Chessington World of Adventures Resort will be offering free WiFi to all visitors across the park, including in the Chessington Safari hotel and shortly in the new Azteca hotel, due to open in August. The WiFi will give guests easy access to a range of online services including social media and the wider web. The partnership with WiFi provider The Cloud will offer a reliable … [Read more...]
Marriage on high!
Seasoned, the award-winning London event and wedding caterer, has been working closely with the City of London Corporation to secure a wedding licence for the high level Walkways at Tower Bridge, London. Historically, couples tying the knot at the world’s most famous bridge would hold their wedding ceremony in the North Tower Lounge, however, the registrars at Tower Hamlets … [Read more...]
Smart Group appoints two industry leaders to drive ambitious growth plans
Smart Group has appointed Richard Groves (above left) and Andrew Hodgkins as part of its ongoing strategy to expand its outdoor catering and corporate hospitality arms. The appointments bring sector-specific expertise to the organisation and will be instrumental in creating a new structure to support and drive Smart’s future strategy. Richard Groves, MD, Smart … [Read more...]
High expectations: SMART Live and its clients
H&C News always welcomes the opportunity to meet successful individuals working in and with the UK hospitality sector, and was recently pleased to meet Bimla Safka, Director of Smart Live (pictured below), the creative event operation that’s part of Smart Group. SMART Live describes itself as ‘bursting with energy and imagination’ and working with ‘corporate, private and … [Read more...]
Charlton House shakes 900kg of salt out of diet – so far
Charlton House - the specialist in providing high quality staff dining in business and industry (B&I) environments - is the first catering company to commit to the new salt pledge targets, as laid out on 29 May 2014 in the Government’s 2017 Public Health Responsibility Deal. This commitment comes as Charlton House’s parent CH&Co reveals it has already removed 986kg … [Read more...]