Students at Marlborough School in Sidcup, Kent have a tool to help them communicate thanks to an iPad donated by Harrison Catering Services, which delivers the school’s food service. Marlborough School is a secondary special school which caters for students with severe, complex and physical learning difficulties. It uses a special app, Proloquo2Go, developed by … [Read more...]
Royal Society opens library to more than book lovers
The Royal Society - the UK’s national academy of science - has announced that it is moving its library to a new location at its central London venue and is opening a new meeting space to cope with growing demand for events. At the same time it is refurbishing its kitchen and enhancing a new library space at a combined cost of more the £2 million. All three will be operational … [Read more...]
New Allergen Toolkit for Healthcare Catering
The British Dietetic Association (BDA), through its Food Counts! specialist group, and the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) have worked together to produce and launch a new toolkit that addresses food allergies/intolerances within healthcare catering settings. Not everyone is able to eat all types of foods safely. Some people experience an adverse reaction when exposed to … [Read more...]
Chartwells chalks up £23.5m contract at Bournemouth University
Chartwells, Compass Group UK & Ireland’s specialist provider of catering to schools, academies, colleges and universities, has won a new 10 year contract at Bournemouth University (BU). The new deal, starting in September 2014 and worth an expected £23.5 million in total, will see Chartwells provide food and hospitality services to over 18,000 students and 1,700 staff at … [Read more...]
Lighting the way with waste oil
ISS Facility Services will work with its client PwC, a leading professional services firm, to collect and re-use waste cooking oil as a carbon-friendly energy source. The oil will power PwC buildings and offices in London. An estimated 20,000 litres of Used Cooking Oil per annum will be converted into Bio Diesel for PwC. When running at full capacity, this programme will … [Read more...]