THE ST BOTOLPH BUILDING LONDON EC3A NEWSLETTER Issue 3 Letter from the editors Welcome to the third edition of The St. Botolph Newsletter. With the holiday season fast approaching, we decided that this issue should be packed full of information about Christmas in London and other parts of the world. See our articles on Christmas Markets and activities in London. We’ll take you on a virtual trip to see how Greeks celebrate their festive season and if that’s not enough to beat the winter blues we will share a delicious Italian recipe that originates from 13th century Siena, a city in Tuscany. In addition, we’ll keep you up to speed with participating partners in the St Botolph discount card scheme and will let you know of any changes or exciting updates. If you have not yet received your card speak with your facilities department to arrange one. Check out the cocktail masterclass in Revolution America Square and learn how to shake it like a pro. We hope that you enjoy the new look of the newsletter. The editorial team would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a prosperous 2017. In this issue Open House Shelter Charity Drive London Christmas Markets Page 8 Page 9 Page 12 We are pleased to announce that Christopher Osei has been awarded the Incentive QAS Employee of the Year for the St Botolph Building. He is an excellent problem solver and his flexibility and natural calmness under pressure is key to the Experience he delivers to our clients. Incentive QAS has also been awarded the Contract of the Year. Tatiane Hoch, the Contract Manager at St Botolph, said that it was an honour to be amongst those receiving an award. She continued to say that a company’s success is a joint effort by a great team and not just by a good leader. Christopher Osei (middle) receiving his award, with Stephen Treves and Tatiane Hoch. The Incentive QAS team based at St Botolph. Did you know that CIS has been selected as a finalist in the Customer Experience Category at this year’s BIFM Awards. CIS Security has also achieved its best ever score of 170 in an independent audit conducted on behalf of the SIA Approved Contractor score Scheme for best Practice. A big thank you needs to be given to Ryan Shiel and Tom Robinson who on 11 October, helped with the leak on the JLT and Lockton floors. Portico has recently undergone rebranding and with update there have been changes to the visions and values, new service habits, a new company website and a thank you scheme. Portico has even launched their new newsletter, Heartbeat. Daniela Colibaba was announced in August Portico will be holding their Annual People as the Employee of the Quarter. This Awards ceremony this month. The St Botolph November, Conrad Olwagen has been Building reception team has been nominated for awarded employee of the quarter. an award this year in the medium sized team Congratulations to both Daniela and Conrad. category. Did you know that SKANSKA started more Skanska has been recognised in 2016 for the than 125 years ago in a small fishing village of following southern Sweden? Today Skanska is now one of the world’s leading project development • Investors in People – Gold and construction companies, employing • New Civil Engineer Award about 57,000 people. • Ground Engineering (GE) Awards 2016 • European Women in Construction and Engineering Awards St Botolph Building Updates AirSensa Project CBRE has signed a partnership to help launch a nationwide air quality monitoring network, the largest of it’s kind in the world. This project will see the roll out of 10,000 units across the city of London alone, to help monitor and map urban air quality. The St Botolph Building has had an AirSensa unit installed and it is already hard at work collecting data for the project. Jonathan Steel of Change London said: “You can’t manage what you can’t measure.” The information collected from these units across London and the rest of the UK will, with time, be able to paint a real- time picture of the air quality of our urban centres. Data will soon be delivered to powerful smartphone apps, allowing individuals to plan “low pollution” journeys in to work. Long-term data on key pollutants will assist local government as an input to future transport and housing planning as well as policy creation. Annual Waste and Recycling Roadshow The Annual Waste and Recycling Roadshow for the St Botolph Building kicked off on 6 October and was well attended by members of the tenants’ catering, housekeeping and management teams. The purpose of this meeting was to raise waste/recycling awareness. A workshop was prepared for the atten- dees in relation to site waste procedures, our targets and “why we do, what we do”, helping the teams at the St Botolph Building to maintain and improve on our already award winning standards. The following day the East reception hosted a recycling and waste awareness day open to all St Botolph employees. Here information on site based waste stats and targets were displayed along with new waste initiatives to help reduce waste produced in the building. There was even a chance for one member of staff to win a “Roberts” solar powered DAB radio. The lucky person was Robert Colls of JLT. Mihaela Biclea from Incentive QAS won a Kindle e-reader. Waste and Recycling Data (12 months to September 2016) In the 12 months to September 2016, the St Botolph Building has collected a total of 434 tonnes of waste, all of which was either recycled or used in energy recovery, with nothing going to landfill. Recycled 88.8% % Sentto 434tonnes Energy Recovery Landfill 11.2% 0 10,000 AirSensa units across London and the rest of the UK will constantly measure atmospheric pollution levels to assist local government as an input for future transport and housing. (figures shown in the above image are for display purposes only) The Green Apple Awards The St Botolph Building has been successful in winning a Green Apple Award for 2016. The award ceremony will be hosted in Parliament, in the House of Commons later on in the month of November. The Green Apple Environments Awards was launched in 1994 and is held annually to reward, promote and recognise environmental best practice around the world. Open House 2016 Saturday 17 September saw the St Botolph Building open its doors to the general public as part of the London wide 2016 Open House Event. This is the third year that the St Botolph building has participated and was just one of 750 buildings to take in this annual festival of architecture and design. The building was quoted to be “the first major office building in the UK to use TWIN lift technology with 16 lifts operating independently in eight shafts within the central atrium.” Halloween Charity Drive This year CBRE, Shelter and Lola’s Cupcakes have joined forces to collect money for the homeless charity. A charity raffle was held on 26 October with five prizes up for grabs. The 1st Prize was a large Halloween themed hamper from Fortnum & Mason and was won by Bev Jackson of Clyde & Co. Second prize was a medium sized Halloween hamper also from F&M and this was won by Maria Hogan of JLT. Joint third Prize was Pippa Rudman of Lockton and David Granger of JLT. Each received a mini hamper from F&M. Abby Collier of CBRE was drawn for the fourth prize of Jack-the- Ripper walking tour tickets. In total £206.45 was raised for Shelter and the funds collected from the raffles and proceeds made by Lola’s Cupcakes will be used to help those less fortunate. Attention all cyclists Does your bicycle fit securely in your bicycle rack? Do you have to leave your bicycle out of the rack (against a wall etc.)? If you are having issues securing your bicycle to the rack, please contact your facilities department who’ll be able to assist in getting the rack modified to fit smaller bicycles securely. Ultimate Bike Services Ultimate Bikes will be back on 7 December. They service your bike on site at work and charge less than the majority of bike shops, use specialist mechanics with years of experience and the service is extremely comprehensive. What do they offer? • Full Strip down, clean and polish £130 • Two hour full service, complete clean & polish £65 (single speed £55) • Basic service £40 • Free safety checks/advise on how to best prep your bike • All work is guaranteed • You get a complimentary service report • We always get your authorisation before changing any parts How does it work? • Simply drop your bike off with our mechanics when you arrive at work and they will service and clean it so it’s ready for you when you leave. • After the service, any problems, we’ll come back and sort them out for you. How do I book? If you’d like to book a service, or would like more information please visit www.ultimatebikes.com, email [email protected] or call them on 0203 137 2423. Dry Cleaning Service The dry cleaners are based on the ground floor behind the East reception desk. Please note that the opening times for the dry cleaners are Monday to Friday between 08:00 – 10:00 and 16:00 – 18:00. You can reach the dry cleaning office on 0207 481 8595 or via email [email protected].