News Inaugural hospitality scholar crowned
Rebecca Dibben, a 22-year-old Restaurant Supervisor at Deseo Mediterranean Restaurant, Gleneagles Hotel, has won the inaugural Gold Service Scholarship beating five other finalists who competed at a special lunch service held at London’s Westminster Kingsway College.
Designed to inspire a new generation of young people to make a professional career out of front of
house hospitality, the Gold Service Scholarship is backed by industry greats including Willy Bauer OBE, Chairman of AB Hotels, Edward Griffiths, Deputy Master of the Household at Buckingham Palace, and Alastair Storey, Chairman of independent corporate restaurateur, BaxterStorey.
Following regional finals in Birmingham and London, the six
finalists competed again when each served a three-course lunch with wines for an invited table of four, while the judges observed.
Rebecca commented: “I can’t believe it. I would never have imagined this when I first entered. I really love my job and love looking after people. This is incredible.”
www.baxterstorey.com BIFM Deputy Chairman releases eBook
BIFM Deputy Chairman and regular contributor to Tomorrow’s FM, Liz Kentish, has co-authored an eBook aimed at FMs and Operations professionals. Smart Pioneers is a collaboration project which discusses what can be achieved when business leaders empower their teams and shift how they think about and use their facilities.
The other authors of the book include: Ismayeel Syed; international enterprise collaboration innovator, strategist and evangelist, Mark Fritz; international leadership speaker, author and mentor and Tim Price-Walker; enterprise business consultant with Steljes.
The eBook is free to download at
www.smartwaystowork.co.uk
Waste Management sector on alert for Ryder Cup procurement
The UK waste management sector could capitalise on the arrival of The 2014 Ryder Cup in Scotland after Ryder Cup Europe launched its official procurement portal with contracts in a number of different categories. The 2014 Ryder Cup procurement process will be hosted
on the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) website.
Ryder Cup Europe expects that around 5,000 people will be employed on projects directly related to the event, with many more likely to benefit through its supply chain. The PCS portal has 60,000
money is required for £25billion of new investment in the water network.
"It is inevitable that business tariffs will also increase", said Cedric Rodrigues, Managing Director of CMR Consultants. "It is important that businesses review their water costs and reduce consumption now to counter the impact of the anticipated jump in prices and the likelihood of continuing year-on-
businesses already registered and Ryder Cup Europe is encouraging companies to use the portal to ensure they hear about new contract opportunities. Contracts will appear online gradually.
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Businesses prepare for higher water bills Business water bills are expected to rise following an announcement by UK water regulator, Ofwat, that household bills will increase by an average 3.5% from April 2013. Apart from South West Water, which is reducing bills by 7.3%, all water companies are increasing their charges, with Bristol Water Company imposing the biggest price rise of 6.3%. Ofwat says that the additional
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year increases. This is crucial for companies using water-intense processes, such as manufacturers."
The water consultancy forecasts that by 2016, business water bills will be 50% higher than they were in 2008. This is based on an assumption that the average price increases of the past five years will continue and that inflation will rise after 2015.
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