QHotels Celebrates Award Wins
Tuesday 16th October 2007
QHotels celebrated two successful wins at the Meetings Industry Marketing Awards held at the Science Museum in London (Monday 15th October).
Picking up the BDRC* award for ‘Most Improved Brand Performance’ and silver for ‘Best Brochure - Venues’ Elizabeth Howe, Director of Marketing for QHotels commented: “We are delighted to win this coveted BDRC title, particularly as we were up against some strong finalists.”
“The QHotels brand is synonymous with luxury, dynamism and style and I am certain that our business approach has led to our recent success. We believe in total customer satisfaction and are not afraid to be different to get results,” added Howe.
This win follows the recent ranking of No.27 in the Sunday Times 2007 Fastrack Buyout Top 100** for the group.
Other recent award wins for the group include Crewe Hall, Cheshire which won The Positive Action Award for its service, support and facilities for the disabled guest, making it the only hotel in the Northwest to win this award, and a Lifetime Achievement Award recently won by Bruno Lucchi, Maitre d’ at The French Restaurant at The Midland at the annual Cheshire Life Awards earlier this month (October).
QHotels was founded in March 2003 by a team of experienced hoteliers in collaboration with venture capitalists Alchemy Partners. Today the group has a mix of 22 traditional and new build properties across the UK; with over 3,807 bedrooms, 250 meeting and conference rooms and a combination of specialist offerings from health, fitness and spa facilities, specialist wedding packages to golf facilities for all handicaps.
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*The BRDC (Business Development Research Consultants) is one of the UK’s largest privately owned research organisations.
** 2007 Fastrack (in association with the Sunday Times) Buyout Track's top 100 British private equity-backed, mid-market companies with the fastest growing profit (list compiled/sponsored by Deloitte).
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Notes to Editors:
o Since its inception four years ago, the QHotels group has grown from two hotels to 22; under the management of Managing Director Michael Purtill, Sales Director David Taylor and Financial Director Ian Goulding who founded the group in collaboration with the investment company Alchemy Partners.
o The group now boasts a prestigious selection of highly individual properties throughout the UK and pride themselves on a mix of elegant and beautiful hotels.
o For more information and a full list of the QHotels properties please visit www.qhotels.co.uk.
