Roper Rhodes has reported it has enjoyed robust sales over the last year and as a result has steadily been recruiting. The company has had 22 employees start this year already with more to come later in the year.

This expansion in people has been across all aspects of the business from logistics to customer services to marketing. Katie Staff , Head of HR commented “it has been a really busy but extremely rewarding time for us to be able to take on so many new people across both our Bath and Portbury sites. Our People are what set us apart at Roper Rhodes and we continually take steps and act on employee feedback to ensure our working environment and benefits make Roper Rhodes a great place to work”.

Leigh Leather, Managing Director said: “I’m so pleased to be able to make these sorts of announcements, it is testament to the team we have built up as it is through all their hard work we are able to make this investment. I am looking forward to further success with everyone at the company from those who have been with us 20 years to those just beginning their career with us”.

Over the last year, Roper Rhodes has introduced many new HR initiatives including developing wildlife-friendly gardens for employees to enjoy their lunches in, to employee recognition schemes. An Employee Assistance programme (in conjunction with BUPA) has just been introduced to help promote employee wellbeing.

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About Roper Rhodes:

Roper Rhodes Ltd is one of the UK’s leading independent suppliers of bathroom furniture and bathroom products. Over forty years of experience goes into creating each and every one of our products. Functional, stylish and seamlessly put together, our range incorporates contemporary and classic designs. Our development programme ensures we are continually updating our product range to reflect changes in style.

Marking the brand’s debut in Spain, JW Marriott Madrid, expected to open in 2022, is set to feature 139 guestrooms and offer a fresh perspective on luxury hospitality in Spain’s capital.

The hotel will provide guests with a new destination to rediscover a balance in mind, body and spirit in the heart of the city. Located in the central Plaza de Canalejas, JW Marriott Madrid will be developed by Millenium Hotels Real Estate as part of their lease agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Belagua.

The hotel’s design will be led by local architects Arvo Arquitectura de Juan, with interiors by the Rockwell Group. Design plans are expected to offer a sense of balance and warmth, inspired by the principles of mindfulness, using natural elements, interesting textures and tactile spaces.

Accor has announced the appointment of Brune Poirson as Chief Sustainability Officer. Reporting directly to Chairman and CEO Sébastien Bazin, Poirson will be responsible for defining, driving and monitoring the group’s commitments, strategy and the roll-out of its action plans on sustainable development. She will also be a member of the Executive Committee and lead the Accor Solidarity Foundation and ALL Heartist Fund.

“For more than 25 years, Accor has been at the forefront of efforts to address the environmental and human challenges related to the development of travel and tourism,” says Bazin. “With Brune’s appointment, I want us to scale up our commitments in terms of environmental protection, give fresh impetus to our efforts to support our local communities and uphold, wherever we operate, our strong beliefs and our actions. Taking positive action to support the environment, as well as the men and women who drive our industry on a daily basis, is a must. In this area too, I want us to set an example by being both daring and trailblazing.”

Poirson comments: “I am delighted to be joining a global leader in hospitality and to be able to contribute my experience and beliefs, and to take action. Through more than 5,100 hotels worldwide, hundreds of owners and partners, several hundred million guests and the experienced teams in the field, we have a wonderful opportunity to take practical and decisive action on a daily basis. In this role, I want to further the vision that Accor has had since its creation – bringing to life positive, contemporary and responsible hospitality.”

Having been committed to sustainable development throughout her entire career, Poirson has experience working in both the private and public sector. Within the French government, she championed the Anti-Waste Law, which among other things addressed plastic pollution, and has been a member of major organisations both in France and internationally. Until recently, Poirson was a member of the French Parliament too, and for three years served as the Secretary of State for the Environmental Transition. She was also the first French person to be elected Vice President of the United Nations Environment Assembly.