Major CEDA Awards Coup For CHR’s Ron Neville

Ron Neville, founder and managing director of Preston-based CHR Foodservice Equipment was honoured at the recent Catering Equipment Distributors Association (CEDA) Grand Prix Awards 2016.

Ron was the hugely popular recipient of the CEDA 2016 Industry Personality Award presented by outgoing CEDA chairman Jack Sharkey. Not only did Ron walk away with the Personality Award, he also saw CHR win the Small.

Project Award for an energy-saving kitchen for Martel Smith at The Dawnay Arms, Newton on Ouse. Ron established CHR in 1993 with his wife Ann Neville, as a family business, drawing on his vast experience in the food service industry.

Ann and Ron retired earlier this year handing over the reins of CHR to their son Paul Neville with whom they have built a business that specialises in designing and installing energy efficient, cutting edge kitchens to Michelin-starred chefs such as Adrian Byrne of Manchester House and Daniel Clifford of Midsummer House.

Paul Neville comments: “Not a bad day. My father wins the Industry Personality Award, which is so well deserved, and CHR also wins best Small Project Award.  Well done CHR project manager Scott Walker and the rest of the CHR team.  Big shout to Martel, too, for taking a chance on us which has worked out really well as he has made a huge saving of £11,000 in just a year in energy bills