Owslebury licensees announced as regional winners

10-Jan-2002

in the British Institute of Innkeeping 2002 Licensee of the Year competition sponsored by Matthew Clark

Clive Mansell and Alison Carter of the Ship Inn in Owslebury, Hampshire, have been announced as regional winners for the South East region of the 2002 BII Licensee of the Year competition, sponsored by Matthew Clark. They will now proceed on to the final stage of judging.

BII Licensee of the Year is the highest award available in licensed retailing and recognises the licensee or couple that represent today’s professional licensees. The judges are looking for high standards and vision, as well as licensees with the drive to continue raising standards in the industry and promote it to potential recruits.

There are six regional winners who will all be interviewed by a panel of industry judges to decide the overall winner. The result will be announced at the Publican Awards ceremony held on March 26, 2002 at London’s Le Meridien Grosvenor House in front of 1,700 industry figures. As well as the prestige of the title 2002 BII Licensee of the Year, the winners receive a trophy and £1,000.

Clive Mansell said, “Alison and I are both very excited about reaching this final stage of the 2002 BII Licensee of the Year competition. It is a joint effort and reflection of all our hard work throughout the year. We have a strong team and enjoy being part of this industry, and we are really looking forward to the awards ceremony in March.” …./more Graham Donald, marketing director of Matthew Clark, said: “The winners of all six regions should be really proud. The BII Licensee of the Year title is the most coveted award in the licensed retail sector and we are delighted to be associated with the best in the industry.”

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Notes to Editors: The British Institute of Innkeeping is the professional body for the licensed trade. It has around 15,000 members and last year awarded nearly 60,000 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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