Venue website Hire Space hosted its inaugural awards ceremony 24 October at Landing Forty Two at the top of the Leadenhall Building, London.
Comedian Hugh Dennis, of BBC show Mock the Week and Radio 4’s The Now Show fame, hosted the event, which was attended by 220 leading event industry professionals.
Taking place on the last night of EventLAB 2017, Hire Space’s two-day event for professional event organisers, the new awards ceremony celebrated innovation and quality of service in the events industry, at London’s highest dedicated event space.
Catering was provided by Landing Forty Two’s in-house caterer, Moving Venue. Live music and entertainment came from Sternberg Clarke’s alternative string trio Ember, who performed unique arrangements of current chart hits.
Hire Space received over 250 award entries from across the industry, for awards spanning categories such as Modern Venue Marketing, Modern Venue Sales, Most Popular, Forward Thinking Venues, Event Organisers and Unsung Hero. Last night, the following winners were announced.
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
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.”
