The evening saw a stream of worthy winners take to the stage and the full list is as follows:
Belmont International UK Coach Operator of the Year
WINNER
Johnsons Coach and Bus
RUNNERS UP
Anthony’s Travel
Coach Operator of the Year (Small Fleets)
WINNER
Nottingham City Coaches
RUNNERS UP
Coach Choice
Coach Operator of the Year (Medium Fleets)
WINNER
Anthony’s Travel
RUNNERS UP
Cozy Coaches
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Hardings International
Excelsior Coaches
Woods of Leicester
Coastal Coaches
Marshalls Coaches
Coach Operator of the Year (Large Fleets)
WINNER
Johnsons Coach and Bus
RUNNERS UP
Bowens
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Shearings
Burtons Coaches
Coach Driver of the Year
WINNER
Phil Bingham, Hardings Coaches
RUNNER UP
Vanessa Husband, Marshalls Coaches
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Graham Atkinson, Bond Accessible Coaches
Mike Fitzgerald, Anthony’s Travel
Bernard Williams, Anthony’s Travel
Les Edwards, Cozy Tours
Neil Wright, Coach Choice
Coach of the Year
WINNER
EvoBus, Setra 416 GT-HD
RUNNERS UP
Neoplan Tourliner
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Van Hool Alizee T9 + VDL
Accessibility Award
WINNER
National Express Ltd
RUNNERS UP
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Bond Accessible Coaches
Bugler Coaches
Holmeswood Coaches
John Flanagan Coach Tours
Travel De Courcey
Coach Marketing Award
WINNER
Stagecoach Route 5, Stagecoach East
RUNNERS UP
Spring 2009 Campaign, National Express
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Passenger Transport Solutions, Excelsior Coaches
Oxford Tube, Stagecoach
Oxford
Group Visits Campaign,
Visit Wiltshire
Best Coach Touring Programme
WINNER
Woods Coaches
RUNNERS UP
Bugler Coaches, Bristol
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Excelsior Coaches
Interchoice Holidays
The Concert Coach,
Arts for All
Unsung Heroes Award
WINNERS
Mark Hollis, Support Centre Manager, National Express
Elaine Hanglin, Group Sales Manager, Hardings Coaches
Services to the Coach Industry
WINNER
Sean Taggart, Albatross Group
Industry Support Solution of the Year
WINNER
EvoBus UK
RUNNERS UP
Gauntlet Risk Management
HIGHLY COMMENDED
MAN Truck & Bus Manchester
Distinctive Systems
Towergate Chapman Stevens
Most Coach Friendly Local Authority
WINNER
Sefton Borough Council
RUNNERS UP
Canterbury City Council
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Lichfield District Council
Medway Council
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Most Coach Friendly Tourist Attraction
WINNER
Rheged
RUNNERS UP
West Midlands Safari Park
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Ascot Racecourse
Drayton Manor
Alton Towers
Most Coach Friendly HISTORIC Attraction
WINNER
Chatsworth
RUNNERS UP
Fountains Abbey
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Black Country Living Museum
Blenheim Palace
Warwick Castle
Best Service SUPPLIER
WINNER
Encore Tickets
RUNNERS UP
P&O Ferries
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Action Tours
Leisure Breaks Limited
Warner Leisure Hotels
Wightlink – Isle of Wight Ferries
Most Coach Friendly Shopping Attraction
WINNER
The Trafford Centre
RUNNERS UP
Lowry Outlet Mall
HIGHLY COMMENDED
Boundary Mill Stores
Edinburgh Woollen Mills
Ilkeston Market
Oswaldtwistle Mills
Shopping Village
Our congratulations go to both the winners and the runners-up, all of whom should be proud of their achievements.