We see ourselves as a progressive business, but we can always do better, so we recently embarked on an independent environment and social governance (ESG) review, and the results have been illuminating, says Act-Clean director, Gillian Thomson. An ESG review is more than a box-ticking exercise – it is absolutely...
Hospitality networking
Networking is the hospitality industry’s superpower, says Bronwyn Groves, and key to helping us build back stronger after the pandemic. I remember the excitement we felt in anticipation of our very first meeting when lockdown restrictions eased in December 2020. Liverpool Street felt eerie without the hustle and bustle of...
Staffing
It’s been a tricky 18 months for hospitality, but Act-Clean director Gillian Thomson believes the future offers huge opportunities for those wanting to get on or get ahead in the sector I’ve been in the hospitality industry pretty much all my life. In fact, I can’t really remember not being...
Act-Clean ramps up as lockdown eases
Now that the hospitality sector is opening up again, Act-Clean is delighted to be scaling up its operations as lockdown eases. Throughout lockdown we continued working with some of our key partners, implementing new measures to ensure we are fully Covid-19 compliant. We continued to serve Hakkasan as the group...
Act-Clean supports Springboard Pantomime
Springboard’s pantomime for 2020 was the hilarious Snow White. The Act-Clean team was not only delighted to support this fundraising initiative but also enjoyed a big old belly laugh, seeing industry colleagues and friends have fun and entertaining. But most importantly, the pantomime was an excellent way to help underpin the...
Gillian Thomson chairs RACA Associates Committee
Act-Clean Director Gillian Thomson has assumed the Chair of the Associates Committee of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts (RACA) The Associates Committee supports and underpins all of the RACA's activity, which is focused on promoting excellence in our industry and supporting all of its fundraising and broad ranging initiatives. ...
Act-Clean supports Social Sunday
Act-Clean has extended its ongoing support of the magnificent and important work of Hospitality Action (HA) by pledging to support this year’s Social Sunday event. Social Sunday was launched in 2015 by chef HA’s Principal Patron Jason Atherton, when he opened his restaurants on a Sunday and donated all profits from...