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The new Food Factory at Ibstock Brick


Chamber patron helps bring staff restaurant to life


Workspace design and fit-out specialist Blueprint Interiors, a Chamber Patron, was involved in a recent £250,000 develop to revamp the staff catering facilities at building materials manufacturer Ibstock Brick. Called Food Factory, the new


restaurant was completed in April and was recently officially opened at a gathering of the project team including staff from Blueprint,


along with their partners from CHR Food Service Equipment, which designed and installed the commercial kitchen, and catering equipment and independent contract catering company Olive Catering Services, which provides the catering solution. John Lovatt, Marketing Manager


from Ibstock Brick Limited, said: “Our previous on-site staff canteen facilities lacked appeal and needed


a complete facelift. We are delighted with Food Factory and feedback from staff has been really amazing. “People are definitely using the


space as we intended and are now opting to get away from their desks or the production line to enjoy a nutritious meal and find it a great place to meet and get to know colleagues and suppliers better.” The café had originally been designed as a ‘works canteen’, serving basic breakfasts and lunches with an average usage of 40 covers. Despite its downfalls, the


building was ideally located right in the centre of the site. Food Factory now features light and airy decor created by a


combination of ceiling lights and window blinds, cool booths and bespoke wall art. Charging sockets and wall-mounted LED TVs means everyone can keep up with the latest news and sport and recharge their devices, providing another reason for staff to visit Food Factory. Chloe Sproston, Blueprint’s


Creative and Commercial Director, said: “Having worked with Ibstock Brick for over 14 years, our ongoing discussions highlighted that their existing onsite café needed a complete fit out and refurbishment. “The main aim was to create a


new image that would encourage more people to use the space regardless of their shift pattern.”


Offer of a will should ensure there’s a way


Age UK Leicestershire & Rutland has launched its annual campaign to reduce the seven out of ten people who die without a will. It has secured the support of more than 20 local law


firms, which have generously agreed to reduce their will-writing charges for older people to only £35+VAT for a single, uncomplicated will. The offer is available until 31 October. Hundreds of people took advantage of this superb,


low-cost deal last year in what proved to be a very successful initiative by the charity. Anthony Donovan, Executive Director of Age UK


Leicestershire & Rutland, said: “Most people appreciate that it is extremely important to make a will, but either never get round to it or continue to put it off on the


basis that they are too young and it is something that they will do when they are much older. “Unfortunately, seven out of ten people die without


sorting it out, in spite of the clear benefits. By making a will, you take the pressure off those nearest and dearest to you who will receive your money and property, rather than it being left to the rules of law to decide. “Even if you have made a will, perhaps it was so long


ago that it is time to consider whether it needs revising. Don’t miss this opportunity to put matters straight.”


For details of participating solicitors, visit http://bit.ly/2ZE4Ne2


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