More than £100,000 raised at Springboard Awards for Excellence 2022

More than £100,000 was raised for charity at the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2022, held in partnership with Smart Group, last night (7 April).

The event took place in the Science Museum’s ‘Illuminate’ venue and was hosted by television presenter and Paralympian Ade Adepitan, who praised organisations such as Springboard which help disadvantaged people achieve their potential.

The event highlighted the steps hospitality businesses have taken attract talent and develop their workforce, with awards recognising everything from employee health and wellbeing to community engagement.

Attendees raised over £100,000 for the Springboard Charity through donations, sponsorship, and ticket sales.

The awards fell on the same week that Springboard hit the milestone of supporting 5,000 young, unemployed people into work as part of its ‘Springboard to 2022’ initiative.

Opening the event, Springboard chief executive Chris Gamm praised Phoebe Lawson, the recent winner of Springboard FutureChef’s competition, who took the crown at the national final last month.

**The winners of the Springboard Awards for Excellence 2022 are as follows: **

• Ambassador of the Year, sponsored by BaxterStorey - Catrina Pengelley, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group
• Best Kickstart Employer, sponsored by Harri - Sodexo
• Best Apprenticeship Strategy, sponsored by Hit Training – Mitchells & Butlers
• Best Education and Industry Partnership Award, sponsored by Sodexo – The Grand, Brighton
• Disability Confident Award – Hotel Brooklyn
• Career Development Initiative, sponsored by Diageo – Philema Hospitality Management
• Best Employer, sponsored by American Express – Luxury Family Hotels
• Best Practice Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Integration – Rare Restaurants
• Best Recruitment Initiative, sponsored by Handpicked Hotels – Mitchells & Butlers
• Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Award, sponsored by CH&Co – Bartlett Mitchell
• Best Talent Onboarding, sponsored by Mapal – Royal Lancaster London
• Employee Health and Wellbeing Award, sponsored by Pladis – Bartlett Mitchell
• Business Innovation – Balmer Lawn Hotel
• Community Engagement Award – Sea Containers, London
• Fiona Colley Trainee of the Year Award – Kevin McGowan
• Chris Beaumont Outstanding Contribution Award, sponsored by Bidfood – Julia Sibley, Savoy Educational Trust