APSE Soft facilities management advisory group meeting – (South

Dear colleague,
APSE Soft facilities management advisory group meeting –
(South/South West)
I am writing to inform you that the next meeting of the soft facilities management advisory group will be
held as follows:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Wednesday 26th March 2015
10:00am
Tea, coffee and arrival
10:30am
Advisory group commences
12:30pm
Buffet lunch
1:30pm
Close
Taunton and Rugby Football Club, Hyde Park, Hyde Ln, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8BU
The advisory group is free for APSE member bodies and open to all elected members, officers interested in
Soft Facilities Management, trade unionists and policy officers.
There are a number of ways to book. Spaces are limited to 20 so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Online: Click this link
Telephone: Contact Alistair Holcroft on 01617721810
Email/Post/Fax: Please complete the booking from on page 3 and return to Alistair Holcroft by e-mail on
aholcroft@apse.org.uk, by fax on 01617721811 or by post to the below address.
If you have any dietary requirements, please tell us when booking so that the necessary arrangements can
be made.
I look forward to welcoming you to Taunton Rugby and Football Club on Thursday 26th March 2014.
Yours faithfully
Lorna Box
Principal Advisor
Association for Public Service Excellence
2nd floor Washbrook House
Lancastrian Office Centre
Talbot Road, Old Trafford
Manchester M32 0FP
telephone: 0161 772 1810
fax: 0161 772 1811
email: enquiries@apse.org.uk
web:www.apse.org.uk
APSE Soft facilities management advisory group agenda
Thursday 26th March 2015
Taunton Rugby and Football Club
1) Welcome from the Chair of Group
2) Controlling Costs in Catering
• Why is it important?
• Tips and Hints
• Where can I find out more?
Speaker: Debra Adams, Head of Professional Development, arena4finance
3) APSE Most Improved Performer for Building Cleaning 2014 (APSE Performance Networks
awards)
• Doing more for less – Increasing productivity and reducing costs
• Improving PI 15 – ‘Human Resources and People Management’, the journey
Speaker: Tina Parker, Asst. Cleaning Contracts Business Manager, Bridgend County
Borough Council
4) Performance Trends in Building Cleaning & Catering Services
• Results from the most recent round of APSE Benchmarking
• Results from the 2014 APSE State of the Market survey
• Discussion and analysis
Speaker: Lorna Box, Principal Advisor – South/South West, Association of Public Service
Excellence
5) National APSE Update on latest policy issues, lobbying activity, briefing papers, publications,
Performance Networks etc
6) Future topics/areas of work for the groups
7) Any other business
8) Dates for the future
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APSE Soft facilities management advisory group – (South/South West)
Date: Thursday 26th March 2015
Venue: Taunton and Rugby Football Club, Hyde Park, Hyde Ln, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8BU
Please return this form to Alistair Holcroft, by e-mail to aholcroft@apse.org.uk, by fax to 0161 772 1811 or by
post to the address on page 1
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Venue information
Thursday 26th March 2015
Taunton and Rugby Football Club, Hyde Park, Hyde Ln, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8BU
Directions to Taunton and Rugby Football Club...
By car
From The M5 Motorway
Leave M5 Motorway at Junction 25 for TAUNTON
Take the 2nd exit (Holiday Inn on left), follow signs for
Taunton to first roundabout – ¼ mile (B&Q straight ahead)
Bear left (1st exit) at roundabout keeping to outer/right
hand lane.
As you approach traffic lights (¼ mile) take right hand filter
lane at cross-roads (Creech Castle in view)
Turn right onto A38 – North Petherton & Bridgwater, go
over bridge and after ¼ Mile you will see a Taunton RFC signpost opposite The New Mill pub. Turn
right onto Hyde Lane, follow for approx. ½ mile to TRFC on your right.
Parking
Free On-Site Car Parking
By public transport
From The Train Station
Taunton and Rugby Football Club is not in walking distance. Taxis are available outside of the station and it
is also advisable to book your return taxi journey well in advance.
For further information visit:
http://www.tauntonrugbyclub.co.uk/how-to-find-us/
Taunton Tourist Information, Ticket and Travel Centre
http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/TAU.aspx