Sybron, a leading UK supplier of cleaning, hygiene, and catering products to some of the largest names in hospitality, is celebrating its 20th anniversary by offering the industry six business insights and wisdom for business owners. Sybron’s founder and retired ...
Read More »Navigating the storm: the changing perceptions of a good employer
Former Institute of Hospitality CEO Peter Ducker has spent a lifetime in the hospitality industry and is a member of P&G Professional’s Expert Advisory Council. I have never really understood the phrase ‘Perfect Storm’, not that I’ve ever thought about ...
Read More »Cleanliness top priority for holidaymakers looking to take a ‘safecation’ this summer
Cleanliness is now a top priority for holidaymakers enjoying a staycation in the UK this summer, with 70 per cent researching comments on a venue’s hygiene before booking, compared to 40 per cent pre-pandemic. With the UK experiencing a staycation ...
Read More »Hygiene now over four times as important as customer service, according to hospitality customers
With Covid-19 having sent infection fears skyrocketing over the past year, new research reveals that more than half of customers prioritise hygiene and cleanliness above all else when it comes to the hospitality businesses they will visit post Covid-19. According to the ...
Read More »Infection fears leave businesses facing wave of customer boycotts
As businesses prepare to reopen their doors following the latest national lockdown measures, new research reveals that many companies across the country are facing millions more in lost revenues due to customer fears around infection risk. According to the nationally-representative ...
Read More »Desperate laundries call for urgent help
The laundry industry is in desperate straits. Seventy-five per cent of it is on its knees, because its work has dried up. That’s the 75% that used to look after the hospitality, sports, leisure and similar markets. The other 25% ...
Read More »The laundry industry: A story of two halves following Coronavirus outbreak
There are 28,000 laundry operators who are currently supporting the UK economy. However, it is a story of two halves with the healthcare laundries currently working 24 hrs a day to support the incredible job our NHS is currently providing whist ...
Read More »Keeping ventilation compliant this Christmas
Hospitality businesses across the country are gearing up for the next big event in the calendar; Christmas. As decorations are donned and diaries fill up with festive plans, restaurants, bars and hotels must ensure they are prepared for the Christmas ...
Read More »Bog standards in the hospitality sector
Toilets leave a lasting impression, reveals a new survey and report on the UK public’s attitudes towards washrooms in hospitality establishments. Formica Group commissioned the report to better understand what makes a bathroom good or bad, asking 2,000 respondents for ...
Read More »Apprenticeships, training and recruitment: Understanding changes to the government’s autumn budget
Bob Cotton OBE, member of P&G Professional’s Expert Advisory Council and former Chief Executive Officer of the British Hospitality Association (BHA), explains why he feels so passionately about upskilling employees The current business climate has never been more uncertain. With ...
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