This week we celebrate the release of another three Eurasian beavers to swell the gene pool of The Scottish Beaver Trial, and create more genetic diversity within the growing population across Knapdale Forest in Argyll. The Scottish Beaver Trial i...
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Beavers are Back in Scotland
29/11/2017 by Paul Carter
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Wrap Re-labelling Campaign to Reduce Food Waste
29/11/2017 by Charles Cocklin
Did you know that apples keep longer in the fridge and meat is best kept at the bottom of the fridge, as cool air sinks? These facts come courtesy of the BBC Food quiz (in partnership with Wrap) to publicise Wrap's campaign to improve food labelli...
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Stop Trying to Re-brand Health and Safety
27/11/2017 by Jack Cornick
There is still a negative cloud hanging over health and safety, which is often seen as 'spoiling the party' with bans on conkers and Christmas decorations, all rubbish of course, but the belief is so entrenched, that in 2010 the HSE launched an on...
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£30M To Tackle Waste Crime
27/11/2017 by Charles Cocklin
Following the budget announcements this month, £30 million of extra funding has been earmarked to tackle waste crime and enforce legislation that will see operators of illegal waste sites become liable for Landfill Tax from 1 April 2018. The Envir...
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Applications Re-open for Veolia £50,000 Recycling Fund for Communities
27/11/2017 by Charles Cocklin
In January this year Veolia launched their Recycling Fund for Communities, offering £50,000 to support grassroots projects that inspire people to think differently about waste and resources. Since the launch Veolia have helped to fund 14 new proje...
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60 percent of Planning Consultancies are Recruiting
23/11/2017 by
According the recent figures released in this year's Planning Consultancy Survey, 60 percent of firms believe that their planning team will grow in size in the next year, and all but one of the 20 biggest companies giving a prediction, said they e...
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ALLEN & YORK Charity Telethon for Renewable World
23/11/2017 by Miriam Heale
Renewable World is a small charity, with a big heart. They are based in Brighton with a small team, but they support renewable energy projects around the world. Since they began work in 2007 their programmes have transformed the lives of over 35,0...
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Career Hotspots in Buildings & Infrastructure
23/11/2017 by
Foreign investment, a domestic housing crisis and urban regeneration projects have all given the buildings sector a renewed focus and created a growing demand for talent across the industry. At ALLEN & YORK our building recruitment team are curren...
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How To Grow Your Green Career
20/11/2017 by Miriam Heale
Women in Sustainability is on a mission to enable women to flourish in careers that are building a sustainable world and ALLEN & YORK's Lead Recruitment Consultant for Sustainability, Katie Pereira (pictured) was delighted to join the panel of exp...
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ALLEN & YORK Recycle Cigarette Butts into Plastic!
20/11/2017 by Miriam Heale
ALLEN & YORK have signed-up with the Cigarette Waste Programme to recycle the butts from our office into amazing plastic products! Most of us have colleagues who smoke and finally we can do something useful with their cigarette butts. TerraCycle a...