AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association recently hosted a dinner at the House of Lords, bringing together MPs and vending industry representatives to raise the profile of the UK vending sector, introduce parliamentarians to the people and businesses behind ...
Read More »Compass Group UK & Ireland CEO to retire
Robin Mills, CEO of Compass Group UK & Ireland, will retire this summer after 19 years with the business, including seven years as CEO and as a member of the Compass Group PLC Executive Committee. Known for his people-centred and ...
Read More »Cleaning competence
Jade Collazo, HR Director at Cleanology argues that structured training can boost staff retention and improve performance in the cleaning sector To improve performance, hygiene and service quality the UK commercial cleaning sector must shed its ‘mop and bucket’ image ...
Read More »Sodexo brings together FM and hospitality in pioneering dual-provider apprenticeship programme
Sodexo UK & Ireland has relaunched its Grow with Sodexo Academy with a new pioneering dual-provider model, bringing together two providers, GLP Training and HIT Training, to strengthen leadership capability, improve workforce agility and support long-term career progression. Bringing together ...
Read More »Mitie named Top 50 Employer of Veterans for third year running
For the third consecutive year, Mitie has been named a Top 50 Employer of Veterans by Great British Employers of Veterans, in recognition of the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting veterans, service leavers, reservists and military families. Recognising the adaptability ...
Read More »From transactional to strategic: inspiring innovation and investment
By Adam Atkins Group CEO and Co-Founder of Coat Facilities Group Procurement of Facilities Management can often feel like a tick box exercise: is the tender affordable, does it encompass all the services needed, and will the provider achieve a ...
Read More »Refrigerant tracking and compliance software: An overview for the European market
Under the F-Gas regulation, operators and manufacturers of equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) of 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent or more (exemptions apply), based on the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of the refrigerant used, must keep records for at ...
Read More »School food standards unviable unless government addresses funding and operational challenges facing schools and caterers
This was the warning that came from leading voices from across the education catering sector during Arena’s Feeding the Future: Rethinking Catering in Education event in London, where operators, suppliers, wholesalers and sector experts gathered to discuss the future of ...
Read More »Sanaway recognises internal talent with promotion
Clinical waste, washroom services, and matting provider, Sanaway, has promoted Washroom Service Agent, Matt Illsley, who has been working for the company for five years, to the new position of Senior Service Engineer. In his new role, Illsley oversees operations ...
Read More »BCIA welcomes tougher commercial building energy standards
The Government has announced that privately rented non-domestic buildings over 1,000 square metres in England and Wales will be expected to achieve a minimum EPC B rating by 2031, describing the move as an important step forward in improving the ...
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