Awards

The Westmorland Family were named Outstanding Industry Champion at the second annual Speciality & Fine Food Fair Awards.

Gloucester Services came top of a Which? survey ranking Britain’s best and worst service stations (followed by our other businesses Tebay Services and Cairn Lodge Services in second and third place).

Third Sector Awards. Our unique partnership with Gloucester Gateway Trust was recognised for bringing strong mutual benefits to both partners.

Charity Business Awards. Our partnership with Gloucestershire Gateway Trust was recognised for its positive long-term impacts and community driven approach.

Cotswold Life Business & Professional Family Business Awards.

RICS Awards, South West. Awarded to a project seen as an excellent example of best practice by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

RICS Awards, South West. Judges described Gloucester Services as ‘a well designed and beautifully crafted building’ that sets ‘new standards for the motorway service area sector’.

RICS Awards, South West. Judges called Gloucester Services a ‘quantum leap in the design and operation of motorway service areas’ that ‘directly benefits the local community’.

BCIA (British Construction Industry) Awards. Awarded to the Westmorland Family, Glenn Howells Architects, AFL Architects, The Buckingham Group and BWB Consulting.

Gloucester Services by Glenn Howells Architects with AFL Architects for Westmorland Ltd was recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects for its significant contribution to architecture.

We were one of ten recipients of a RIBA South West Award, also winning the 2016 Sustainability Award and the Client of the Year Award for Westmorland Ltd (nominated by Glenn Howells Architects).

Gloucester Services was one of seven new buildings commended for outstanding contribution to the environment and community at the annual awards presented by the Gloucestershire branch of the countryside charity.

Gloucester Services became the first and only UK motorway service area to be listed in the prestigious restaurant guide.

In May, Gloucester Services was awarded Best in Gloucestershire at the Gloucestershire Business Awards.

Awarded for significant contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment.

Gloucester Services Northbound was named the overall winner and winner of the New Buildings award.

Gloucester Services and Tebay Services were joint recipients of this award at Business in the Community’s Responsible Business Awards, which recognises businesses that support rural communities to maintain a vibrant, sustainable and prosperous rural economy.

Civil and Structural Engineers BWB won the Project Design category of the ACE (Association for Consultancy and Engineering) Engineering Excellence Awards for their work on Gloucester Services.

Winning the ‘Destination Innovation’ category in The Independent’s inaugural travel awards, we were described by the judges as the ‘Glastonbury of road stops’.

We won the top prize at the annual industry awards, where we also won in the categories Best Community Engagement, Best Design & Development, Motorway Services and Retailer Champion.

Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards. The judges described Gloucester Services as a superb showcase for local produce and a real boost to the region’s economy.

Western Daily Press Food & Farming Awards.

Together with our sister business Tebay Services we were one of only seven MSAs to achieve the top rating and we have retained our five-star rating ever since.

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Nature Works Business Awards.

Our former CEO (now Chair) received the Best Retail Entrepreneur award (turnover over £20 million) at the inaugural Investec Food and Drink Entrepreneur of the Year event held at the House of Commons.

Winner: Best Newcomer. Restaurant critic Jay Rayner described Gloucester Services as ‘a beacon of hope for hungry drivers looking for quality food’ and ‘a radical business model that gives to the community’.

Winner: Best Local Food to Go.

Our former CEO (now Chair) was named in the New Year’s Honours List, receiving the OBE in recognition of her services to the food, drink and hospitality sectors.