Nicolas James Group has announced that preliminary work is now underway on the development of its new Southampton Harbour Hotel & Spa at Ocean Village - Southampton’s first luxury five star standard hotel. Enabling works and setting out are now underway, with construction due to follow in the next few months. The anticipated works program will then run for approximately … [Read more...]
Costa brews up innovative Eco-Pod
Costa, the UK’s favourite coffee shop, has opened a groundbreaking new ‘Eco Pod’ store at Wrekin Retail Park. Costa has developed the cutting-edge building design and fit out in partnership with Hammerson, the retail property specialist, which owns the retail park and facilitated the delivery of the new concept store. Costa will lease the building. With the latest in … [Read more...]
Shortlist announced for CGC Awards 2015
The nominees have been announced for the 2015 Craft Guild of Chefs Awards to be held at the Hilton Park Lane hotel on June 15th 2015. The 16 highly coveted awards will be handed out on the night covering all aspects of the UK chef industry from Public Sector to Ethnic and the Armed Forces Chef of the Year. There is also recognition for the upcoming chefs with both the Young … [Read more...]
ISS gets highest global outsourcing rating
ISS, a global leading facility services provider, has achieved the highest possible rating, four full stars, by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP). The stars are based on a thorough assessment of the top global outsourcing companies from all industries, including companies such as Accenture, Deloitte, Tata Communications and others. The entire … [Read more...]
Hotel prices jump as Spring begins
Hotel prices have increased across European cities this month – including the UK - in some cases by as much as 58 per cent – according to the monthly trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) reported by comparison site trivago.co.uk. Travellers will pay an average of £10 more for their hotel room this month, with the average price per night jumping from £87 in March to £97 in April, … [Read more...]