The official magazine of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers – CIBSE Journal – has just published a Special Supplement on the subject of Hotel and Leisure. Building Services Engineers are responsible for the design and operation of the services that make buildings work – heating, ventilation, cooling, and lighting amongst them. As such, [...]
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RHI is ‘triple win’ for the hospitality sector
March 23rd, 2011
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After months of delay, the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has been launched and is definitely good news for the hospitality sector. Why? Because businesses can use it to deliver a ‘triple win’: it meets sustainability criteria; it delivers energy efficiency; and they receive quarterly payments based on the technology used. The Renewable Heat Incentive: what [...]
Work at Marco Pierre White’s restaurant at the Cube started
March 14th, 2011
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Denizen Contracts has started the fit out for Sanguine Hospitality’s boutique hotel, Marco Pierre White restaurant and spa at the iconic Cube building in Birmingham. Denizen Contracts was established in 2007 by the Monetier/Sanguine Hospitality Group, after it became dissatisfied with external construction companies. The firm is currently involved in the pre-planning of a further [...]
KFC replacing 50 year old strapline and plan 300 new openings
February 21st, 2011
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KFC is to replace its 50-year old strapline Finger Lickin’ Good as part of a wider health conscious strategy. In its place, KFC will use the new strapline “So Good” which it believes communicates more about the brand than its taste. The new strapline will be rolled out in advertising in the next few months. [...]
Energy Saving with the NEW Ecovent-K
February 21st, 2011
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Kitchen ventilation provides opportunities to save energy and reduce running costs. For sites where low grease/steam cooking predominates, such as schools, hospitals, nursing homes, universities and prisons, it is possible to recover the heat from the kitchen extract air. Using a VES Ecovent-K air handling unit, the extract air is purged via three stages of [...]
Serviceline first to achieve ISO 9001, 14001 AND 18001
February 15th, 2011
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Proving once again its total commitment to customer service, Serviceline is the first supplier of professional kitchen and refrigeration maintenance for the catering industry to achieve the three highest levels of ISO accreditation. Serviceline has achieved the following awards:- • ISO 9001: 2008 Quality Management System • ISO 14001: 2004 Environmental Management System • OHSAS [...]
Default Retirement Age – impacts
January 27th, 2011
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The Government has announced that it is proceeding with the abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA), despite representations from many organisations. This means that hospitality and catering industry employers will need to look now at the implications for their business… The immediate position is… • Requiring an employee to retire at a particular age [...]
£30m Birmingham hotel contract goes ahead
January 20th, 2011
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Multibuild the Stockport contractor has won the £30m contract to rebuild and modernise the disused Cumberland House tower in central Birmingham into a Hampton by Hilton Hotel. The building to open in the summer of 2012 is being given a new facia and a complete internal refit. Liverpool-based Sanguine Hospitality will run and manage the [...]
Travelodge to boost estate to 495 hotels
January 20th, 2011
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£300m will be invested in new properties to boost the Travelodge estate to 495 hotels and 35,841 rooms. Travelodge further announced very aggressive growth targets and plans to have 1,100 hotels and 100,000 rooms by 2025. Guy Parsons, Travelodge chief executive, said the new-build is part of their strategy to expand during the current difficult [...]
Is your hospitality business prepared for more snow
January 12th, 2011
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The winter weather may have relented – at least in some parts of the UK – but Hospitality and Catering employers still need to be ready if/when it returns to disrupt the working day. Acas, the employment relations service, has issued some useful notes highlighting the workplace issues… By now, employers should have considered and [...]
