Well Met Conferencing at Leeds Metropolitan University, which has celebrated a run of recent award successes including ‘Best New Venue in Yorkshire 2010’ and an award for ‘Best Marketing activity’, is once again celebrating following four nominations at the Leeds Hotel Association Awards and a highly commended in the category of Top Team.

The award ceremony was hosted at Elland Road Stadium by the Leeds Hotel Association. The awards are designed to celebrate and reward the talent, dedication and commitment to excellence of the city’s hotel and conferencing trade, particularly highlighting the achievements of the conferencing and hospitality staff who demonstrate exceptional standards in each of the six award categories.

Mike Crowther, from the Institute of Customer Service and head of the judging panel, said:

“We were overwhelmed by the high standard of nominations this year, which made judging more difficult than ever. Due to the high calibre of the entries we had to add in not only runner up prizes but also a highly commended category. This is a truly magical evening and I am honoured to share this with the people who make Leeds such a fabulous place to visit and work.”

Well Met Conferencing was nominated in the categories of Bright Idea and Leeds Live It Love It for its Ambassador Programme. Seen as at the forefront of relationship marketing, Well Met has been showcased as an example for how a city-wide scheme should operate. The nomination takes into account the quality marketing material for their Ambassador Programme, in addition to the concept, the way in which the campaign was implemented and the revenue generated into the city.

Well Met was also nominated for Exceptional Customer Service and for Top Team for which it was highly commended. This is testament to the hard work and dedication of the Well Met Conferencing team who are committed to continually achieving the highest standards. These two award nominations highlight both individual and team success.
Kate Pitcher, Business Development Manager for Well Met Conferencing, said: “To be awarded four nominations at this year’s Leeds Hotel Association Awards is a massive achievement for us and demonstrates our success across the board. The Well Met Conferencing team continues to raise the profile of the University for conferences and events and provides exceptional customer service.”

Well Met Conferencing manages a wide range of venues and spaces as well as providing experienced event management services for both internal and external clients. Well Met’s portfolio ranges from urban to parkland venues, including the Rose Bowl, The Old School Board and the Gandhi Hall. Collectively these venues provide the perfect destination for a wide range of occasions from conferences, meetings and exhibitions to product launches, dinners, filming, corporate away days and team building events.
Well Met’s Residential facilities boast Carnegie Village a new state of the art halls of residence which has already welcomed the likes of the England Rugby Union Junior Squad, teams from the Paralympics, the South African Olympic Delegation and the FA. The pioneering new centre offers high-specification, all year round residential conference facilities including 479 residential bedrooms, shared living space and impressive views over the Leeds Met sports grounds.

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For further details about Leeds Met’s Conferencing facilities please contact the conference and events team at Leeds Met on 0113 812 8555 or email conferences@leedsmet.ac.uk.

Leeds Met Offers
• 3 brand new signature buildings representing £177 m investment
• Dedicated meeting rooms
• 17 lecture theatres, maximum capacity 256
• City centre or parkland setting
• Complimentary Wifi
• High quality catering
• Professional crew and event staff
• Summer school accommodation competitively prices
• Clients include; NHS, Leeds City Council, Royal Bank of Scotland, Leeds Building Society, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Ladbrokes, Marks & Spencer and Yorkshire Water.
• Leeds Metropolitan University has 30,000 students and over 300,000 associate students through its partnerships with 24 colleges.
• The University’s new iconic Rose Bowl building was awarded Best Commercial Property Development in the 2009 Yorkshire Property Awards.
• The University has achieved its best ever Research Assessment Exercise results. Sports-Related Studies is in the top 6 institutions in the country with research rated at the highest levels of 4* and 3*.
• The University scored highly in the Times Higher’s Student Experience and was ranked 2nd in the category ‘Good library and library opening hours’.
• Leeds Metropolitan University won the ‘Coaching Environment of the Year’ award at the sports coach uk 2008 UK Coaching Awards and was announced as the home of the UK Centre for Coaching Excellence.
• The University is home to The UK Centre for Coaching Excellence.
• Leeds Met Carnegie is the primary partner of rugby league’s Carnegie Challenge Cup