Gold Award for Leamington conference centre

Leamington Spa based Woodland Grange meeting and conference venue has taken gold in the Business Tourism category of the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2015.

The award places Woodland Grange, which is owned by EEF Venues, among the UK’s premier business venues.

The VisitEngland Awards attracted a total of 345 applications with five finalists vying for gold under the Business Tourism category. The gold award is the highest accolade for excellence in tourism in England which VisitEngland can bestow.

David Vaughton, director of venues for EEF Venues, said: "This is a proud moment for all at EEF Venues and a tangible endorsement of our quality standards. It is testament to our teams who have the expertise and experience to understand the very specific needs of a business client. We feel enormously proud of this national recognition.” 

EEF has also recently achieved a hallmark of excellence for promoting a safe and healthy working environment. The company has attained occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) 18001 certification across its three venues in Leamington, Bristol and London.

Mr Vaughton said: "This achievement places EEF Venues in an elite category of businesses who strive for the very best for their staff and customers through robust health and safety standards.

"It highlights our culture of health and safety responsibility and that we take a proactive approach, continually seeking improvement to minimise risk and maximise the venue experience for our teams and our delegates."

Woodland Grange was named Business of the Year in the Pride of Warwick Awards last year.