ceda Webinar Attendance Booming
ceda Webinar Attendance Booming
The new series of ceda Learning and Development Webinars, put together to support ceda Members during the COVID-19 crisis, is experiencing extraordinary success.
Providing an eclectic mix of topics, including ventilation and DW172, disposal and reuse services, hygiene and sanitation solutions, refrigeration, ventilation, health & safety advice, product presentations, mental health awareness in the workplace and discussions about The Future of Foodservice and Operator Confidence, the webinars are proving a hit for the ceda Membership. Since the program launched in the middle of April, the uptake has surpassed expectation with some sessions receiving in excess of 90 participants, forcing ceda to up its Zoom account capabilities.
The variation of what’s on offer has also grown. A number of ceda’s valued Partner companies have taken up the opportunity to present, and some have returned to deliver new topics and presentations. Expert speakers from across the industry have jumped at the chance to directly engage with so many eager attendees. Simon Stenning, expert market intelligence for the UK foodservice sector believes these webinars are really useful. He said, “Bringing the industry together at this time is crucial, even if through a Zoom call. I believe it really helps to share information, thoughts and ideas, and to have a platform to raise queries and get discussion flowing. There are no clear-cut answers to the challenges we all face, and so open discussions with our peers provides food for thought and inspiration.”
The topics on offer appear to be hitting the right tone. Two Health & Safety sessions are taking place each week, with an average of 30 attendees per session. This week’s webinar, dedicated to COVID-19: ‘Returning to the workplace safely’, had 50 attendees and a substantial Q&A section, all keen to understand and digest the Government guidelines and how to apply them to their own workplace.
ceda’s Director General Adam Mason is delighted with the uptake, as well as the variety of topics being covered. He said, “Since we launched our weekly webinar schedule 5 weeks ago, we have seen over 800 attendees across the 27 sessions that we have hosted and we now have up to 8 sessions every week. It’s great to see Members and Partners engaging and pleasing that we are getting the subject matter right.”
An important part of the webinar schedule is the weekly Members Connected session which allows ceda Members a platform to discuss issues, share best practice and ideas and support one another. Numbers grow week-on-week as more members look to ceda for guidance during these unusual working conditions.
Full details of the ceda Webinar program can be found on the ceda website.
cedaRetain: Keeping Our Industry Connected
cedaRetain: Keeping Our Industry Connected
ceda’s latest endeavour to support the industry through the COVID-19 pandemic is cedaRetain.
Already, some companies in the sector have announced the starting of redundancy processes which will lead to many good people with great experience, skills and talent looking for employment opportunities.
ceda hopes to connect those that may find themselves out of work, through no fault of their own, with potential employers.
The process is simple. Those wishing to register should visit ceda.co.uk/cedaretain/ and complete a short form detailing location, expertise and a short write-up/bio about themselves and what they are looking for. ceda will then share their profile amongst more than 110 ceda member companies, all of whom provide services such as design, project management and equipment supply and support services to the food service, catering and hospitality industries.
Once the form is submitted, ceda will confirm authenticity, contacting individuals for clarity where necessary. Once ceda are satisfied, the details will be published to a members-only page.
ceda members will have access to the profile and will simply click a button to retrieve the email address and contact telephone number of the individual and then take it from there. ceda will not get involved any further and will leave it to the member company to initiate any contact, interview or further actions. There is no cost to the individual or the member company.
In addition to providing a shop window for people, ceda are also encouraging them to continue their professional development whilst looking for employment opportunities. As such, all those that register will be invited to take part in ceda’s weekly webinar schedule where they can see product and topical presentations from leading catering equipment suppliers and manufacturers.
All registrants will also be given free of charge, unlimited access to ceda’s E-learning platform which contains over 100 generic CPD accredited and certificated business modules.
Discussing the initiative, ceda Director General Adam Mason says, “During these difficult times, a number of highly skilled people with good experience and significant talent will find themselves without a job and could be lost to the Industry. We need to retain as much talent and experience in order to make recovery as swift and efficient as possible. If we can help prevent just one person being lost from the Industry it will be worthwhile. By engaging with those seeking opportunity, giving them a platform to be seen by the best companies in the sector and providing learning and development opportunities, we believe that we are providing positive support to people in difficult times.”
The scheme is now live. Anyone who has been made redundant, or feels they may be at risk of losing their job, can register themselves at ceda.co.uk/cedaretain/ or contact Adam Mason for further information – adam@ceda.co.uk.
Sprint is racing to support the reopening of UK hospitality and catering industry
Sprint is racing to support the reopening of UK hospitality and catering industry
With Tuesday’s government announcement, and reconfirmation that the sector will reopen on 4th July, Sprint is ready to support the UK hospitality and catering industry – and a wide range of other businesses – to get back on their feet.
Sprint is an award-winning company that designs, installs and maintains high quality commercial kitchens, bars and servery counters throughout the UK.
In recent months, with a new Managing Director at the helm to assist owners Ross and Luke Ryan, the Sprint team have supported Caprice Holdings with a charitable initiative to provide thousands of cooked meals to frontline workers across the country.
Now, the Group are focused on helping the heavily-hit hospitality and catering industries as they prepare to reopen their premises in a safe way especially with many owners and managers encountering issues as they turn on equipment again.
Sprint Group have a team of directly employed, fully trained engineers ready to undertake maintenance and equipment checks, gas safety certificates and certifications, inspections as well as a descale and sanitisation service.
The Catering Insight’s Power Player company have also started to supply other important safety equipment to enable operators to get up and running – such as hand sanitiser stations, thermal screening, fever detection equipment and disinfectant products.
Simon Carpmael, MD, says: “This is an exciting announcement for the industry – we know operators will be turning on their equipment for the first time since it’s been mothballed and our team of experienced engineers are ready to help. They’re strategically located for a rapid nationwide response and carry extensive van stock to complete instant on-site repairs. The only thing we can’t organise for 4th July is the weather!”
If you’d like to chat with Sprint Group about your commercial catering equipment needs, including readiness checks, hand sanitiser stations, thermal screening, fever detection equipment and disinfectant products, please call the team on 01386 555922
Hobart UK Reaches Out to Owners of its Machines as Talks are Underway to Move the Restart Forward to 22 June
Hobart UK Reaches Out to Owners of its Machines as Talks are Underway to Move the Restart Forward to 22 June
As the UK emerges from lockdown, operators are getting their kitchens ready and open for service once again.
The industry has responded to the current crisis with its usual flair and innovation, with restaurants such as TGIs and Wagamama offering Click and Collect which is proving hugely popular with diners.
Other operators such as Cote have begun work to create restaurant quality dining experiences in people’s own homes, delivering chilled bistro meals to the door.
The planned restart is at different stages for different operators; there is speculation that restaurants may be able to serve customers in outside areas from as early as 22 June. All are keen to get going and open their kitchens for trade once again. And there is clearly a market for it.
Many of the big operators rely on Hobart Service to maintain their critical catering equipment and Hobart Service remains committed to offering them competitive terms and technical support to suit their specific needs.
Now, to further extend support recovery across the industry, Hobart Service is also offering open access to a library of operational and technical guides and has developed a suite of documents especially for this period to aid individual organisations to restart machines after shutdown.
In addition, to help all owners of Hobart machines through this cash-tight period, Hobart Service has launched an on-line Price Check tool to allow operators to price check quotations on fitted parts and ensure that they are getting a fair deal.
Keith Mackie, Managing Director: Hobart Service, comments: “We don’t believe any Hobart users should be paying more than list price for Hobart OEM parts. In line with innovations we are seeing across the industry, Hobart has developed a tool to allow you to check prices you have been quoted against our OEM list price.
We understand that not all owners of Hobart equipment require a maintenance contract but, after a period of shutdown, they may require an inspection and works carried out to get their machines up and running safely and hygienically once again.
Between now and September 2020 we will be offering a 20% discount on all Hobart fitted parts to new and non-contractual customers to support them through restart.”
To find out more about this and our other support measures, end users and distributors can visit https://campaign.hobartuk.com/price-request or call 0844 888 7777 today.
the PURE – Non Contact Water Tap that reduces water consumption by 70%
the PURE – Non Contact Water Tap that reduces water consumption by 70%
ceda Silver Partner, CDR Technical Services Limited, is the official distributor in the United Kingdom and Ireland for leading German manufacturer, Ecthermann GmbH & Co.KG. our company has for 16 years provided high quality Electric, Gas and water controls to the commercial catering industry.
Echtermann GmbH has developed a reputation for the manufacture of high quality water taps and faucets. Over the last 2 years the Echtermann GmbH has gone through an extensive redevelopment program which has seen impressive changes to manufacturing
processes, and today with technical and logistical support from CDR, our companies now offer an extensive new range of high grade stainless steel taps and faucets. The changes in production processes has allowed this leading tap and faucet manufacturer to move away from the conventional chrome plating production process, which are not considered environmentally friendly.
The new range of stainless steel (316L) water taps and faucets are designed to provide the highest hygiene standards, whilst continuing to deliver high performance that is expected from a world leading manufacturer.
In partnership with Echtermann GmbH, our company is launching a marketing campaign on one particular product…..the PURE
The PURE, is an innovatively design electronic water tap, with soap and disinfectant dosing functions with NO personal contact with surfaces. This revolutionary product on was originally designed for the medical industry for public and sensitive areas such as Hospital
theatres and infectious isolation wards. the PURE is now available to all businesses and is the perfect solution for effective hand sanitisation.
CDR Technical Services Ltd can offer the PURE as a replacement system for conventional lever taps or it can be supplied as a complete hand wash station cabinet.
Product Data
| Product | PURE Hand Sanitiser Electronic System |
| Description | Electronic Hand Sanitiser System, with wash, soap and disinfectant. Supplied with either Deck or Wall Mounted Spout. |
| Product Number | EC-211-101/150-170/01 (Deck Mounted Faucet).
EC-211-101/230-000/01 (Wall Mounted Faucet). |
Ongoing Costs:
Soap and Disinfectant Cleanser: Unlike other providers of Sanitisation equipment who provide soap consumables under contract or license, the PURE Hand Sanitiser system is supplied with re-fillable soap and disinfectant containers. This allows the customer complete flexibility/control of site usage/requirements. The PURE also gives the customer control over were they prefer to source such commodities as soap and disinfectants.
Calculated Dosage: Soap per usage about 1,5ml
Calculated Dosage: Disinfectant per usage about 1 ml
Supporting Benefits of PURE:
Water:
1. Waterflow only starts when your hand is below the sensor. This reduces excess water waste during operation.
2. When you move your hand away the waterflow stops immediately (Note: cheaper sensor taps continue flowing).
3. When you use soap to wash your hands the water is not running (usually a general advantage of sensor taps for saving water).
Sensor:
The sensor works very well – when the hand is below the outlet it starts and when you move your hand away it stops. Conventional sensor taps commonly seen at airports, hotels and exhibition halls etc, offer a disadvantage due to the amount of waste water. The PURE Hand Sanitiser is designed to minimise water usage.
Hygiene:
The PURE Hand Sanitiser was originally developed for hospitals, it fulfils all requirements of hygienic in general and extreme hygiene sensitive areas. Most important advantage is that you do not touch anything during the hand wash process (e.g. a handle/lever to turn on/off the water flow, soap/disinfectant dispenser also do not have to be touched). Additional advantages are the user is guided through proper hand washing and sanitising procedures.
Installation:
The PURE Hand Sanitiser system can replace most conventional single spout mixer taps.
Installation is very simple – just plug-in the cables and install the faucet on the sink and its ready. The 1litre containers are standard containers that can be refilled or just replaced by the containers of the local chemical supplier.
Different to other systems providers is there is no contract to purchase soap/disinfectant from a certain manufacturer/brand. This is open to use with any liquid soap and disinfectant.
For further details, call our office 0151 524 2404 or email sales@cdrtechnical.co.uk
Mechline Charity Partnership Receives Prestigious Award
Mechline Charity Partnership Receives Prestigious Award
To our customers and friends,
We would like to share with you the good news that Mechline’s long-term partnership with MK SNAP, a Milton Keynes based education and skill-building charity for people with learning disabilities, has been awarded a prestigious Third Sector Business Charity Award.
The Business Charity Awards showcase the people and teams behind amazing partnerships and their impactful work, and it is a great honour to have had this recognition for Mechline’s work training project with MK SNAP.
We are very proud and humbled to have been given this recognition in a shortlist that included some very big brands, such as Sky, Deloitte and Network Rail. However, we would not have been able to achieve this without the support of you, our customers, so we would like to pass on our gratitude. Thank you for choosing to do business with us, and putting your faith in us, as without your support we would not be able to engage in initiatives like this.
The Partnership
ceda Platinum Partner, Mechline, outsource part of the labelling, cleaning and packaging of its Dormont commercial kitchen gas hoses to MK Snap – whose fully trained learners work together under the supervision of a tutor. To ensure the project is fully inclusive, MK Snap built personalised aids and adaptations at the work stations to enable those with different disabilities to undertake the variety of assembly tasks and produce the expected excellent quality products.
The Award
One of the award judges, Faiza Khan, engagement and insight director at the National Lottery Community Fund, was particularly impressed at the impact the partnership has had for both organisations: “Mechline adapts its work practices to different individuals’ needs and provides a good level of wrap-around support, helping its service users and staff develop and be fulfilled. This is a unique example of a charity partnership being a central part of how the charity delivers its services. MK SNAP has also had a wider impact on the community and employers, something that is probably possible only because of Mechline’s long-term dedication.”
Kristian Roberts, Marketing Manager at Mechline Developments, is particularly appreciative of the help that the service users have brought to Mechline: “MK SNAP service users have been an indispensable part of the Mechline team for over 25 years and their ‘can do’ attitude and reliable assembly services has made a positive contribution to our business. It’s been particularly rewarding to see the confidence of the service users blossom during their work with us and heartening that many have gone on to find work at the end of their assignment.”
Angela Novell, CEO of MK SNAP said: “This is fantastic national recognition of an excellent longstanding partnership. Mechline have been so supportive to us over the years providing work for our people with learning disabilities. Through the assembling of components people with learning disabilities build skills, confidence and work-readiness for jobs.”
Hobart Unveils New Website with Complete Suite of Support Tools Including Covid-19 Guide
Hobart Unveils New Website with Complete Suite of Support Tools Including Covid-19 Guide
ceda Platinum Partner, Hobart, has created a brand-new UK website for its entire cooking, warewash and service divisions, offering, for the very first time, comprehensive access to a multitude of support tools and digital assets.
The site www.hobartuk.com is a gateway into the complete Hobart product portfolio, fully tiered, covering warewash, cooking and food preparation solutions in minute detail by way of a simple navigation process. Full service, warranty, parts, chemicals and breakdown support are also close at hand, meaning customers need only visit one dedicated hub to get the lowdown on everything Hobart.
Reinforcing this notion, the new site also links to a comprehensive asset library, offering quick access to machine spec sheets, user manuals and BIM files – the very first time all of this information has been collated in the same dedicated space.
Furthermore, Hobart has created number of support assets relating to the Covid-19 crisis, including direct links to specialist thermal disinfectant machines, a service coverage geo-map – part of its doubling down on efforts to prioritise the healthcare sector amid the pandemic – and a best practice wash temperature guide for all end users.
Tim Bender, Sales Director, Hobart Equipment Division, says: “We pride ourselves on the lifetime support we offer to all customers and this new website is the digital embodiment of that promise. No detail has been spared in the pursuit of ensuring both distributors and end users have the figurative keys to our innovative equipment, and access to the service, preventative maintenance and care plans to keep them working efficiently. The asset library provides a wealth of constantly updated information and is the result of months of hard work. Those looking for their next machine or suite, seeking speedy resolution to an issue, looking for peace of mind in terms of functionality or working on a detailed specification project will find everything they require, and more.”
Falcon Manufacture Hand Sanitiser Station to Help Organisations Reopen with COVID-19 Compliance
Falcon Manufacture Hand Sanitiser Station to Help Organisations Reopen with COVID-19 Compliance
Stainless steel stations ideal for commercial kitchens and manufacturing environments
With the Covid-19 pandemic putting the emphasis on employers to provide a safe and hygienic environment for their staff, ceda Silver Partner, Falcon, have manufactured a hand sanitiser station that is perfect for locating throughout any kind of workplace.
This high quality, stainless steel dispenser is an ideal solution for organisations who wish to provide peace of mind to employees and visitors by providing hand sanitiser to minimise contamination. Perfect for hospitals, care homes, schools, universities, retail, factories, golf clubs, gyms among many others.
These stations are robust and long-lasting, manufactured with easy clean stainless steel for enhanced sanitisation. They feature a lockable COSHH compliant storage area below the dispenser for refills. The dispenser compartment is also lockable to prevent unauthorised access. The units also provide lots of available space for signage and bespoke branding as and where required.
There are two models of hand sanitiser stations available – manual or foot pump operated.
Falcon is the market-leading UK manufacturer of professional cooking equipment and is the UK distributor for Lainox combination ovens. In 2019 Falcon celebrated its Bicentennial. With a company history going back over 200 years, Falcon now supplies operators throughout the catering industry, exporting around the globe. Its comprehensive product portfolio is backed by award-winning customer support. Visit www.falconfoodservice.com for more information.
Rational Extends 2 Year Warranty
Rational Extends 2 Year Warranty
ceda Platinum Partner Rational sees itself as a partner to its customers and supports them just when they need it most. For this reason, the company has decided to extend the 2-year warranty by three months for all SelfCookingCenters, CombiMaster Plus, CombiMaster and VarioCookingCenters, provided that the warranty on the units expires in March, April or May 2020.
Trevor Lath, Service Director, Rational UK has confirmed that this adjustment to extend the warranty will be made automatically and free of charge. “It is important for us to show that we stand by our customers, especially when business is challenging”, as Lath explains the initiative of Rational. The Rational service partners, who are of course familiar with the extended warranty, continue to be fully responsible for servicing Rational appliances.
Sprint Group Join Forces to Extend Charitable Support of The Caring Foundation
Sprint Group Join Forces to Extend Charitable Support of The Caring Foundation
Along with Foster, Precision and Wolseley, Sprint Group step up their support of The Ivy Collection’s initiative to deliver thousands of meals to hospitals, schools, colleges and care homes nationwide.
Sprint Group remain open for business for key sectors and continue to support the Ivy’s initiative to deliver meals across the UK. This week they increase their help as the charitable venture grows to care for even more frontline staff.
The taskforce has been delivering meals across Birmingham and Manchester in recent weeks. Starting today, Sprint and co will be delivering meals to Cambridge and Oxford too.
In addition, Sprint have joined up with Foster to install a blast chill room in Acton within the week. This is no mean feat, although both parties are up for the challenge. Sprint have received welcome support from both Foster and Precision who have each given a blast chiller whilst Wolseley Climate Centre have provided the refrigeration plant.
New Sprint MD, Simon Carpmael, says:
“It’s great to see the industry pull together in this way. It’s a real team effort – one that the Sprint Group and those we are working with – are all delighted to support.”
Call the Sprint team on 01386 555922 or go to www.sprint-group.co.uk for more information.