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The professionalisation of procurement, particularly within larger organisations, and the ability of procurement departments to drive greater influence over decision making, is a clear trend we’ve seen over recent decades.   Of course, there are many areas of business where having a hard-nosed procurement professional beating a supplier over the head on price is very…

A recent case in Scotland highlights the importance of proactive slip testing plus choosing and maintaining the right level of slip resistance on your floors.   “The recent decision of the Scottish Specialist Sheriff Personal Injury Court in Lowe v Cairnstar shows the importance of taking preventative action to avoid slip accidents.” (Brodies LLP –…

We are interested to gauge people’s perceptions about health club cleanliness in light of the Coronavirus outbreak.   Please enter our survey which will take you under 2 minutes to complete.   One lucky winner will get a social distancing survival pack!  

Slips is the biggest cause of people going to A&E, the biggest cause of accidents in the workplace, and the biggest cause of insurance claims following injuries.   As such, anyone reading this can probably think of someone they know – whether themselves, a family member, a friend or a colleague – who has suffered…

We can see with some very rudimentary analysis that the population is ageing. This has been driven a lot by the baby boomer generation, which is now creating something of a demographic pinch point as we are seeing in the realm of health and social care.     As well as the general macro trend,…

Wet (barefoot) areas of health clubs (poolsides, showers, spas and changing rooms) are both an environment where contamination and therefore germs can build-up, and an area where members’ skin will frequently touch surfaces (both bare feet and hands).   As such, they present a higher risk than other areas within a club such as reception…

With the understandable concern about the COVID-19 outbreak, the government has published guidance on decontamination of non-healthcare settings.   Essentially, should it be found that an infected person has visited your hotel, school, leisure centre, office etc, you will be required to close and undertake decontamination per the guidance note.   As a partner of…

We were delighted to recently be awarded “Best end-to-end floorcare, London” in the Build Magazine Real Estate & Property Awards, 2019   As the BUILD website says:   “The Real Estate & Property Awards is one of the BUILD Magazine’s flagship award programmes and we are delighted to announce its return for another year. The…

We are huge advocates of pragmatic safety and risk advice. When it comes to slip accidents, we would certainly never encourage any hotelier client to have anti slip flooring throughout the whole building.   Instead, we know from our own experience, from what senior managers in hotels and management groups tell us, and from claims…