The Ageas Bowl in Southampton – home to Hampshire County Cricket Club and host to international Test cricket – is set to complete a major redevelopment of the site to include a new landmark Hilton Hotel following the provision of multi-million pound construction finance from Omni Capital. The construction finance facility is to fund 100% of the costs associated with the £27.4 … [Read more...]
OCS caters for HM Revenue & Customs
International total facilities management provider OCS has been awarded a five-year nil subsidy contract to provide catering services at eight HM Revenue & Customs sites by Salisbury FM. OCS, which has been providing contract catering services to HMRC for the past five years, was selected last year by Salisbury FM as its partner of choice to provide deli bar, … [Read more...]
Tom Langdon joins The Garrison as Head Chef
March 2014 saw Tom Langdon appointed as Head Chef at Bermondsey gastropub The Garrison, a part of Village London restaurant group. At the kitchen’s helm, Chef Langdon will oversee the menus for the 62 cover dining room and 25 cover private dining and cinema room. Adopting an increasingly contemporary British farm-to-table approach to the food offer, Langdon looks forward to … [Read more...]
The Footprint “People’s Choice” Award: every vote counts
Nominations are now open for the coveted “people’s choice” sustainability award, an accolade left in the hands of the public to determine the ultimate winner of the 2014 Footprint Community Vote. Each year the hospitality and catering industry disposes of 3 million tonnes of packaging waste, emits 12.5 million tonnes of CO2 and consumes 34 million litres of water, and the … [Read more...]
HIT Training new website for learners and employers
Top hospitality and catering training provider HIT Training has launched a brand new website to offer advice to both new and existing learners and promote work-based learning opportunities. For the first time, learners can now apply and book for a course directly through the new website, making enrolment even easier. Visitors to the site can choose to navigate their way … [Read more...]