Awards Awards 2018 honour the people and organisations that champion others

The second Awards Awards took place on Friday 27 April at the Walforf Hilton in London. 

The winners of the 14 categories were:

Best Awards Event by a Publisher

Inside Housing/Ocean Media Group – UK Housing Awards

Best Awards Event by an Association

Recruitment & Employment Confederation – IRP Awards

Best Awards Event held alongside a Conference

Procurement Leaders – World Procurement Awards

Best New Awards Event

Emap Publishing – The AJ Architecture Awards 2017

Best Longstanding Awards Event – over 25 years old

The Institution of Engineering and Technology – The IET Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards

Best Longstanding Awards Event – 15 - 25 years old

Informa Business Intelligence – Health Insurance Awards

Best Regional Awards

Welcome to Yorkshire – White Rose Awards

The Impact Award

The Institution of Engineering and Technology – The IET Young Woman Engineer of the

Year Awards

Best Judging Process

Festival of Media Awards

Best Awards Event Production

Max Live Events – The British Hairdressing Awards

Best Awards Team

Incisive Media Operations Team

Best Overall Awards Event

Informa Business Intelligence – Health Insurance Awards

Awards Venue of the Year

London Hilton on Park Lane

Awards Professional of the Year

Enam Ali, Founder, The British Curry Awards

The team behind the C&IT Awards also had reason to celebrate after the annual events industry prize-giving ceremony picked up a bronze award.

Shane Atkinson, event manager for the C&IT Awards said: "We’re all thrilled to have received a bronze award at the Awards Awards on Friday! It really was a team effort from all involved and we already have our sights set on gold for 2019."

A highlight of the 2018 ceremony was the honouring of the British Curry Awards founder Enam Ali with the Awards Professional of the Year title. 

Rory Ross Russell, co-founder of the Awards Awards said: "In spite of some quarters – Private Eye & Stephen Fry to name just two – mocking the idea of running an awards for awards people we feel the success of the 2018 ceremony vindicates our decision. We were delighted to have so many entries and the winners showcase what a vibrant and dynamic sector the awards market is".

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