The Millennium and Copthorne Hotel at Chelsea Football Club team has been shortlisted for two awards at this year’s Springboard Awards for Excellence.
 
Springboard was founded in 1990 by life president Stephen Moss to support the hospitality, leisure and tourism industry and those seeking employment within it, with three key aims. They are to advance the life and education of those under the age of 25, to relieve poverty and unemployment by assisting people to secure jobs in the hospitality sector and to tackle ongoing problems the hospitality, leisure and tourism industries face, including staff and skills shortages and misrepresentation about what a fulfilling career they offer.
 
Our Chelsea hotels are up for Best Education and Industry Partnership Award, and the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Award.
 
Hotels general manager Mark Gregory-White says: ‘We’re up against some impressive competition from some very large organisations, so thanks to all and everyone who has helped us stand proud against these giants of hospitality. For each award we should be particularly proud to reflect on the fact that it’s recognition of how we contribute to the larger community, both locally and to a broader audience.’
 
Across both awards categories, our competition includes Hilton, Sodexo, Compass group and The Manchester Hotels Association.
 
The awards will take place in late April.