The Centre for Leisure Retailing, Nottingham Trent University

Door supervisor training award -  sponsored by BIIAB and City & Guilds
NALDS Training

Supreme Award

The BII NITA Supreme Award is nominated by the BII NITA judging panel. It celebrates the very best entry in any category which exemplifies excellence and best practice in training.

Winner: Greene King Pub Partners

BII would like to thank all of this year's BII NITA sponsors for their support:

BII also wishes to thank The Publican for its support as our media partner - www.thepublican.com 

For more information on becoming a sponsor of the BII NITAs, please email NITA@bii.org