THE famous Ritz Ballroom in Manchester was the scene for the 12th Manchester Evening News Annual Recruitment Advertising Awards Gala Dinner.

Attended by 300 of the UK's leading recruitment advertising agencies and their clients, this spectacular evening is a key fixture in the annual calendar for the UK's leading recruiters.

This year it was hosted by Phoenix Nights star Justin Moorhouse.

In reflecting on the occasion, Mark Rix, managing director of M.E.N. media sales, said: "The M.E.N. Recruitment Advertising Awards are designed to recognise the creative excellence that exists in the UK's recruitment industry.

Competitive

"In order to attract the right candidates in a fiercely competitive market and with such a plethora of media choice available, it is vital that recruiters stand out and emphasise their unique proposition as an employer."Our awards illustrate and pay tribute to the superb work that appears every week in the Manchester Evening News, on Channel M television, in our weekly newspapers and on our websites, whilst enabling us to thank our valued customers for their business and continued support - that is very important to us."

The award winners have battled it out over four quarterly events in the past twelve months and represent the choice of a panel of twelve judges and industry experts.

The Judges for the awards were:

James Swift, online director, Recruitment Communications

Cathy Burns, recruitment director, Brilliant

Tony Harding, director, Feather Brooksbank

Stephen Clarke, creative director, SMRS

Russell Dalton, creative director, Jupiter

Graeme Edgar, creative director, TCS Advertising

Gareth Williams, acting manager, Work

Tom Legge, agency director, Tribal GWT

Richard Hartley, creative head, Euro RSCG Riley

Paul O'Halloran, assistant managing director, MEN media sales

Alex Stone, creative director, Recruitment Communications

Richard Seeley, head of HR, University of Manchester

Nicky Tavernor, general manager, TMP Worldwide

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