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Memberships & Accreditations
Collins King & Associates are proud to be members of, or associated with, the following hospitality &
recruitment industry bodies:
Academy of Food and Wine
The Academy was formed some 21 years ago. Since then the Academy has become nationally recognised as the Industry’s leading voice for raising standards and the delivery of food and wine service skills. The Academy’s approach is to work closely with all the key stakeholders in the market and utilise their skills and experience where necessary for the benefit of the industry as a whole, rather than constantly trying to re-invent the wheel and duplicating effort.
Academy of Food and Wine
ACE
The Association of Catering Excellence (ACE) is the premier forum for the Food & Service Management Industry. The aims of the association are profiling and promoting the Food & Service Management sector and providing a forum for all people of all levels within this sector of the industry. ACE organise regular annual events including Quiz Nights, Ready Steady Cook, and Wine tasting dinners. Collins King & Associates are proud to be ACE members.
ACE
Arena
Arena is the hospitality industry’s premier networking association. A not for profit organisation existing solely to foster relationships between senior decision makers from all sectors and businesses. Arena have an active and constant membership base of around 2000, mainly comprising Director level individuals who are responsible for some of the industry’s biggest, most exciting and dynamic enterprises. Since inception in 1883 Arena has brought together over 55,000 industry professionals at
Arena
Craft Guild of Chefs
Established in 1965 as a Guild of the Cookery and Food Association, the Craft Guild of Chefs has developed into the leading Chefs’ Association in the UK and has many members worldwide. Members come from all aspects of the food service and hospitality sectors working in a wide variety of positions from students and trainees to top management. No other association boasts such a broad and experienced membership.
Craft Guild of Chefs
REC
The Recruitment Employment Confederation (REC) is the representative body for the UK’s £27 billion private recruitment and staffing industry with a membership of more than 8000 corporate members comprising agencies and businesses from all sectors, and 6,000 members of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) made up of recruitment consultants and other industry professionals. All members must abide by an REC Code of Professional Practice. Collins King & Associates are proud to be corpo
REC
Safe Contractor
SAFEcontractor is the fastest growing health and safety scheme in the UK, with more than 140 major clients and almost 18,000 contractor members. Registered members with the SAFEcontractor scheme include clients and contractors from a wide range of professional disciplines working within a number of industry sectors. With its increasing membership and growing profile in the UK, the SAFEcontractor scheme is now used by many large organisations as a way of obtaining competent contractors. Collins
Safe Contractor