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DRPG Film take home the Grand Prix and four Golds at EVCOM London Film Awards

The EVCOM London Live Awards was held at the Shaw Theatre and Pullman Hotel on Friday 18th November and saw midlands based creative agency, DRPG Film, take seven awards home with them on the night, including the top Grand Prix award for its film ‘The Boxer’.

This totals 12 awards received for DRPG’s Film ‘The Boxer’ in 2022, including honours at the New York Film and TV Awards and the Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards. The Boxer was commissioned to promote DRPG’s partnership with Team England Boxer Delicious Orie (DJ) and the Commonwealth Games. As a standalone film, the target audience of The Boxer was multifaceted. Created to appeal and raise awareness among the creative communication group’s client base and DRPG colleagues, the film launched the start of a year-long campaign ahead of its partnership at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

DRPG Film also received two awards for ‘A Better Way To Live’, produced for Redrow including Gold in the ‘Sales of Products or Services’ category and one for ‘Staying Financially Secure’ for Lloyds Banking Group in the ‘Learning and Development’ category. The team received a total of 22 awards for a multitude of projects and high-level of craft this year. Find out more at www.drpgroup.com.

Trio of nominations for Herefordshire events venue as it drives towards a greener future

Treading lightly on the planet has always been second nature to Herefordshire events venue Crumplebury.

Now its focus on sustainability and responsible estate management has been recognised with a series of award nominations. It’s been shortlisted for: January’s 2023 Greengage Insights and Sustainability Awards, in the Sustainability Initiative of the Year Accommodation and Meetings Venues category; Best Business and Conferencing Venue in the 2022/23 Visit Worcestershire Tourism Awards, due to be announced in March; and is a finalist in the 2022 Travel & Hospitality Awards. The 11-bedroom events and wedding venue in Whitbourne, with its own farm-to-fork fine dining restaurant, organic farm, forestry operation and game shoot, opened in 2019. The new Crumplebury Canopy Project encourages guests to offset the carbon emissions created as they travel to the venue by planting trees in the managed woodland, and a fresh initiative to create an outdoor boardroom is under way. “We’re absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted for these awards, which recognise our commitment to the environment,” says Managing Director Joe Evans. Visit www.crumplebury.co.uk

SIL is the Best – and it’s Official!

HW Chamber of Commerce Member, Services for Independent Living (SIL), is a fabulous place to work.

They’ve been saying it for years and now they have the proof, because at this year’s Hereford Times Health & Social Care Awards Ceremony, SIL was named as the Best Place to Work Award. There are many factors that make SIL such a special place to work. The good rates of pay, the excellent benefits package, and the on-going support employees receive all contribute to this outstanding achievement. In addition, staff benefit from events and a free monthly prize draw. The organisation is made up of people who care about others and want to make a difference to people’s lives. It is due to these factors and much more that SIL has a much higher than average retention rate, and many of its staff have been with the company for at least 10 years. Not only did SIL win this award, but team leader, Agnieszka Simpkin received the Care Hero Award. SIL was also a finalist in both the Mental Health Award, and in the Carer in the Home category. For more information about SIL’s services visit: www.s4il.co.uk