Travel Plan Requests Sept 2015 - Member Responses – 11th Sep 2015

In August 2015 Amy Hill, Travel Plan Co-Ordinator, University of Exeter emailed the Transport Planning Community of Practice to ask Members if they could offer any ideas or...

Tags: Member responses | travel | policy | transport | Plan

Green Gown Awards 2015 – Sustainability Professional Award - Dr Peter Rands - Finalist – 9th Sep 2015

In the five years as Director of Sustainability Development at CCCU, Peter has been described, by an ex. colleague, as taking the institution from “zero to hero”...

Tags: sustainability | green gown awards | university | sustainability professional | KPIs | GRI | IR

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council – 9th Sep 2015

Since joining TUCO, Sefton Council’s school meals service has saved an average of 10% on a wide range of products. But it is the due diligence around food safety that they...

Tags: food | catering | savings | school meals | food safety

Green Gown Awards 2015 – Sustainability Professional Award - Katy Boom - Finalist – 9th Sep 2015

Director of Sustainability, University of Worcester Under Katy’s leadership the University of Worcester has developed and maintained an excellent performance profile,...

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Conwy County Borough Council - Excellence in catering procurement – 9th Sep 2015

Conwy Council’s education catering team uses TUCO to boost supplier standards and guarantee EU compliance. But the cashable savings have also stacked up with whole basket...

Tags: procurement | catering | Efficiency and Waste | supplier standards

Green Gown Awards 2015 – Sustainability Professional Award - Martin Farley - Winner – 9th Sep 2015

S-Lab Project Coordinator, King’s College London Martin Farley has helped pioneer innovative projects in a largely untapped area of sustainability - laboratories. To...

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Halton Borough Council - Excellence in Catering Procurement – 9th Sep 2015

Halton Council’s schools catering service has saved up to 21% on many different contracts. They now have increased buying power, higher supplier standards and staff have...

Tags: procurement | catering | food services | Excellence in Catering Procurement

Manchester Metropolitan University - Showcasing Excellence – 9th Sep 2015

In 2007 MMU’s catering department had a deficit of £780k. To reduce these losses and break even, a new employment model was introduced, along with an...

Tags: efficiency | catering | food and drink | food services

University of Reading - Showcasing Excellence – 9th Sep 2015

A decade ago the University of Reading’s catering service was losing £600k a year. But following a major re-organisation and refurbishment, the in-house operation...

Tags: efficiency | catering | food services

University of East Anglia - Showcasing Excellence – 9th Sep 2015

UEA’s food operation was making annual losses of £600,000 until a new catering head was hired. Disciplined management procedures have cut costs...

Lancaster University - Loss to profit in just three years – 9th Sep 2015

Lancaster University’s in-house food operation has gone from making a loss to generating a healthy profit, in just three years.

Tags: procurement | catering | food services

Harper Adams University - Farm to fork catering – 9th Sep 2015

Not many universities have an on site farm. Harper Adams has used theirs to create a farm to fork university catering philosophy.

Tags: sustainable | catering | farming | produce | Farm to fork | grow your own

Denbighshire County Council - Excellence in Catering Procurement – 9th Sep 2015

Denbighshire Council has saved an average of 8% on school meals, keeping costs low and supplier standards high.

Tags: procurement | catering | food services | Excellence in Catering Procurement