14 April 2008
Apuro’s Whirlpool Mini-Kitchen updated Apuro has upgraded its Mini Kitchen ‘all-in-one’ system from Whirlpool to include CFC-free refrigeration, low energy consumption and low noise levels. Designed for semi-domestic situations that require the essential equipment for basic cooking, the Mini-Kitchen is a complete and compact kitchen unit featuring cooking rings, fridge, kitchen sink and undersink storage in a single, discreet and easy to install unit.
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11 April 2008
Cool looks, max chill factor. Precision Refrigeration redefines the backbar cabinet. British manufacturer Precision Refrigeration has announced a completely new range of backbar cabinets that combine ’sexy retro’ looks with the latest heavy-duty refrigeration technology. The cabinets deliver what Precision says is a new standard in cool quality, making it easier for designers to create style that extends even to bottle storage.
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9 April 2008
“They’ve helped make the dining area ‘a place to be seen’.” Cheshire County Council is setting the standard in school catering facilities. One of the UK’s brightest and most remarkable catering operations is at Macclesfield High School, itself newly opened in September 2007.
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9 April 2008
Any cooking operation – whether manufacturing, foodservice or retail – generates a large amount of dirty cooking utensils, and most of them are too big for conventional dishwashers. But why do so many operators still insist on handwashing their kitchen implements? Either the utensil washers they’ve seen are too large or too expensive for their kitchens, or too costly to run. Or they are simply seen as an extravagance. That’s no longer the case. British warewashing specialist Classeq, which specialises...
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9 April 2008
Multi-award-winning machine debuts at HEFMA 2008 Health Estates & Facilities Management Association 2008 conference and exhibition, 21 & 22 May, 2008, Chesford Grange, Kenilworth Winterhalter will spotlight its award-winning GS 500 Energy+ pass through dishwasher at HEFMA 2008. Energy+ recycles exhaust heat from the steam and hot wastewater and returns it to heat the incoming cold water. This not only slashes heating costs, it also removes the need for a separate extractor hood and makes wash area working conditions much...
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8 April 2008
Apuro’s wine cooler cabinet from Samsung focuses on elegant design in ‘front of house’ situations. It is a compact model in an extremely attractive cabinet. The Samsung RW13EBSS has a fully electronic temperature control adjustable between +4C and +18C, allowing users to select the perfect storage temperature for their wine. The cabinet also features a digital display and levelling legs.
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1 April 2008
Here’s an addictive little game for you. Our top score is 23.312 secs but apparently airline pilots get scores of upwards of two minutes.
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19 March 2008
Award-winning 5 Star Exclusive Hotel and Spa improves customer service with better staff communication – and slashes call costs “Genesis GSM has made a huge difference to Pennyhill Park. Our staff can now use a single mobile handset throughout the hotel for all communications” – Duncan Couper, Front of House Manager. Pennyhill Park, the award-winning country house hotel and spa near Ascot, has installed the new Genesis GSM private mobile phone network from Call-Systems Technology. It has not only dramatically...
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19 March 2008
Container Kitchen Systems’ temporary modules keep patients fed during refurbishment.It is now recognised that hospital food plays an important part in patient care. Fresh, well cooked and nicely presented food encourages patients to eat well and get the nutrients they need to recover from surgery and serious illness. It can even decrease the amount of time they need to spend in hospital.
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12 March 2008
Stainless steel fascia is striking new note in bar interior design.Psychedelia rules in ‘Walrus’, a striking new bar/restaurant in Manchester’s fashionable Northern Quarter. With décor by legendary club designer Bernard Carroll, the bar is a kaleidoscopic fantasy right out of the Beatles era. It serves cocktails, wines and a modern pan-Asian cuisine designed to hit all the appetite spots of the bright young things of the city.
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