The Publican Awards: And the winners are...
More than 1,800 people saw the pub trade's finest recognised at The Publican Awards in Central London.
Comedians Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins were the hosts at the Grosvenor House event, known as the Oscars of the pub world, as 19 awards were handed out to the cream of the UK's licensees and pub companies.
Among the winners were Christopher Lewis of the Swan, Stafford, who was named BII Licensee of the Year, Shepherd Neame, awarded Regional Brewer of the Year and Fuller's, which won Pub Company of the Year, Tenanted/Leased (200+ outlets) and Managed (100+ outlets).
See all the winners on The Publican Awards photo gallery
The full winners:
Newcomer of the Year
Sponsored by Admiral Taverns
Duncan and Leigh Taylor, The Bluebell, Henley in Arden, Warwickshire
Pub Design of the Year
Sponsored by Budweiser Budvar UK
The Old Contemptibles, Birmingham
Marketing Pub of the Year
Sponsored by VK Mojito
The Highwayman, Burrow, Lancashire
Customer Service Pub of the Year
Sponsored by Mitchells & Butlers
The Whitmore Arms, Orsett, Essex Music Pub of the Year
Sponsored by The Performing Right Society
The Horn, St Albans, Hertfordshire
Business Person of the Year
Sponsored by Booker
Rupert Beak, The London Bar Company
Bar Person of the Year
Sponsored by Fairy
Hilli Rishworth, the Fox Bar, Birmingham
Community Pub of the Year
Sponsored by Crown Awnings
The Three Compasses, Hornsey, North LondonPub Food Pub of the Year
Sponsored by Brakes
Ye Old Sun Inn, Colton, Yorkshire
Freehouse of the Year
Sponsored by Christie + Co
The Durham Ox, Craye, York, North Yorkshire
Proud of Pubs Award
Sponsored by Diageo
Carol Cadwallader, The Spring Inn, Rochdale, Lancashire
Multiple Operator of the Year (2-19 outlets)
Sponsored by Bulmers Original
Botanic Inns, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Retail Concept of the Year
Sponsored by Zonal Retail Data Systems
Revolution, Inventive Leisure
Pub Company of the Year Managed (20-99 outlets)
Sponsored by Walkers
Wadworth, Devizes, Wiltshire
Pub Company of the Year Managed (100+ outlets)
Sponsored by United Biscuits
Fuller, Smith & Turner, London
Pub Company of the Year Tenanted / Leased (20-199 outlets)Sponsored by Kuehne + Nagel Drinks Logistics
Everards Brewery, Leicestershire
Pub Company of the Year Tenanted / Leased (200+ outlets)
Sponsored by Kopparberg, Cider of Sweden
Fuller, Smith & Turner, London
Regional Brewer of the Year
Sponsored by Buzztime
Shepherd Neame, Faversham, Kent
BII Licensee of the Year
Sponsored by Matthew Clark
Christopher Lewis FBII, the Swan, Stafford
