News archives June 2001 Hampshire Business Awards 2001 The 11th annual Hampshire Business Awards, organised by Hallmark PR, took place at Le Poussin at Parkhill, Lyndhurst, Hampshire on June 12. Special guest speaker, Olympic yachting silver medallist Ian Walker presented trophies to the winners of the KPMG Company of the Year, Bond Pearce Business Innovation and Marsh Business in the Community awards. The Awards are the premier regional business recognition event and are organised with the support of the award sponsors and the Southern Daily Echo newspaper. As in previous years, the awards and the winners gained extensive press and broadcast coverage. Olympic yachting medallist Ian Walker (centre) with (left to right) Hallmark PR's Fiona Peters, Chris Skerry, Eva Lambert-Smith and Helen Symes. For further information contact Eva Lambert-Smith