Ken Flockhart has been appointed as the new GM of the Down Hall Hotel, we are delighted to report that Flockhart’s first job is to plan for the hotel reopening post the COVID-19 crisis. Flockhart has more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality sector, at luxury hotels and resorts around the world. In his former position as General Manager at Warner Cricket St. … [Read more...]
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Hospital Caterers Association Awards 2020 announced ‘despite’ COVID-19
The national trade body of hospital caterers, Hospital Caterers Association (HCA), has announced the winners of its annual awards ceremony. The awards were due to be announced at the HCA Forum which was postponed as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Yet the HCA felt it was important to recognise the outstanding commitment and dedication shown by those working in … [Read more...]
Stonegate pub GM joins the UK’s 3D-printing community helping the NHS
Furloughed General Manager of the Junction Tap, on Chertsey Road in Woking, Cee-Jay Williams, and his friend, Tim Charlesworth, are using 3D printers to help make Personal Protective Equipment for frontline healthcare workers. The NHS is struggling with a deficit of 80,000 clips used to attach the protective plastic visors for doctors and nurses working closely with COVID-19 … [Read more...]
Call on Government to further help furloughed hospitality workers with tronc payments
Under the current Job Retention Scheme, tronc payments will not be included in the amount paid to furloughed workers. UKHospitality has stepped up today and urged Government to reconsider its decision to exclude tronc payments from the COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme. Many of the employees across hospitality hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic will be people ordinarily … [Read more...]
Banks need to be further disciplined to carry out government policy
Despite Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s recent assertions that banks would be ‘forced’ to implement the government’s CBILS policy, many commentators are still saying that not enough is being done and what is being done is taking far too much time. Hospitality businesses will know this better than most as all too many have had to close their doors and cashflow has come to an abrupt … [Read more...]