A wellness boost from Kamila’s Kitchen principal Kamila McDonald
02 Nov
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A wellness boost from Kamila’s Kitchen principal Kamila McDonald

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Top Stories Tamfitronics On a recent visit to Organica Whole Foods Store, Loop News checked in just in time for a live smoothie demo led by Kamila’s Kitchen principal Kamila McDonald.After the demo, customers sampled the nutrient- and ‘good fat’-packed smoothies made by Kamila on location during the launch of Organica's Waterloo Road outlet.Kamila is Organica’s first official brand ambassador, so, it was only right that she would select items from the store – including her Well Good yoghurt, spinach, maca and cacao powder, hemp hearts, and coconut milk – to make the smoothies.After all, it was an opportunity for customers to engage with health and wellness experts before shopping from an array of whole food items.Between the Superpower Spirulina Smoothie and the Almond Mocha Breakfast Smoothie, shoppers would agree that consuming gut health smoothies is not...
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Are flawed social value measures holding back green progress?
02 Nov
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Are flawed social value measures holding back green progress?

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Less than 1 per cent of social value created by construction firms comes via carbon reduction measures, figures shared with Construction News indicate.Data from framework provider Procure Partnerships shows that more than 98 per cent of the £6.8bn social value created through its frameworks comes from easy-to-achieve measures relating to local employment and supply chain spend.Robbie Blackhurst, founder and director at Black Capital Group, which owns procurement group Procure Partnerships, told Construction Newsthe metric now needs urgent updates to push the sector’s key environmental and social targets to the top of the agenda, calling the current social value metric “flawed”.Blackhurst argued that metrics including hiring local employees and subcontractors were almost a given within the construction industry, and should not contribute to a firm’s social value score.He said: “The current measures tend...
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Work restarts on stalled Mid Group scheme
02 Nov
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Work restarts on stalled Mid Group scheme

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Top Stories Tamfitronics A Greater Manchester-based contractor has restarted work on a £50m Bristol high-rise delayed by Mid Group’s collapse.The Boatyard, a 152-unit affordable housing scheme, had sat unfinished for more than two years after contractor Mid Group went into administration in July 2022.The project has now kicked off again after Salford-headquartered Recom Solutions picked up the job. The contractor has restarted enabling works and is progressing final designs, developer Clarion confirmed.When offsite specialist Mid Group started work in 2020, the first residents were expected to move in in August 2022. Work is now slated to complete in winter 2026, Clarion said.Once finished, the scheme will be one of the biggest shared ownership developments in Bristol, with 112 units pegged for shared ownership alongside 40 for affordable rent.The frame was built using precast cross-wall construction,...
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