Annapurna’s triple success at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, supported by Anderson Group, was reward for doing the basic things well, according to co-founder and partner James Ballard.

Speaking to Recruiter shortly after picking up his company’s third award of the evening, Ballard said: “We would like to think we are doing something which is slightly different – building communities of relationship-focused talent pools, treating people in the right way, treating people with respect and building specialist capability in terms of being able to deliver great people to our clients. 

“There is no rocket science about that but we do the basic things well and we have a strong value set which is really important.”

Annapurna carried off the awards for Best Professional Services Recruitment Agency, Best Candidate Care and Recruitment Agency of the Year (Fewer than 100 Employees).

Annapurna was just one of many winners at a glittering event hosted by impressionist Rory Bremner at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Best New Agency (sponsored by Anderson Group): Finlay Jude Associates 

Best Recruitment Agency Marketing Team: Major Players 

Best Job Board/Careers Board: Bubble Jobs 

Most Effective Recruitment Marketing Campaign (sponsored by RACS Group): It’s all in the detail – Jaguar Land Rover in partnership with Pink Squid 

Creative/Digital/Media Recruitment Agency of the Year: Major Players 

Best Graduate Recruitment Strategy: SAP 

Best Apprentice/School Leaver Recruitment Strategy: Lancashire County Council 

Best Public Sector Recruitment Agency (sponsored by Itris): Sanctuary Personnel 

Public Sector In-House Recruitment Team of the Year (sponsored by H1 Healthcare): Birmingham City Council 

Best Engineering Recruitment Agency: Earthstaff 

Best Embedded Recruitment Team: World Duty Free Group with ResourceBank 

Best International Recruitment Agency (sponsored by iFollow Office): First Point Group 

Best Global/International Recruitment Strategy: SAP 

Recruitment Technology Innovation of the Year (sponsored by Biopanel Systems): Sonovate 

Best Temporary Recruitment Agency (sponsored by Flo Software Solutions): Caritas Recruitment 

Best Professional Services Recruitment Agency (sponsored by Nova Contracting): Annapurna Recruitment 

Best Banking/Financial Recruitment Agency (sponsored by ICAEW Jobs): Morgan McKinley 

Best IT Recruitment Agency (sponsored by RBS): Eurostaff 

Best Candidate Care (sponsored by Anderson Group): Annapurna Recruitment 

Best Client Service (supported by REC): EMR Search & Selection 

Best Candidate Experience: EMC 

Most Effective Employer Brand Development: The Original Bowling Company in partnership with andSoMe 

Innovation in Recruitment: Nestlé UK in partnership with Capp & Co 

Outstanding Outsourced Recruitment Organisation (sponsored by CareersinAudit.com): Omni RMS 

Recruitment Agency of the Year (Fewer than 100 Employees) (sponsored by CV-Library): Annapurna Recruitment 

Recruitment Agency of the Year (More than 100 Employees) (sponsored by Key): Phaidon International 

Recruitment Industry Entrepreneur of the Year (sponsored by Invest|R Group): Darren Ryemill, Opus Recruitment Solutions 

In-House Recruitment Team of the Year: LV= 

In-House Recruitment Leader of the Year: Gregory Allen, Lloyd’s Register

Agency Recruitment Leader of the Year (sponsored by ICS): Helen Stokes, Major Players

• For more from Ballard, and a selection of photos from the event, click on the video below: