This draft bill, whilst well intentioned, will make it impossible for self-employed tradesmen to have bladed tools delivered to their residence which means that online retailers will not be able to send chef’s knives through their usual postal delivery methods. A petition has been started to try to change the bill.

CESA have highlighted the following and asked us to inform our members:

After numerous representations to the Home Office and Metropolitan Police offering multiple solutions that will reduce availability of blades to those who wish to use them as weapons, the Government have persisted with a misinformed proposal which is at best misguided and at worst dangerous.

This draft new law will make it impossible for self-employed tradesmen to have bladed tools delivered to their residence, hobbyists to acquire specialist tools that over-the-counter retailers could not justify stocking and furthermore, it contravenes the human rights of the house bound and the infirm unable to travel to bricks and mortar shops.

On behalf of our industry, CESA appeal to you not just to sign this petition but to also write to your MP to ask that they support the removal of Section 15.

Please click the link below to sign the petition

“Remove article 15 of the Offensive Weapons Bill (HC Bill 232)”

We are delighted to be working in collaboration with CESA and the FCSI to bring you the Foodservice Industry BIM Information Day, a free event open to anyone that works within the foodservice industry.

Date: 5^th September 2018, 10.30am to 3.00pm

Venue: First Choice Group, Blakeney Way, Kingswood Lakeside, Cannock, Staffordshire WS11 8LD

BIM (Building Information Modelling) embeds key product and asset data and a three-dimensional computer model that can be used for effective management of information throughout a project lifecycle – from earliest concept through to operation. BIM technology is seen as a ‘collaboration’ between the foodservice equipment industry and the software industries and creates an environment in which there are opportunities and synergies for both.

The day will be an objective, fact based, knowledge exchange forum highlighting specific developments in BIM which affect the foodservice equipment industry.

Topics covered on the day will include:

• The latest developments in BIM parameters for foodservice equipment – report of the June meeting.
• Issues that manufacturers face in addressing the needs of the design and installation channel.
• What designers and consultants need to meet BIM protocols.
• Software developments.
• BIM resource libraries – CESABIM & EFCEMBIM – manufacturer engagement and designer use.
• Survey findings – issues affecting BIM implementation.

To guarantee your place please register to attend.

CEBA Solutions are re-joining ceda as a full Member.

Ceba provide commercial kitchen and restaurant design, supply and installations and catering equipment to a host of sectors including; the business and industry sector, hotels, public houses, arenas, restaurants, cafes, schools and offices. From the initial concept, right through to when the final product warranty expires. Ceba is there every step of the way providing the best food service solution for your requirements.

Of their decision to re-join ceda, Jonathan Elcock at Ceba said, “Following ceda’s renewed outlook, we have received positive feedback from others within the industry and so we have decided to rejoin.

“We also feel it is more professional to have the backing of a dedicated industry body.”

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Midshires Catering Equipment Ltd join ceda as a Service Member.

Midshires Catering Equipment offer professional catering equipment supply and repair.

If you’ve got a professional kitchen, they’ve got services for you, whether you need emergency repairs, regular maintenance, equipment sales or rentals or cleaning. Specialists in commercial glasswashers and dishwasher. Suppliers of all catering equipment. Repairs to all makes of machines.

Managing Director Ian Tyler comments, “We have wanted to join ceda for a while now. We wanted to be kept abreast of market changes and up to date with innovation and developments. Being able to communicate with our piers and hoping to forge friendships and business opportunities within our industry is something we wish to embrace. We are hoping to release a new product to the industry with in the next 12 months and our collaboration with a large Italian manufacturer is also something we wish to relay to our friends within ceda.”

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ceda Member ABDA Creative Design & Build has launched its environmental sustainability strategy, issuing a supplier questionnaire, which will enhance catering equipment and design-led procurement.

The interior and catering design studio have taken steps to review supplier sustainability credentials, developing the questionnaire to cover manufacturing processes, recycling and shipping, as well as supply chain management and overall environment vision.

Gary Mackness, ABDA Design’s Project Director, said: “The supplier audit will be a starting point for ABDA Design, helping us to manage the environmental impacts of our operations. A key part of this is gaining an understanding of our supplier’s environmental strategies and commitments for the future.”

The questionnaire launches alongside a year-long programme of sustainable-led education for the design team at ABDA Design, which began with a one-day BREEAM training session in January.

The course, which is the world’s leading sustainability assessment method, focused on a holistic approach to projects, encompassing all aspects of the design and build process, with attention placed on encouraging original thinking around sustainability, complementing the firm’s ethos as a creative-led business.

ABDA Design will also be supporting their designer’s professional development by arranging sustainable-led workshops with market-leading suppliers, including Forbo, Dulux and Armstrong, as well as catering equipment manufacturers such as Unox, Meiko and Frima.

Design Director at ABDA Design, Richard Steade, commented: “Through our learnings and close relationships with our suppliers we ensure we are at the forefront of new trends and developments, giving us the knowledge to pass on the benefits of sustainable design to our clients with the most creative solutions and appropriate products’’.

ABDA’s environmental sustainability supplier questionnaire will be rolled out in early July 2018 and has been cited as an important step in enabling ABDA to manage their environmental impacts through procurement.

For more information on ABDA Creative Design & Build’s hospitality design services, visit www.abdadesign.co.uk or call 01604 770686.