Recruitment consultants recognised at national awards
Two consultants from a recruitment company were named winners at the Recruitment and Employment Confederations 17th annual awards ceremony.
Dawn Bannister and Sian-Marie Sheppard of KSB Recruitment Consultants were recognised with the awards that celebrate the best in UK recruitment and showcase the work of brilliant recruiters from across the industry from agency to in-house and from start-ups to multinationals.
Dawn won business leader of the year (for businesses with a turnover up to £10m) and Sian won permanent recruiter of the year.
REC’s role is to drive standards and empower recruiters to be brilliant, and the annual REC Awards celebrate those that hit and exceed the standards.
In all, 49 individual and 76 company entries were shortlisted across 19 categories.
KSB is a specialist hospitality and catering recruitment agency based in Solihull. The company was founded by Dawn Bannister in 1991, and over 35 years she has built a team that supplies, temp-to-perm and permanent staff to hotels, care homes, schools and contract caterers across the UK.
Sian is a senior recruitment consultant on KSB’s permanent desk, where she works closely with clients and candidates to find the right people for chef, kitchen, fro0nt of house, housekeeping and management roles.
HR manager, Ellie Bryant from the company was also shortlisted for agency star of the year.
Maxine Bligh, REC interim chief executive, said: “Tonight celebrates the boldness and brilliance of the recruitment industry, worth £40 billion a year to the UK economy. Recruiters change lives, localities and businesses for the better.
“These awards recognise the individuals and organisations setting the standard for excellence in recruitment.
“In another challenging year for the economy, recruiters have shown exceptional resilience, innovation and professionalism, helping businesses grow and people find opportunities.
“Technology can help make recruitment more efficient, but it is people who understand potential, build trust and make great matches.
“Our winners show how the best recruiters are combining technological innovation with human expertise to deliver outstanding results for clients and jobseekers alike.”
Dawn Bannister, founder and managing director of KSB Recruitment, said: “Recruitment is about people, and I am proud to lead a business that puts care and honesty into every placement we make.
“To see Sian win and Ellie shortlisted on the same night made me incredibly proud of our team, and it shows that doing recruitment properly really matters.”
Sian-Marie Sheppard, senior recruitment consultant at KSB Recruitment, said: “I am so grateful to win this award.
“I love helping candidates find a role where they can grow and helping our clients build teams, they can rely on. Thank you to everyone at KSB for their support.”
