ECJ to cater at four new police stations
Eurest Criminal Justice (ECJ) has won a contract worth £4m over five years to provide catering services at four new London police stations. Developer Equion is building stations in Bromley, Lewisham, Sutton and Deptford for the Metropolitan Police as part of a £120m Private Finance Initiative. Equion has awarded the catering contract to ECJ, a Compass division, to feed a total of 4,000 police officers and civilian staff.
Staff agency serves contracting sector
Mesh Recruitment, an agency dedicated exclusively to the contract and commercial catering sectors, was launched last month. The Bristol-based firm recruits and supplies sales, business development, design and management personnel and installation and service engineers. For more information e-mail info@meshrecruitment.com.
All Leisure follows on at the Oval
All Leisure, the sport and leisure division of Compass Group, has sealed a 12-year partnership agreement with Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) worth £5m in annual turnover for the provision of hospitality, retail and catering services at the Oval cricket ground in London. All Leisure also provides corporate hospitality, marketing and sales. The deal expands the existing relationship between Compass and SCCC, under which All Leisure's sports event caterer, Letheby & Christopher, has provided food services at the Oval for the past five years.
Seminar on feeding Alzheimer's patients
The Alzheimer's Society has designed six seminars to help caterers, dietitians and care staff feed patients suffering from dementia. "Dementia can greatly affect a person's ability to eat and drink," said project manager Gwen Coleman. "Changes in behaviour, food habits or weight loss often make the task of providing food and ensuring an adequate amount is eaten difficult for care staff." The one-day events, which will cost £30 each, will be held in London between 3 and 18 February, in York between 9 and 23 February, and in Birmingham between 2 and 10 March. Call 01904 633640 for details.
Hopkinson renews two contracts
Hopkinson Catering has renewed contracts with Notre Dame High School in Liverpool and Renishaw, a manufacturing and research firm in Gloucestershire. Notre Dame has renewed for a further three years in a contract worth £600,000, and Renishaw has agreed a two-year extension worth a total of £500,000 in turnover.
Compass extends global Philips deal
Compass has renewed a global deal with Royal Philips Electronics for 10 years. The initial contract was awarded in 1998. Compass serves more than 88,000 Philips employees at staff restaurants, conference and meeting facilities, convenience shops and executive dining and vending worldwide. Compass would not disclose the value of the contract.