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Bridge firm up for top award
MABEY Bridge has been shortlisted for the Corporate Citizenship Award at this years National Business Awards. Based in Chepstow and with a heritage stretching back to 1849 and the construction of Brunels Wye Valley bridge, the company is a leading international supplier of bridging, heavy steel infrastructure and wind turbine towers. The firm is up against the likes of Barclays and Marks & Spencer. The winner will be revealed at a gala dinner in London in November. More than 150 leading businesses, business leaders and social enterprises have been revealed as finalists in the awards.
By Jo Barnes
His first appointment, as front-of-house manager, is Exeter College catering graduate of the year Steve Mason, who after graduation worked under Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux QuatSaisons and was head waiter and maitred at the two-Michelinstar The Ledbury, in London. Chris, who will live on site, said: Becoming chef patron at The Crown is quite simply a dream come true for me. I had been looking for a restaurant in Buckinghamshire, a country retreat in the Chiltern Hills with the potential to add rooms. Id drawn a complete blank and then a friend mentioned The Crown. I took a look and was amazed to find that it fits the bill right down to the ground. I just cant wait to get started. Chris said: Working with Raymond Blanc was fantastic. He is the most passionate,
enthusiastic chef with a relentless desire to achieve the very best in every thing he offers at Le Manoir. He is a passionate teacher and is very supportive of his protgs so Im sure that one day he will come and visit The Crown at Whitebrook. The three-AA rosette restaurant with rooms closed down and ceased trading in March this year when the previous owners, Monmouthshire-based Crown Hotels and Restaurants Ltd, went into administration, blaming snow and a winter shutdown for its demise. The eight-bedroom awardwinning establishment was placed 27th in the UK in the Good Food Guide 2013 with a cooking score of 7/10, the best in Wales. The restaurant, after closing down, was subsequently advertised for sale or lease.
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