Warwick Conferences is celebrating after being awarded Silver at the prestigious Visit England Awards for Excellence, in the Business Events Venue of the Year category.

The Visit England Awards for Excellence recognises leaders within the English tourism industry, celebrating quality, innovation, best practice and exceptional customer service. This year’s Awards for Excellence were organised in conjunction with 15 regional competitions around England. The winners of these regional competitions were put forward for national recognition through the Awards for Excellence.

Warwick Conferences’ shortlisting followed the team’s win at the West Midlands Tourism Awards, where Warwick Conferences scooped the Business Events Venue of the Year award, beating some of the region’s leading venues to the top spot.

The Visit England Awards for Excellence Business Events Venue of the Year category recognises venues that “demonstrate an excellent understanding of the market”. Successful venues must “exceed the expectations of their clients and have a strategic plan for future development within this area, with clear goals”.

This was a major milestone, with the national awards ceremony bringing together 48 high-quality finalists from across England, who competed across 15 core categories.

The team’s silver award at the ceremony is the latest in a series of successes for Warwick Conferences over the last 12 months.

In particular, the award-winning conference centre has been recognised for its industry-leading sustainability efforts. This included achieving ECOSmart Platinum status from Greengage Solutions, and individual success for Justine Meek, Warwick Conferences’ Agency Relationship Manager, who was awarded a Platinum Positive Impacts Special Award in recognition of her instrumental role in driving forward environmental strategies across the business.

Reflecting on this latest success, Paul Bartlett, Director of Conferences at Warwick Conferences, said:  

“We’re delighted to have been awarded Silver at the prestigious Visit England Awards for Excellence. This represents a significant moment for Warwick Conferences and further demonstrates our credentials as one of the best business event destinations nationally.

“This is a wonderful achievement, and I am extremely proud of the efforts of the entire team at Warwick Conferences who have helped make this possible. They continue to go above and beyond when it comes to our client offering, and this accolade is recognition of that. Congratulations all!”