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RACKSPACE RANKED AS TOP IT SERVICES EMPLOYER

Rackspace Ranked as Top IT Services Employer for Third Year Running in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work Awards 2010

ENTERASYS WINS CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

The Networking and Security Company Recognized for Customer Focus and Technology Automation With 2010 CRM Magazine Elite Award - March 2010

FOUR COMPANIES LISTED ON VERYGOODSERVICE.COM COLLECT AN AWARD AT COSMOPOLITAN FASHION AWARDS 2010

People Tree, La Senza, Karen Millen and Dorothy Perkins were all winners at Cosmopolitan Fashion Awards 2010

PLUMLIFE ACHIEVES EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER SERVICE

Great Places, which includes Plumlife Management, has achieved the accreditation to Customer Service Excellence, the Cabinet Office's new standard replacing Charter Mark - Feb 2010

APPLE WINS PRAISE FOR ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE

Apple was named the third best company in the USA in terms of customer service, according to a survey conducted by Business Week - Feb 2010

PREZZYBOX.COM WINS CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD 2010

Prezzybox.com have won the Shopsafe Customer Service 2010 Award in recognition for the good levels of customer service given to customers

BOSH WINS CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Bosch Customer Service won first place in the white goods manufacturers' TEQ award 2009

THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS HAS SCOOPED AN AWARD FOR ITS CUSTOMER SERVICE

The Royal College of Physicians won the silver medal for 'Outstanding Customer Service' in the Visit London 2009 Annual awards - Nov 2009

AN EMPLOYEE OF BE BROADBAND (SUBSIDIARY OF O2) WINS A CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

The employee won Gold Medal for Best Customer Service Agent at the ContactCenterWorld.com Awards in Las Vegas - Jan 2010

WESSEX WATER NAMED FOR BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Wessex Water won the award for Best customer service of the year at the National Charity Citizens Advice Awards - Jan 2010

SINGAPORE AIRLINES PICKS UP WANDERLUST AWARD

Singapore Airlines was named Top Airline at Wanderlust Travel Awards 2010

CHESTER APPLE MAC STORE WINS NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

MCC Service Centre achieved 100% customer satisfaction in the Apple survey and went on to win the Customer Service Award from Apple - jan 2010

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD FOR BRITISH INSURANCE

British Insurance has won Outstanding Online Insurance Provider and Excellence in Customer Service at the The Personal Finance Awards 2009/2010

M AND M DIRECT COLLECTS 3 AWARDS AT 2010 DRAPERS ETAIL AWARDS

Award-winning M and M Direct won Overall Etailer of the Year, Best Pure-Play Etailer and Best Etail Marketing Initiative - Jan 2010

JOHN LEWIS HAS BEEN VOTED THE UK'S FAVOURITE RETAILER FOR THE THIRD YEAR RUNNING

John Lewis ranked first for customer satisfaction in Verdict's Consumer Satisfaction Index 2010 - Jan 2010

MAJESTIC WINE COLLECTS TWO AWARDS AT THE DRINKS RETAILING AWARDS 2010

Award-winning Majestic Wine was named High Street Chain of the Year and won Innovation of the Year award for The Wine Course at the Drinks Retailing Awards 2010

KIDDICARE VOTED ONLINE RETAILER OF THE YEAR 2009 BY THE MOTHER & BABY READERS

The Mother & Baby Awards 2009 was judged on criteria including product range, ease of use, and customer service

LIBERTY SCOOPS ONLINE FASHION AWARD

Liberty Online has won Handbag.com Online Fashion Award 2009

AWARD-WINNING PERFORMANCE FOR VODAFONE MOBILE BROADBAND

Vodafone won Fastest Mobile Broadband and Best Rated Mobile Broadband at the Top 10 Broadband Awards 2009 in addition to being named Best Consumer Mobile Broadband at the 2009 ISPA

MISCO WINS BEST ONLINE IT RETAILER AWARD

Misco has won the PC Advisor Awards 2010 - Readers Online IT Retailer award

FOUR BEST CATEGORY AWARDS FOR EMIRATES AT THE BUSINESS TRAVELLER MIDDLE EAST AWARDS 2009

Emirates won the Best Airline, Best Regional Airline, Best First Class and Best Frequent Flyer Programme categories

BETFAIR NAMED BEST UK SPORTS BETTING OPERATOR AT 2009 EGR AWARDS

Betfair was named UK Sports Betting Operator of the Year and, specially commended in the Mobile Gaming Operator of the Year category - 2009 EGR Awards

O2 PICKS UP ANOTHER CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD IN 2009

After its success at the National Customer Service Awards 2009, O2 has won The Customer Service Award - large ISP - at thinkbroadband Awards - Dec 2009

ANOTHER AWARD WIN FOR THE CO-OPERATIVE FINANCIAL SERVICES

CFS wins Best Large Company at the UK Customer Experience Awards 2009 after The Co-operative Bank was named Best Financial Services Provider at the Which? Awards 2009

OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR F&C INVESTMENTS

In addition to its Top 50 Call Centre customer service award, F&C has won the Award for Operational Excellence - UK Customer Experience Awards 2009

ASTLEY CLARKE - BEST LUXURY BRAND ONLINE 2009

AstleyClarke.com has won the Walpole Award for Best Luxury Brand Online 2009

RACKSPACE PICKS UP 2 CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARDS

Rackspace was named Customer Service Team of the Year and Customer Service Team of the Year for B2B at the National Customer Service Awards 2009

BEST LINGERIE DRAPERS AWARD FOR BOUDICHE

Boudiche is the winner of Best Lingerie Retailer (UK) -Drapers Awards 2009

TRAVELGURU.TV WINS ANOTHER AWARD FOR QUALITY VIDEO CONTENT

Travelguru.tv has been named winner of the Costa Brava Girona G! Award for Best Audiovisual Communication 2009

AWARD-WINNING MORECOMPUTERS NAMED BEST ONLINE RETAILER

More Computers has been named best online retailer at PC Pro awards 2009

O2 PICKS UP A NATIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

O2 is the winner of the Customer Service Complaints Team of the Year - National Customer Service Awards 2009

MAJESTIC WINE NAMED BEST LARGE WINE MERCHANT 2009

Majestic Wine has won High Street Merchant of the year at the International Wine Challenge and Best Large Wine Merchant at Decanter Readers' Awards 2009

BEST FAMILY-FRIENDLY RESTAURANT AWARD FOR GIRAFFE

giraffe won the award for being the nations best 'Family-Friendly' restaurant group - R150 Awards for restaurant excellence - nov 2009

BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD FOR SWAGGER & SWOON IN 2009

After another customer service award in 2008, Swagger & Swoon is the Bizrate Circle of Excellence Award winner for Best Customer Experience (Clothing & Accessories)

WIGGLE NAMED BEST ONLINE RETAILER

Wiggle won the best online retailer category at the BikeBiz awards 2009 wich took place at the London Cycle Show

PREZZYBOX WINS ANOTHER AWARD: RETAIL WEBSITE OF THE YEAR 2009

After winning a customer service award earlier this year, Prezzybox was named Retail Website of the Year at the 2009 Retail Systems Awards

UK TELECOMS PROVIDERS, PLANET NUMBERS LTD, GAINS CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Planet Numbers Ltd, has been awarded the Global Business Excellence Award for Outstanding Customer Service 2009 - nov 2009

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD IN JAMAICA - WHY NOT THE SAME IN THE UK?

The National Land Agency has won the Trophy for the Best Customer Service for 2008-2009 - Public Sector

BT WINS A BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD 2009

BT has won the Telecoms World Middle East award for Best Customer Service - Nov 2009

TWO AWARDS FOR THE STAFFORD HOTEL IN LONDON (TOP RATED 5 RED STAR AA)

Best Hotel Bar and Top Concierge - Luxury Travel Advisor Awards of Excellence 2009

FINE & COUNTRY SCOOPS GLOBAL MARKETING AWARD

Fine & County received the Best International Estate Agency Marketing award at the CNBC International Residential Property Awards - nov 2009

TWELVE THIRTY EIGHT PICKS UP ANOTHER CIPR PRIDE AWARD

Following its 2008 success Twelve Thirty Eight was named Outstanding small PR consultancy of the year at the CIPR PRide Awards 2009

JUSTGIVING RECEIVES AN AWARD FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES

The online charity platform JustGiving received the Best use of technology Award at the Sunday Times Tech Track Awards 2009

ONE MORE AWARD WIN FOR THE REAL FLOWER COMPANY

Best Emerging British Luxury Brand at the Walpole Awards for Excellence - Nov 2009

SIMPLYHEALTH PICKS UP ANOTHER WIN AT HEALTH INSURANCE AWARDS

Named Best Healthcare Cash Plan Provider in 2009 after a best customer service award for BCWA in 2008

DOTHEGREENTHING DOES IT AGAIN - THE GREEN AWARDS 2008 & 2009

After Best Green Digital in 2008, Green Thing picks up Best Green New Media at the Green Awards 2009 for creativity in sustainability

INSURE AND GO WINS TWO CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARDS

Most Trusted Travel Insurance provider and Best Travel Insurance provider - Moneywise Customer Service Awards 2009

TUCAN TRAVEL VOTED BEST SMALL TOUR OPERATOR OF THE YEAR - NOV 2009

Tucan Travel was awarded the Small Tour Operator of the Year Award at The British Travel Awards, having been nominated in 7 categories

SHIPLY AWARDED GREEN BUSINESS OF THE YEAR - STARTUPS AWARDS 2009

After being named Start Up of the Year at the Nectar Small Business Awards, Shiply collects a Green Business of the Year award

O2 PICKS UP TWO AWARDS AT THE THE UK INTERNET INDUSTRY AWARDS

O2 was named Best Consumer Fixed Broadband ISP and Best Consumer Customer Service ISP at the ISPAs 2009

GAP ADVENTURES SCOOPS THREE AWARDS IN SIX WEEKS

Gap Adventureshas been honoured with the Travel and Leisure 2009 Global Vision Award, the Conde Nast Traveller World Saver Award and the 2009 World Tourism Award

OBSERVER AWARD FOR BYRON

Byron has won Best Cheap Eat 2009 at The Observer Food Monthly Awards

GROUPAMA PICKS UP BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Groupama Healthcare won the Best for Customer Service Award at the Health Insurance Awards - october 2009

GO APE IS A WINNER AT THE 2009 NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS

Go Ape High Wire Forest Adventure has been named Small to Medium Sized Business of the Year at the National Business Awards 2009 - London - Nov 2009

ROYAL TELEVISION SOCIETY AWARD FOR LANDSHARE

Landshare is the winner of the 2009 RTS Innovation Award for User-generated Content - Bafta, London Nov 2009

HSBC WINS CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

HSBC was named Best Customer Service Provider in the 2009 Consumer Money Awards

F&C INVESTMENTS TOPS CUSTOMER SERVICE TABLE

F&C Investments were announced as overall top performers in The Top 50 Call Centres for Customer Service 2009

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD FOR SAINSBURY'S

Sainsbury's has won the Best Customer Service Award at the e-Commerce Awards for Excellence 2009

MULTIPLE WIN FOR ASOS AT 2009 E-COMMERCE AWARDS

Asos won 4 awards at the e-Commerce Awards for Excellence, including Best Customer Experience and Best Pureplay Retailer

HUTCHINSONS HIFI & VISION WINS BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Hutchinsons won the Best Customer Service Award at the Independent Electric Retailer 2009 Business Awards.

ISANGO! PICKS UP TRAVOLUTION AWARD

isango! was named Rising Brand of the year at the Travolution travel awards - London sept 2009

JOHN LEWIS PARTNERSHIP CARD COLLECTS TOP CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

The John Lewis Partnership Card won the 'Best Achievement in Customer Service' award at The 2009 Card Awards

CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD FOR ABEL & COLE

Abel & Cole wins The Huthwaite International Customer Service Team of the Year at the National Customer Service Awards 2008.

WAITROSE WINS WINE AWARD IN LONDON

Waitrose Wine has been named Supermarket of the Year at the Decanter World Wine Awards - sept 2009

BROWN'S HOTEL IS THE BEST PLACE IN LONDON TO ENJOY AFTERNOON TEA

The English Tea Room has been awarded Top London Afternoon Tea 2009, by The Tea Guild

ENJOY ENGLAND - OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Village East is a regional winner of the Outstanding Customer Service Award - England Awards for Excellence 2009

SPOTIFY WINS 4 AWARDS AT THE EUROPAS 2009

Best Web Application; Best Startup Founder(s); Best New Startup; and The Europas GRAND PRIX - July 2009

AQL WINS BEST INTERNET TELEPHONY SERVICE PROVIDER

aql won the ISPA Award for telephony service. Criteria included voice quality and customer service. July 2009

SKIMLINKS COLLECTS ANOTHER AWARD

After several wins at the A4U awards, Skimlinks has been named Best New Business at the New Media Age Effectiveness Awards - June 2009

PEOPLE TREE WINS FASHION AWARD

At The Observer Ethical Awards 2009, People Tree, the creators of organic and Fair Trade clothing have won the Fashion and Accessories Award

WYEVALE GARDEN CENTRES VOTED BEST GARDEN CENTRE IN THE UK

Wyevale Garden Centres has been named best garden centre in an online poll by the BBC Gardeners World, also top in terms of service in the nursery category - june 2009

SAGA WINS BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD

Saga Insurance has been voted the best insurance business for customer service in a May 2009 independent survey by the Institute of Customer Service

FINISTERRE COLLECTS ANOTHER AWARD

Finisterre, designer of technical surf apparel, wins the best website category at the 2009 Cornwall Business Awards

PEACH PUBS COMPANY COLLECTS AWARD

West Middland based, Peach Pubs wins Multiple Operator of the Year (2-19) at the 2009 Publican Awards

AUGILL CASTLE NAMED BEST BED AND BREAKFAST IN ENGLAND

Augill Castle is national Guest Accommodation of the Year 2009 having won gold in the Enjoy England Awards for Excellence, April 2009.

NOVATECH WINS NEW AWARD

Having won a PC Pro reliability and service award last year, Novatech have won the High Street Independent award at the 2009 PC Retail Awards

ANSTRUTHER FISH BAR - UK FISH & CHIP SHOP OF THE YEAR

Anstruther Fish Bar is the winner of the Seafish UK Fish & Chip Shop of the Year competition 2008/09 - January 2009

HOODLESS BRENNAN BEST STOCKBROKER OF THE YEAR

Hoodless Brennan picked up 6 awards at the Financial Times and Investors Chronicle Investment Awards 2008 including Best Online Stockbroker

DOUBLE TOP FOR CONNELLS

Within three weeks Connells was officially named the best large estate agency group in the UK at two separate awards ceremonies - December 2008

HOPKINS HOMES WINS WHAT HOUSE? AWARD FOR BEST DEVELOPMENT

The East Anglian housebuilder wins awards for Best Development and for Best Medium Housebuilder at What House? Awards

ETIHAD TOP FIRST CLASS AIRLINE

National airline of the UAE voted world's leading first class airline at 2008 World Travel Awards AND Airline of the Year at November's British Travel Awards

JOURNEYS A LA CARTE WINS TRAVEL AWARD

Guardian/Observer Travel Awards 2008: The specialist independent travel agent Journeys a la carte wins the Best Travel Agent category

BUZZCITY IN THE NEWS AGAIN WITH AWARD-WINNING MYGAMMA.COM

BuzzCity wins a Silver Medal for contribution to Mobile Web 2.0 at the Future Mobile Awards by Juniper Research 19 Aug 2008

SAMSUNG CLEANS UP AT MAJOR MOBILE PHONE INDUSTRY AWARDS

Samsung Mobile dominated the Mobile Choice Awards 2008, picking up Best Manufacturer, Best Camera Phone and Best Music Phone

APPLE WINS 5 PRIZES AT THE 2008 BRITISH TECHNOLOGY AWARDS

Apple gets top place with iPhone and iTunes in five different categories including Gadget of the Year and Best Music Technology

SWIFTCOVER.COM WINS ACCOLADE FOR GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE

Swiftcover.com scoops the e-Commerce Customer Service Award at the 2008 National Customer Service Awards

PINETUM BEST FURNITURE WEBSITE

Pinetum's new website voted best industry website by readers of Interiors Monthly magazine

QUINESSENCE MAKES THE BEST DAY CREAM

Quinessence's Aroma-botanicals® Age Defying Cream is Best Day Cream in Natural Health & Beauty Awards 2008

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR GLYNN CHRISTIAN

The Guild of Fine Food honours Glynn Christian with the Lifetime Achievement Award at its 2008 awards

SPICE LONDON WOMEN'S FOOTWEAR RETAILER OF THE YEAR

Spice London is women's Footwear Retailer of the Year at the Drapers Footwear Awards 2008

ACORN HOUSE LANDS ENVIRONMENT AWARD

London's first truly eco-friendly training restaurant, awarded by the British Hospitality Association

ABBEY BEST UK BANK

Abbey (Santander) wins Best UK Bank at the 2008 Euromoney awards

HSBC LENDER OF THE YEAR

HSBC is the winner of What Mortgage Awards 2008 lender of the year