WESTERN House Hotel and the Princess Royal Events Centre at Ayr Racecourse scooped four prizes at the 2011 Scottish Hotel Awards.
And there was more good news for the Hotel and Racecourse team with four chefs winning gongs at the ScotHot Awards in Glasgow.
Principal prize winners at the Hotel Awards were Blair McBride, operations manager at the Racecourse who was awarded a Hospitality Gold Medal, while Laura Winston, Wedding Liaison Manager at Western House Hotel won an Innovative Wedding Service Award.
The Princess Royal Events Centre at the Racecourse won two major prizes – Major Event Venue of the Year and Events and Party Award in the Larger Venue Category.
Malcolm Balish, general manager of Western House Hotel, commented: “The Scottish Hotel Awards are an industry yardstick as to how you are performing, and once again we have seen the hard work of our team recognised in this special way.
“I feel I have a very accomplished team here, and this has been mirrored yet again in the awards.”
Head chef at Ayr Racecourse, Paul Cuthbert, led the way at the ScotHot Awards, earning a Merit Award in Senior Meat Dish and Achievement in Food Safety and Hygiene.
Gary Evans, senior chef de partie at Western House won a bronze medal for pasta, Chris Campbell, chef de partie at Western House earned a Merit Award for shellfish and Danny Mack, commis chef at Western House won the Junior Pasta Merit Award and a hygiene Award.
Executive chef, Donald McInnes, commented: “The chefs deserve a great deal of praise for all their hard work and commitment. For four chefs from the one venue to be honoured in such a way is excellent.”
For further information please contact Iain Ferguson on 07795-565691, or visit www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk
Ayr Racecourse and the associated Western House Hotel are founder members of The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle.
THE ELITE AYRSHIRE BUSINESS CIRCLE
The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle is an association founded in 2007 by some of the top companies in Ayrshire.
Its purpose is to publicise its members, and to celebrate and promote the wealth and rich diversity of entrepreneurial talent and business excellence that abounds here within the county boundaries of Ayrshire.
Members include the Clydesdale Bank, Ayr Racecourse, Western House Hotel, Turnberry Golf Resort and South Ayrshire Council. Member company activities include broadcasting, building and construction, architectural practice, estate agency and land management, chartered accountancy, insurance broking, legal services, golf club management, marketing services and brand creation, web design and public relations consultancy.
Frazer Coogans Commercial Solicitors senior partner Norman Geddes is executive chair of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, and managing director is public relations consultancy Fame Publicity Services proprietor Murdoch MacDonald.
Founder members of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle:
South Ayrshire Council http://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Clydesdale Bank http://www.cbonline.co.uk
Turnberry Hotel and Golf Resort http://www.turnberry.co.uk
Ayr Racecourse http://www.ayr-racecourse.co.uk
Western House Hotel http://www.westernhousehotel.co.uk
CKD Galbraith Property Consultants http://www.ckdgalbraith.co.uk
Frazer Coogans Solicitors http://www.frazercoogans.co.uk
Accident & Injury Claims Centre http://www.accidentclaims.com
MacKay Corporate Insurance Brokers http://www.mackaycorporate-brokers.com
Donald Ross Estate Agents: http://www.donaldross.co.uk
Westgale Ltd Building Contractors http://www.westgale.co.uk
Sinclair Scott Chartered Accountants http://www.sinclairscott.com
Paligap Creative Agency http://www.paligap.com
ARP Lorimer & Associates Architects http://www.arpl.co.uk
JB Management – Training Providers http://www.jb-management.com
Brunston Castle Golf Club http://www.brunstoncastle.co.uk
Visimetrics http://www.visimetrics.com
Fouters Restaurant http://www.fouters.co.uk
Christie Financial Planning Ltd http://www.christiefp.com
Allison Lightbody Waddell Chartered Surveyors http://www.alwsurveyors.com
Kestrel Press http://www.kestrelpress.com
Fame Publicity Services Public Relations Consultancy http://www.famepublicity.co.uk
West Sound Radio http://www.westsound.co.uk
http://www.westfm.co.uk
Easton Property
Easton Kitchens & Bathrooms
For further information about The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle and to apply for membership, e-mail eliteayrshire@gmail.com
Website: http://www.eliteayrshire.com
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