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Debt Collection Awards 'sell out success' - 20/11/2009

The Credit Today 2009 Debt Collection Awards last night took over the Chesford Grange Hotel near Leamington Spa to celebrate best practice in the industry.

With a new name and three new categories the awards ceremony proved to be a sell out success. With 350 guests from the world of debt collection and debt purchase in attendance, host Dominic Holland dished out gongs to seven companies and one individual.

The crowd raised £1,700 for charity Credit Action, an organisation that offers people money advice and support to avoid the pain of debt.

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the event sponsors and supporters, the judges, all the finalists and of course the guests for making it such an enjoyable evening. We look forward to seeing you in 2010!

The winners

Consumer DCA of the Year <£2m
Sponsored by Debit Finance Collections
Winner: SRJ Debt Recoveries
Finalists:
Empingham
Financial Investigations & Recoveries Europe
First Revenue Assurance

Consumer DCA of the Year >£2m
Sponsored by Cabot Financial
Winner: Roxburghe
Finalists:
Advantis Credit
Apex Credit Management
Phillips Collection Services

Commercial DCA of the Year
Winner: Largo
Highly commended: Oriel
Finalists:
Empingham
Hilton-Baird Collection Services
Incasso

Debt Purchaser of the Year
Sponsored by Lowell Group
Winner: Apex Credit Management
Highly commended: Cabot Financial

Tracing Team of the Year
Sponsored by Tracesmart
Winner: Grosvenor Credit Management & Investigations
Highly commended: Roxburghe
Finalists:
Burton Regan Detective Bureau
Deanem Collections
UK Search

Enforcement Team of the Year
Winner: Marston Group
Finalists:
JBW Group
Liverpool Direct

Compliance Team of the Year
Sponsored by Addleshaw Goddard
Winner: Lowell Group
Finalists:
Apex Credit Management
Improved Financial Solutions

DCA Manager of the Year
Winner: Peter Cairns, residential debt collection agency manager, RWE npower
Finalists:
Mushtaq Giga, DCA / legal manager, British Gas Business
Sarah Marriott, senior DCA manager, TDX Group