"This is testament to the real dedication given by our amazing team. They have worked with publications to increase their industry knowledge and have demonstrated it."
Adam Maurer, managing director, Envision Financial Services Recruitment, Best Commercial Recruitment Firm.

"This is a fantastic achievement by my team. It's all down to the quality of service that we give our clients through niche products."
Stephen Lawrence, chief executive, Protocol Education, Best Temporary Recruitment Firm.

"We are chuffed to bits to win this award for the second year running. I think we were recognised for our graduate recruitment programme which places graduates straight into agencies."
Christopher Lee-Roberts, manager, Median Recruitment, Best Media Recruitment Firm.

"This is a great testimonial to our amazing team. We employ recruiters who are capable of running their own business. We work hard together, and play hard too."
Zoe Osman, managing director, Concilium Finance, Best Newcomer Award.

"I'm really proud of the team here. Winning is a reward for the work they've put in. This is the second year we've won the award, and we're operating in a tough market."
Helen Stokes, managing director, Morgan Hunt, best public sector recruiter.

"We're delighted to have won the award. As the industry has developed in the last 10 or 15 years, we've developed more and more relationships."
Julian Acquiri, sales director at Monster UK, Best Online Service.

"We won the same award five years ago and so we've never got blasé. I'm crying - out of happiness - for all my team as it's a credit to them."
Toni Cocozza, managing director, dp connect, Best IT Recruitment Firm.

"We've taken our operation into different countries, like Australia and Singapore. We've found the same approach has been successful, even with different cultures."
Mark Farris, chief executive, Judd Farris Property Recruitment, Best International Recruiter.

"We're so very, very pleased to get this award for the second year in a row. The main reason we've won and why we're ahead of the competition is our consistency."
Katherine Hogbin, director Origin HR, Best Managed Service Provider.

"We invest massively in training. It's OK to get recognition internally, but to get it from the industry is fantastic. We're going to keep on improving to win it next year and make it a hat-trick!" J
ason Martin, managing director, Ellis Fairbank, Recruiter Award for Training and Development.

"This is absolutely amazing — we're all over the moon! Everyone has worked so hard, it's so deserved for the whole team. We love our clients and love our candidates."
Jennifer Malcolm, manager GSR2R, Best Recruitment-to-Recruitment Firm.

Promoting from within is the key to success, according David Rooney, managing director of Marks Sattin. The firm scooped its first Recruiter Award in the Best Accountancy/Financial category, and a delighted Rooney said:
"All our managers have been promoted from within and that has definitely helped."

CBSbutler's award for Best Technical/Industrial was a triumph for perseverance, argued managing director, David Leyshon:
"We've been finalists for the last four years, so to be recognised this year is great."

"Doing things differently" helped legal recruiter Shilton Sharpe Quarry take the award for its sector. Gavin Sharpe, a director at the firm, told Recruiter that clients were tired of recruiters "doing the same thing for the same price".