April Harvey named COVID Workplace Champion by RoSPA

SODEXO Healthcare’s April Harvey has been recognised as a COVID Workplace Champion by The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for her role as health, safety and risk lead in the mobilisation of the first COVID quarantine facility and COVID-19 test centres.

At the end of 2021 RoSPA launched its COVID Workplace Champion scheme to recognise and highlight the contributions of those who have used their expertise, passion and unwavering commitment to help limit the transmission of COVID in workplace. It received over 300 nominations from a range of industry sectors across 19 countries.

RoSPA selected Sodexo’s April Harvey, head of health, safety and risk for its healthcare business, as a COVID Workplace Champion for her work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. She was part of Sodexo’s team which mobilised the UK’s first quarantine facility within a staff accommodation block at Arrowe Park Hospital, the Wirral. The facility was mobilised in just three hours to provide bespoke catering, concierge and security services for 178 British COVID-19 evacuees returning from Wuhan, China on

Sales director for Ecoserv Group

ECOSERV Group has appointed Natalie Coleman as sales director as part of its ambitious plans to expand the size and scope of the business. She will head up the company’s business development team, bringing extensive soft services and specialist cleaning expertise to the role.

Coleman has more than 20 years of experience in FM having worked for some of the largest names within the marketplace including Mitie, Interserve and Initial Facilities. Most recently she was retention and strategic partnerships manager at TC Facilities Management and, before this, a director of Future Hygiene Services, with particular focus in the specialist data centre industry.

Natalie Coleman said: “This is a hugely exciting opportunity that will allow me

31 January 2020. April Harvey worked with the infection prevention control (IPC) team from Royal Liverpool University Hospital to implement new infection prevention control measures for the facility within just six hours and also helped develop new protocols, processes and procedures for PPE. She then went on to support Sodexo’s COVID-19 test centre business, developing and implementing COVID-19 standard operating procedures. Sodexo became the UK’s largest provider of COVID-19 test centres on behalf of the UK Health Security Agency.

WWW.SODEXO.COM to drive growth in sustainable FM by collaborating with new customers to develop innovative and cost-effective solutions. By adopting a partnership approach with these organisations, we can understand their precise needs and deliver true value across multiple services.”

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