Punch awards Best in business

The top managers at Punch pubs have been rewarded at an awards dinner with company directors.

The Best Awards event was held at Hotel Du Vin in Birmingham to recognise the top performers in the pubco's 835 strong managed division, Punch Pub Company.

Richard Carter, operations director for Punch, said: "It was an honour to spend the evening in the company of these amazing managers.

"Best awards recognise and reward the true stars in our business. We are dedicated to our people and want to ensure their hard work, commitment and skills are celebrated and that they know how much we appreciate all they do."

The Best Winners are:

Glen Simmons at the Rockingham Arms, Rotherham

David McMillan at the Shakespeare, Edinburgh

Nigel Corcoran at the Hoop & Toy, London

Ged Devlin at the Beehive Inn, Edinburgh

Dritan Qosja at the Stanhope, London

Lisa Bridewell at the Green Man, Harlow

Tim George at the Harbour Lights, Bournemouth

Alicja Warcop at the Swan, London

Ewelina Zertka at the Sussex, London

Jen Taylor at the Queens, Liverpool