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In brief...
EADS, which has a base in Newport, is changing its name to
AIRBUS Group, the companys strongest and most internationally
recog-nised brand name.
Commercial aircraft is the main growth engine of the group, and
the name change will help it ensure strong and sustainable
profitability and
foster its competitive edge in the future.
In order to optimise world-wide market access, improve
competitiveness and to address flat or shrinking defence budgets,
especially in the European home mar-kets, the EADS board of
directors has decided to inte-grate the business activities
of Airbus Military, Astrium and Cassidian into one defence and
space entity.
This new division, to be called Airbus Defence & Space, will
combine all the groups defence and space activities, with the
exception of the helicopter defence business.
Airbus Defence & Space
will be a major player on the international stage, with 14
billion euros of revenues and more than 40,000 employees. The new
organisation will include the UK element of Cassidian,
headquartered in Newport.
It is hoped that the new structure will be launched at the
beginning of next year.
Harrods here as chef wears CrownCHRIS Harrod, who trained under
the world-famous Raymond Blanc, has become chef owner at the
Michelin- star Monmouthshire restau-rant with rooms, The Crown at
Whitebrook.
Chris, aged 39, developed his chef s skills while work-ing at
Raymond Blancs two-Michelin-star Le Manoir aux QuatSaisons, in
Oxfordshire, which is recog-nised as one of the finest res-taurant
kitchens in the world.
Originally from Worcestershire, but most recently living in
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, Chris comes to Monmouthshire from
Denbighshire, North Wales, where he was consult-ant chef at Lord
Newboroughs Rhug Estate Organic.
Chris was previously head chef at Colettes, the flagship
fine-dining restaurant of the five-star hotel and golf resort
The Grove, in Hertfordshire. Chris opened the restaurant and while
there achieved three AA rosettes, 6/10 in the Good Food Guide. The
Grove was voted AA hotel of the year.
The Crown at Whitebrook, near Monmouth, recognised as among the
best restau-rants in the UK, which Chris, as chef owner, and a
com-pletely new team, will open for business from October, but
bookings are being taken now.
Chris, who is recruiting a staff of 12 for the new ven-ture,
says he is excited at the prospect of continuing a tra-dition of
fine dining.
His first appointment, as front-of-house manager, is Exeter
College catering grad-uate of the year Steve Mason, who after
graduation worked under Raymond Blanc at Le Manoir aux QuatSaisons
and was head waiter and maitred at the two-Michelin-star The
Ledbury, in London.
Chris, who will live on site, said: Becoming chef patron at The
Crown is quite simply a dream come true for me.
I had been looking for a restaurant in Buckinghamshire, a
country retreat in the Chiltern Hills with the potential to add
rooms. Id drawn a complete blank and then a friend men-tioned The
Crown. I took a look and was amazed to find that it fits the bill
right down to the ground. I just cant wait to get started.
Chris said: Working with Raymond Blanc was fantas-tic. He is the
most passionate,
enthusiastic chef with a relentless desire to achieve the very
best in every thing he offers at Le Manoir. He is a passionate
teacher and is very supportive of his prot-gs so Im sure that one
day he will come and visit The Crown at Whitebrook.
The three-AA rosette res-taurant with rooms closed down and
ceased trading in March this year when the previous owners,
Monmouthshire-based Crown Hotels and Restaurants Ltd, went into
administration, blaming snow and a winter shutdown for its
demise.
The eight-bedroom award-winning establishment was placed 27th in
the UK in the Good Food Guide 2013 with a cooking score of 7/10,
the best in Wales. The restau-rant, after closing down, was
subsequently advertised for sale or lease.
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By Jo Barnes01633 [email protected]
@SWABusiness
Defence firm EADS changes its name
Tuesday, August 13, 2013 4 Business Argus
Bridge firm up for top awardMABEY Bridge has been shortlisted
for the Corporate Citizenship Award at this years National Business
Awards.
Based in Chepstow and with a heritage stretching back to 1849
and the con-struction of Brunels Wye Valley bridge, the compa-ny is
a leading interna-tional supplier of bridg-ing, heavy steel
infrastruc-ture and wind turbine tow-ers.
The firm is up against the likes of Barclays and Marks &
Spencer. The win-ner will be revealed at a gala dinner in London in
November.
More than 150 leading businesses, business lead-ers and social
enterprises have been revealed as finalists in the awards.
Chris Harrod (right) and Steve Mason, at the Crown at
Whitebrook
