Hugh Dennis hosted UK venue website, Hire Space’s inaugural awards ceremony 24 October at Landing Forty Two at the top of the Leadenhall Building in London.
The BBC show Mock the Week and Radio 4’s The Now Show star hosted proceedings for an event attended by 220 event industry professionals.
Organisers said the new awards ceremony was a celebration of innovation and quality of service in the events industry.
Hire Space co-founder and COO Edward Poland said: “The Hire Space Awards celebrate the very best of the events industry by recognising and rewarding hard working, innovative and forward-thinking venues and event bookers from across the UK. The winners represent the best of the UK events industry.”
There were 250 award entries spanning categories such as Modern Venue Marketing, Modern Venue Sales, Most Popular, Forward Thinking Venues, Event Organisers and Unsung Hero.
Live music and entertainment came from Sternberg Clarke’s alternative string trio Ember.
List of winners:
Modern Venue Marketing
Best Online Experience: Banking Hall
Best Content Marketing: No. 4 Hamilton Place
Venue (Portfolio) Marketing Award: Lime Venue Portfolio
Modern Venue Sales
Venue Team of the Year: Barbican
Best Customer Care: Lord’s Cricket Ground
Most Popular
Best Wedding Venue: RSA House
Best Private Dining Venue: Searcys at the Gherkin
Best Unique Venue: Alexandra Palace
Best Conference Venue: RIBA
Forward Thinking Venues
Best All Round Use of Technology: The Clubhouse
Best Newcomer: Printworks London
Greenest Venue Award: The Crystal
Venue in the Community Award: The Good Hotel
Event Organisers
Events Team of the Year: Festival of Media
Unsung Hero
Unsung Hero Award: David Taylor, Royal Museums Greenwich
