22 August 2017
CESA’s technical consultant, Bryan Whittaker, receives BSI Distinguished Service award Bryan Whittaker MBE, CESA’s technical consultant, has been honoured by the British Standards Institute (BSI) with a Distinguished Service Certificate. The award is a reward for decades of dedicated and professional service, especially in relation to establishing standards in line with EU directives.
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9 August 2017
CESA accesses DIT funding for UK companies planning show at Milan CESA met with Department for International Trade (DIT) on July 4 and, as a direct result of the Association’s lobbying, received ten grants of £1500 each for exhibiting companies at the Host Milan exhibition. “Host Milan is Europe’s leading Ho.Re.Ca show for catering equipment,” says Steve Goodliff, CESA’s Export Group chair. “It attracts tens of thousands of VIP visitors. It’s a big opportunity for British companies to talk to...
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26 July 2017
Unprecedented uncertainty brings opportunities as well as pitfalls CESA has launched a series of high profile seminars designed to help catering equipment companies not only prepare for, but also to exploit the unprecedented challenges the foodservice market is facing. The Building Business seminars are aimed at CEOs, managing directors and business owners and are free to attend for CESA member companies.
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10 July 2017
Plus – the launch of PFS, delivering the fundamentals of foodservice knowledge The first CFSP Enhance seminar took place on June 29th at the First Choice Group conference facility, Blakeney Way, Kingswood Lakeside, Cannock WS11 8LD. CFSP Enhance is designed to build on the knowledge gained through the CFSP programme, bringing graduates up to speed on the latest industry issues. The first CFSP Enhance seminar was attended by 80 CFSP graduates. The key presentation was led by foodservice consultant Doug...
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30 June 2017
Latest Brexit Watch figures make ‘difficult reading’ Brexit is really starting to hurt, according to CESA. The latest Brexit Watch, produced by EURIS, (European Union Relationship and Industrial Strategy), of which CESA is a founder member, makes difficult reading. “The indicators we look at are, for the most part, disappointing,” says Glenn Roberts, chair of CESA. “The stats underline the need for a Brexit that gives our industries what they want – especially access to the single market and access...
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