4 July 2014
1 July 2014: CESABIM, the central BIM database for the catering equipment industry, has gone live. It can be accessed at www.cesabim.com. The database currently has 22 manufacturers and equipment brands either live on the site or pending, as their BIM models are developed. “We have been working closely with manufacturers, consultants and kitchen designers to develop the parameters and attributes of the CESABIM models, to ensure communality,” says Keith Warren, director of CESA. “The result is a harmonised database,...
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20 May 2014
With Hotelympia now over for another year, CESA is taking stock of what was a very successful show for the Association. Highlights included the biennial Foodservice Order of Merit awards, given to 18 people in recognition of their commitment in service to the catering industry. Meanwhile, seven graduates received their Certified Food Service Professional qualifications, bringing the total number of CFSP-accredited professionals in the UK to 264. The official launch of CESABIM, the library of BIM models for catering equipment,...
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6 May 2014
CESA celebrates passion and commitment of foodservice individuals from around the world at breakfast ceremony during Hotelympia 2014 CESA’s Foodservice Order of Merit recognises individuals who have gone beyond the call of duty in service to the catering industry. The Orders are presented every two years, during Hotelympia, and the 2014 ceremony featured a diverse honours list of the great and the good from the UK and overseas, who came together to collect their awards at a special breakfast held...
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29 April 2014
CESA’s BIM initiative is attracting the industry’s top names CESABIM, the catering industry library of BIM models developed by CESA, is growing at a rapid rate as manufacturers and first importers sign up. Electrolux is the most recent member, joining over twenty of the industry’s leading brands. In Europe and the UK, from 2016, it will be an essential requirement for all public sector projects to be modelled in BIM. “While this is a key driver for the move to...
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8 April 2014
CESA, CEDA and CESRB team up to provide electrical training for engineers Having appropriately trained and certified staff is essential in any business. This is especially the case for service and manufacturing staff. Now the Catering Equipment Suppliers Association (CESA) and the Catering Equipment Distributors Association (CEDA), both represented in the CESRB (Catering Equipment Standards and Registrations Board), have worked together with British Gas to deliver the City & Guilds CEDA/CESA Competency Electrical Course.
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