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Yorkshires Provenance Inns Group appoints new Area Manager

Award winning Provenance Inns Group has appointed Ian Pilcher as Area Manager giving him responsibility for the Black Bull in Morton and The Carpenters in Thirsk.

The appointment is a new role, created to support the group’s growth plans which will see it continue to increase the number of inns within its portfolio.

Ian joined Provenance Inns in January 2014 as General Manager of the Black Bull. He oversaw the renovations and opened its doors to great success resulting in the inn being shortlisted as ‘Dining Pub of the Year’ in The Flavour of Herriot Country Awards 2014.

Previously with Shire Hotels, Ian has over 14 years’ experience working in the hospitality industry. His experience in the hotel sector will be instrumental in steering Black Bull when it launches 16 new luxury bedrooms in spring 2015.

In his new position, Ian will lead two inns in developing their strategy, as well as overseeing their operations. He will also play a vital role in employee training whilst driving performance across various aspects, including financial success, customer satisfaction and engagement and service quality.

Michael Ibbotson, Managing Director of Provenance Inns said: “Provenance Inns is a growing company and we have big plans to expand on the back of our success. We always apply the same attention to detail, quality and investment in our staff as we do to all our inns and it is always a pleasure to be able to reward our staff by promoting from within and keeping them in the family.”

Ian said: “The Carpenters and the Black Bull are well established inns within their local communities and have reputations for excellent service and quality food and drink across the region as a whole. I look forward to continuing to build on these successes and help encourage more people into our beautiful countryside to come and experience a true Yorkshire welcome.”

Provenance Inns owns six inns across North Yorkshire as well as Harrogate’s newest boutique hotel West Park which recently opened its doors after a multi-million pound refurbishment project. The group has built a reputation for taking traditional inns and making them spectacular, with a focus on locally sourced food and excellent quality which draws in visitors from all over the UK, whilst retaining their traditional Yorkshire Inn atmosphere.

Provenance Inns was recently named as Pub Group of the Year in The Good Pub Guide 2015 the Bible for pubgoers which is known as a national institution. Now in its 33rd year the guide features over 5,000 pubs with friendly and informative descriptions.

To find out more about Provenance Inns Group please visit http://www.provenanceinns.com/

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