On a glittering night for the recruitment industry, Marcia Roberts picked up the Individual Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to Recruitment at the Recruiter Awards 2009.

The former Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) CEO received the accolade at the awards for recruitment excellence held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, sponsored by Thomas International.

Roberts was recognised for being a passionate advocate for both the industry and for raising professional standards.

The full list of award winners is:

Best Accountancy Recruitment Firm - Martin Ward Anderson

Best Back Office Support Team - Preferred IT

Best Candidate Care - Shilton Sharpe Quarry

Best Client Care - Yours Sincerely

Best Commercial Recruitment Firm - Tate

Best Construction Recruitment Firm - SkyBlue Solutions

Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy - Morgan Hunt

Best Engineering Recruitment Firm - NES Group

Best Financial Services & Banking Recruitment Firm - Selby Jennings

Best Healthcare/Medical Recruitment Firm - Pathology Group

Best Human Resources Recruitment Firm - Digby Morgan

Best International Recruitment Firm - Penta Consulting

Best IT Recruitment Firm - LA International Computer Consultants

Best Job Board - JustEngineers.net

Best Legal Recruitment Firm - Chadwick Nott

Best Logistics Recruitment Firm - Extrastaff

Best Marketing Recruitment Firm - Major Players

Best Medium to Large Recruitment Firm to work for - SG Group

Best Newcomer - Pathology Group

Best Public Sector Recruitment - Morgan Hunt

Best Recruitment Firm Website - Alium Partners

Best Recruitment Marketing Campaign - Pearsons

Best Recruitment-to-Recruitment Firm - Aston Taylor

Best Retail Recruitment Firm - Elite Associates

Best Small to Medium Recruitment Firm to work for - Definitive Consulting

Grand Prix Gold Award - Morgan Hunt

Individual Achievement Award - Marcia Roberts

Congratulations to all our winners.