Posts by Ryan Parker

There’s nothing your customers love more than homemade ice cream on a hot summer’s day. Here’s a great way to guarantee they’ll be back, time and time again! Ice cream, just like everything else, always tastes better when homemade. But if you think it will be time consuming to actually make ice cream when you…

We are marking an important employee milestone as Catering Engineers’ Managing Director Ian Berrow celebrates 30 years with the company this July. Ian officially joined the C&C family on 16th July 1984 but this was not his first encounter with the catering equipment installation specialist. After leaving school and beginning a career as an electrical contractor,…

Last month, showroom manager, Cerys Hughes, celebrated 25 years as an employee at C&C Catering Equipment and Engineers and very shortly, colleague Corinne Colli will be celebrating ten years at the Flintshire based company.  Corinne who handles showroom and light equipment sales, moved to the new site last year from C&C Catering Equipment, and during…

Electronic giant LG is launching a range of “smart” kitchen appliances, including a fridge with an inbuilt camera so you know what you need to buy, and a corresponding app that sends you a text message when your food is about to expire. Unfortunately, however, not all fridges are this self-aware! Most of the time,…

We are aware of the need to ensure that larger pieces of catering equipment are suitably cleaned, tested and maintained, both for efficiency and most importantly, health and safety purposes.  This refers to items such as fridges, ranges and combi-ovens.  It is equally important however, to make certain that smaller, portable equipment is compliant with…

Gas safety in any commercial environment is essential.  Busy restaurants, hotels, pubs and other businesses with commercial kitchens have a duty to customers, employees and for insurance purposes, to ensure that their gas appliances are both safe and comply with current regulation.  Gas appliances such as ovens, combi-ovens and ranges, in addition to flues, pipework…

Many congratulations to our clients, the Mad Hatters Tearoom and Bakery, in Chester, who featured on a recent programme, ‘Britain’s Best Bakery’ on ITV1.  The national competition will see 60 of the nation’s best independent bakeries fight it out for the title of ‘Britain’s Best Bakery’.  The Mad Hatters Tearoom and Bakery was competing against…

Extractor fan cleaning is an essential part of kitchen maintenance.  Not only will it extend the life of the equipment itself, but most importantly, it can reduce the potential fire hazards associated with a build-up of fat.  Busy restaurants and take-aways can experience problems in this area, as their dishes are generally greasy.  For them,…

Cerys Hughes has just celebrated 25 years’ as an employee at C&C Catering Equipment and Engineers, which is quite a feat.  Showroom Manager, Cerys, started working for C&C Catering Equipment in 1988, prior to moving to the C&C Catering Engineers’ site in 2013.  She initially undertook a part time role whilst her children were young. …

Ashley Williams is a busy man.  Not only is he currently undertaking training at C&C Catering Engineers Ltd to become a catering equipment engineer, but he is also a semi-professional footballer!  Having played for local team, Chester Football Club, for the past three years, Ashley has just last month, been signed for ‘Airbus UK Broughton FC’.  A passion…