As we enter ceda Conference month, the trade organisation is pleased to announce the shortlist for the ceda Grand Prix Awards 2021!

The highly anticipated awards are recognised across the industry and highlight the best of the best projects carried out by ceda Members in 2020. Members that have excelled in project management and customer service are also celebrated with their own specific categories.

Successful companies have been informed and it is our pleasure to now announce the ceda Grand Prix Awards Finalists 2021.

Design Projects: Under £50k

Court Catering Equipment Limited – Harrods Beauty Bar, Lakeside

Court Catering Equipment Limited – Copthorne Hotel, Chelsea Football Club

Vision Commercial Kitchens Limited – The Compasses Inn

Design Projects: £50k – £200k

CNG Foodservice Equipment Limited – Bike & Boot

Sprint Group Limited – Coppa Club

Court Catering Equipment Limited – Soho House Farmhouse

GS Group Limited – Birmingham Symphony Hall

Design Projects: £200k – £500k

CNG Foodservice Equipment Limited – Gilpin Lodge

Instock Ltd – Unalome

Vision Commercial Kitchens Limited – Wentworth Garden Centre

Vision Commercial Kitchens Limited – RHS Gardens Bridgewater

Design Projects: Over £500k

Advantage Catering Equipment Limited – Unita Quattro

Space Catering UK Limited – Battersea Cats and Dogs Home

Outstanding Customer Service

GS Group Limited – Somerset Care

Vision Commercial Kitchens Limited – Ego Restaurants

Vision Commercial Kitchens Limited – HMS Host, Manchester T2

Project Management

Sprint Group Limited – Tortilla

Advantage Catering Equipment Limited – Elwick Place

The Awards judges, John Savage and Ron Neville are in the process of carrying out site visits to talk to operators and assess the quality of the work carried out.

The winners will be announced during the ceda Conference Gala Dinner, on Thursday 25th November at The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate. From the six category winners, an overall victor will also be revealed. They will take home the coveted Sir Donald Thompson Cup. The winner of the ceda Rising Star Award 2021 will also be crowned.

The ceda Legacy Awards will be announced at the ceda Conference Dinner on Wednesday 24th November, at the same location.

Adam Mason, ceda Director General, commented, “Despite the pandemic, the Grand Prix Awards have been very well supported by the membership. Our judges, John and Ron, have once again given their time generously to work through each and every application and make some difficult decisions. I really look forward to discovering this year’s winners, and celebrating not only them but this fantastic industry as a whole and how we have all worked so hard, together and apart due to COVID-19, over the last year.”

Registrations for the ceda Conference 2021 are now open for both Members and non-members. Those who would like to attend are asked to submit their details here: https://ceda.co.uk/conference2021/registration/

Further details of the shortlisted entries can be found at: https://ceda.co.uk/conference2021/grand-prix-awards-2021/

The ceda Conference 2021 sponsors are First Choice Group, Hobart, Hupfer, Instanta Ltd /Zip Water UK, Maidaid Halcyon, MCS Technical Products, Mechline Ltd and Welbilt.