ACR News Awards

THE highly successful ACR News Awards are coming to London. The 2011 event will take place on Thursday March 31 at Stamford Bridge, home of Chelsea FC. In a further change to tradition, the event will now take place at lunchtime.

Having been held in Birmingham during the RAC Show since 1997, the change of venue has been prompted by Emap's recent decision to postpone RAC2011.

"The ACR News Awards have been a major feature of the RAC show for many years," said Jan Thorpe, publisher of ACR News, "but the postponement of the March 2011 RAC show forced us to reconsider our options.

"In the circumstances, and mindful of the success of events like the FETA lunch, we have chosen to move the next event to London.

"This purely relates to the next ACR News Awards," said Jan Thorpe. "Watch this space for further exciting news about future ACR News Awards events."

Sponsored by some of the leading names in the industry, including Hawco, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Space Air, the ACR News Awards has become the major event in the industry calendar.

"I am convinced that the new location and its proximity to the West End of London will make the ACR Awards 2011 the best ever," commented ACR News editor Neil Everitt.

The Awards recognise companies that have made a great contribution to the industry through innovation, good customer service, dedication and real initiatives.

Now open for entries
With the announcement of the new venue, the awards are now open for entries.

The categories are:

• Training Initiative
• Marketing Initiative
• Environmental Initiative
• Product Distributor
• Wholesaler of the Year
• Consultant of the Year
• Contractor of the Year (under £10m turnover)
• Contractor of the Year (£10m turnover and above)
• Domestic ac contractor
• Air conditioning Product
• Refrigeration Product

Entry forms are now available by emailing acreditorial@fav-house.com. Please put ACR Awards in the subject line and remember to tell us which forms you require. Alternatively, phone 020 651 7100.

Closing date for entries is Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Tickets
Single tickets are priced at £150+vat or £1,400+vat for a table of 10. A half table of five tickets is available for £800+vat. These are early bird rates which will apply up until December 31 2010. For a booking form phone Jan Thorpe on 020 8651 7167.

You can view video footage of the 2009 awards here