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Gordon's top of the class for healthy eating 23.12.11
Entier's catering team at Robert Gordon's College is celebrating being awarded the Healthy Living Award Plus, following the school receiving the Healthy Living Award in late 2009 and the Eat Safe award in early 2010.
The Healthy Living Award Plus is a higher level of recognition and acknowledges an organisational commitment to provide and support healthy eating. To qualify, the school had to hold the original award for two years and increase the Healthy Living proportion of food served.
Entier's Managing Director, Peter Bruce, said: "We are delighted to have attained the Healthy Living Award Plus at Robert Gordon's College and thanks go to our catering manager Jo Watson and her team for their hard work and effort in achieving this award. IT goes to show that the children can still enjoy a wide variety of meals whilst making healthy choices."
Hugh Ouston, Head of College adds, "When you see these awards displayed you can rest assure that your food has been prepared in a kitchen of the highest standard."
Entier Celebrates a Hat-trick of Awards 21.10.11
Entier is proud to announce that it has achieved success in a number of awards recently.
Northern Star Business Awards
Entier won the award for Commitment to People Development at the awards run by Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce. The company was also shortlisted in the category for Overall Global Business of the Year.
Innovative activities to attract new talent to the company have included Fresh Olives, a pioneering chef apprentice award competition aimed at fourth-year school leavers. Launched in 2010 and backed by the Scottish Government's Business to Education programme, it is thought to be the only concept of its kind in Scotland.
Ernst & Young Entrepeneur of the Year
On behalf of the company, Peter Bruce has been selected as the Scottish regional winner for Emerging Business of the Year and was selected to take part in the UK stage of the awards.
Private Business Awards
Run by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, these awards recognise the achievements of privately owned companies and Entier was selected winner in the Scottish Regional Awards for High Growth Business of the Year.
Commenting on the company's success, Peter Bruce, Managing Director, said: "These are fantastic achievements and demonstrate all the all hard work that everyone has contributed to the success of Entier since we began three years ago. Congratulations to everyone who works for Entier and well done."
Survivex Awards Catering Contract to Entier 01.10.11
Offshore survival training specialist, Survivex has awarded a one year contract to Entier Limited, an Aberdeen based catering and hotel support services company, for the supply of delegate and staff catering facilities.
Four new catering staff from Entier will be deployed at Survivex for the duration of the contract, where fresh home style cooking will be prepared and served on a daily basis. The new state of the art facility incorporates a purpose built 120 seater restaurant with an on-site Starbucks coffee shop and deli, specifically designed to offer Survivex’s staff and delegates a modern, high-street inspired catering experience within their own premises.
George Green, managing director of Survivex says, “We have built Survivex on the foundation of high quality, providing first class training services using the latest equipment.
“We selected Entier to provide our catering facilities as they have established an excellent reputation within the food sector using the finest local produce to create a diverse menu which not only tastes good, but more importantly is healthy and well balanced. They will be providing catering for our staff and delegates on a daily basis.
Peter Bruce, managing director of Entier Limited added, “This latest contract adds momentum to our onshore growth activity. We have quickly gained a credible reputation and been able to fulfil many in-house catering services contracts. The opportunity to work for and behalf of Survivex at its inception is a very exciting prospect and I’m confident it will be a long-lasting partnership.”
Survivex offers a range of OPITO approved survival, lifting and industrial skills training courses from its purpose-built 53,000 sq.ft. training centre at Kirkhill Commercial Park, Dyce, Aberdeen. The new building includes two purpose built pools equipped with helicopter underwater escape training apparatus as well as purpose built rigging frames, dedicated halls for forklift and confined space, banksman slinger and industrial skills training and a simulated helicopter deck for helicopter landing officer training.
Entier Secures Contract on Awilco Drilling Units 15.06.11
Entier, the Aberdeen based catering and support services company has secured a £2million annualised contract to deliver catering and hotel facilities management on two recently refurbished North Sea drilling units owned and operated by Awilco Drilling PLC.
The one year contract that includes the option of being extended for a further year was secured following a formal tendering process. It is expected that 40 new jobs will be created as a result of the successful tender. The deployment of new full time personnel now takes Entier's wave of new recruitment to a total of 80 since September last year. The majority of new personnel are local to the north east region.
Entier's 40 new staff join the two units this month as drilling operations commence on the WilHunter and WilPhoenix following extensive refurbishment in Gdansk, Poland. The units feature new improved accommodation for up to 110 personnel on each rig.
Entier will provide catering, laundry and housekeeping for all personnel on the Awilco drilling rigs. Commenting on the tender process and contract win, Peter Bruce, Entier's managing director said: "Awilco Drilling recognised quite early on the market differentiators that set us apart, mainly that we take great pride in sourcing and cooking fresh, local, seasonal produce. Our team of expert chef managers and support catering staff are serving some of the finest produce that the north east of Scotland has to offer. We serve fresh Scottish beef and our clients tell us that this has significantly improved the quality of Sunday roasts and our popular Wednesday steak nights. We have a close partnership with the same local city butcher G.Mcwilliam, buying all of our breakfast meat items from the business. All of these food items are delivered fresh offshore every week in temperature controlled containers and we are the only offshore catering business in the UK to do this.
"By using local fresh produce, we know that wastage is kept to a minimum and with our food we use supplier net prices, which is an original approach in our marketplace and has enabled us to genuinely state that we do not make profit from our food purchasing.
"In today's economic climate every business that requires external catering support is looking for best value at the best cost price, married with the best produce cooked in the best way. Entier continues to deliver on these principles."
Knut Wadet, commercial advisor for Awilco Drilling added: "We feel that Entier and Awilco Drilling share similar aspirations in our respective marketplaces. Each possesses years of exceptional industry performance within their respective organisations and both businesses aspire to offer something quite different; I am certain our close working collaboration will be successful."
