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November 23, 2023
Independent schools: How to plan and mitigate the financial pressures if a Labour government introduce VAT on school fees.
November 23, 2023
What matters most to a Boarding School community?
November 15, 2023
Litmus in the news November 2023
November 10, 2023
Movember, Macmillan and Mental Health Awareness – We’ve Been Busy!
November 8, 2023
The Procurement Act 2023 receives Royal Assent
October 25, 2023
Litmus welcomes Sean McLoughlin to the team
October 24, 2023
Do you know how your food procurement pricing compares to others in your sector?
October 11, 2023
Kate Davis joins Litmus Partnership
September 26, 2023
We’re first choice for over 100 new clients
September 26, 2023
Mark Kassapian joins Litmus Retail
September 26, 2023
Vince Pearson hosts charity golf team day for Sail 4 Recovery
September 19, 2023
Litmus hosts a Macmillan Coffee Morning
September 5, 2023
Great new opportunities to become a professional consultant with Litmus
September 5, 2023
Public Procurement & Selection Questionnaires
August 31, 2023
Support us in raising money for The Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Southampton
August 23, 2023
We’re Attending the Confederation of School Trusts Annual Conference
July 27, 2023
Can PFI really reset itself?
July 18, 2023
Inaccurate contractor invoices could be costing you money
July 18, 2023
Are Spreadsheets Dead? Long live Dashboarding!
July 18, 2023
Litmus in the news July 2023
July 18, 2023
Consumer Survey Guide – Free Download!
June 28, 2023
Combatting Food Inflation – The Rule of Thirds
June 27, 2023
Change is on the Horizon: The Procurement Bill
June 20, 2023
We’re exhibiting at the CUBO Summer Conference
May 31, 2023
Litmus in the news May 2023
May 29, 2023
LitmusFM to work with UK Hydrographic Office – Contractor Open Day Invitation
May 17, 2023
John Brownless raises over £160k with golf day events for Prostate Cancer UK
May 11, 2023
Litmus Hears How Tech Will Play an Increasingly Important Role in Foodservice Across Education
May 5, 2023
A Collaborative Approach PFI Expiry & Hand Back?
April 11, 2023
Litmus Signs Up to Support LACA in Their Mission: If Not Now, When?
April 11, 2023
Litmus Saves Their Clients £300K in Six Months Through Their Monitoring Service
April 7, 2023
LitmusFM is exhibiting at The Facilities Show 2023
March 30, 2023
Matt Garner joins LitmusFM
March 23, 2023
Litmus in the news | Mar 2023
March 1, 2023
Imitation is the Sincerest form of Flattery
February 21, 2023
Schools Cluster Together to Find New Service Providers for the Next Academic Year
February 14, 2023
John Brownless Is Interviewed For ‘The 18th’ – Prostate Cancer UK’s Golf Newsletter
February 3, 2023
Litmus in the news | Feb 2023
January 6, 2023
Candice Finn talks how collaboration can help combat inflation
December 12, 2022
Litmus in the news – December 2022
December 12, 2022
The Foodservice Growth Report by EP Business in Hospitality in partnership with AlixPartners – 1 December 2022
December 12, 2022
Unpicking Complicated Catering Re-tenders
November 15, 2022
Candice Finn Joins the Litmus Partnership Board as Commercial Director
November 15, 2022
Our Hidden Gems That Will Save Serious Money!
November 4, 2022
Supreme Court Ruling Impacts Holiday Entitlement
November 2, 2022
Scottish School Food Awards
October 13, 2022
Litmus becomes fully registered with the Financial Supplier Qualification System (FSQS)
October 13, 2022
Joe Parfitt Speaks Out On School Meal Funding
October 6, 2022
Litmus Conference Warwickshire
October 6, 2022
Phil Silva Presents Award at British Disabled Darts Association
September 15, 2022
John Brownless Smashes £100K Fundraising Mark for Prostate Cancer UK
September 1, 2022
Litmus in the news – August 2022
August 19, 2022
How can schools continue to deliver meals that are healthy, affordable and appealing with current rates of inflation?
July 12, 2022
The South Gloucestershire School Business Leaders Conference
July 5, 2022
We visited the Confederation of School Trusts Annual Conference 2022
July 1, 2022
Litmus Launches a Free Purchasing Solutions Report – Download Now
June 27, 2022
Update: Vince’s Clipper Race Challenge
June 1, 2022
Litmus in the News – Spring 2022
May 11, 2022
Litmus Partnership announces two new appointments
May 5, 2022
And they’re off!
May 4, 2022
Tendering your school uniforms supply and the new challenges for 2022
May 4, 2022
We’re attending the ISBA Annual Conference 2022
April 12, 2022
Litmus’ Vince Pearson is taking on The Clipper Race
March 30, 2022
What’s happening at AUDE 2022
January 26, 2022
New mandatory National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness
January 20, 2022
Benchmarking the essential tool to optimise retail returns
December 1, 2021
Getting the ingredients right for your catering
November 17, 2021
Final Golf Day of 2021 Raising Money for Prostate Cancer UK
October 29, 2021
Getting to Carbon Net Zero
October 29, 2021
Up-skilling the foodservice sector for the plant-based revolution
October 14, 2021
John Brownless Presents £38K Cheque to Prostate Cancer UK
October 11, 2021
Litmus in the News September/October
September 3, 2021
Litmus’ Terry Wyldes is taking part in the Manchester 100 Mile
August 19, 2021
Industry veteran Terry Wyldes joins LitmusFM
July 30, 2021
John Brownless has Certified-level Membership in IWFM
July 29, 2021
Collaborative contracting – a new approach for Independent schools?
July 27, 2021
Litmus in the News: July 2021
July 8, 2021
5 things lockdown has taught us about facilities management
July 1, 2021
Supply chain challenges post Brexit and COVID?
June 15, 2021
We’re an official supplier for NHS London Procurement Partnership
June 10, 2021
John Brownless hosts charity golf days in 2021 for Prostate Cancer UK
May 7, 2021
Lifting the lid on fee models
April 21, 2021
Vested Founder Kate Vitasek talks to EP Business in Hospitality
March 31, 2021
Nigel Forbes talks Vested on EP Business in Hospitality Youtube channel
March 24, 2021
How to measure facilities management performance
March 19, 2021
Changes to pupil support put school budgets under pressure
March 12, 2021
Why you need facilities management consultancy services
March 12, 2021
We’re ISO Accredited
February 23, 2021
March the Month
February 15, 2021
Litmus in the news: February 2021
February 10, 2021
Litmus is a Bloom accredited supplier
February 2, 2021
Facilities Management Consultants – who needs them?
January 21, 2021
Natasha’s Law is coming into force in October 2021
January 20, 2021
Getting technical with London Metropolitan University
January 20, 2021
Retail Evolution – Micro Markets
December 7, 2020
We’re an official supplier for ESPO (Public Sector)
November 30, 2020
Litmus is ready for new Public Procurement requirements
November 5, 2020
Tackling COVID disruption in retail foodservice
November 5, 2020
Litmus Chairman Tim Cookson Judges the CUBO Awards 2020
November 5, 2020
Real Client challenges: overpromising
November 2, 2020
Is the facilities management landscape shifting?
October 26, 2020
New Litmus “Short Stories” released…
October 21, 2020
Kyla runs the virtual London Marathon
September 25, 2020
Lucy Gittins returns to Litmus
September 10, 2020
Stronger Together
September 8, 2020
7th annual golf day for Prostate Cancer UK
September 3, 2020
20% of schools aren’t meeting compliance standards
August 19, 2020
Introducing Litmus Smart
August 11, 2020
Supporting School Meals Services in the COVID Era
August 5, 2020
Integrating tech into retail food outlets
August 4, 2020
Higher education pandemic recovery: the answer is tech
July 22, 2020
Ensuring a stress-free return to the workplace
July 14, 2020
Benchmarking vs re-tendering
July 2, 2020
Reading, sharing and listening
June 17, 2020
Contract transitions after COVID support is withdrawn…
June 15, 2020
Our customers consider us good value for money
June 8, 2020
Litmus Retail launches
June 3, 2020
Round Table Discussion: getting ready for re-occupancy
June 1, 2020
A Guide to Re-launching Foodservices
May 29, 2020
Litmus working with DfE on foodservice provision
May 18, 2020
Helping higher education get ready for re-occupancy
May 14, 2020
Restarting your Kitchen? Here’s a Useful Guide…
May 4, 2020
Come and join our team!
April 27, 2020
From lockdown to re-start
April 13, 2020
Helping our workforce stay mentally fit
March 30, 2020
Government measures to support client cashflow
March 28, 2020
Covid-19 – a message to clients, old and new…
March 17, 2020
Litmus in the news March 2020
March 11, 2020
Update your menu with our plant-based partnership
February 24, 2020
Litmus is heading East
January 20, 2020
Chefs Learn More About….Vegetarian Food
January 10, 2020
Litmus in the news – January 2020
December 30, 2019
Overwhelmed by asset management requirements?
October 30, 2019
Our superstar marathon runner Rachel
October 9, 2019
Educate Norfolk Annual Conference
September 18, 2019
Litmus in the news – September 2019
September 18, 2019
Expertise, Passion and Innovation Awards
September 12, 2019
Vested® Has Officially Arrived
August 27, 2019
Brexit and school nutrition standards
August 21, 2019
Two Wheels Here We Come!
August 15, 2019
We’re bringing Vested to You
August 15, 2019
Education Sector Hit With Pension Increases
August 1, 2019
Improving cybersecurity
July 15, 2019
Litmus in the news July 19
July 15, 2019
Tim Cookson Appointed to the Institute of Hospitality
June 20, 2019
Litmus extends purchasing solutions division
June 20, 2019
CUBO Summer Conference, Swansea
May 10, 2019
Triple Marathon Run for Litmus’ Kyla Whitefoot!
April 24, 2019
Consumers hit with Climate Change Levy (CCL)
April 2, 2019
New partnership with Andrew Dargue of Vanilla Black
March 18, 2019
HEFMA Leadership Forum – we’ll see you there!
March 3, 2019
Consumer Insight Team Scoops Award
February 28, 2019
Consumer Insight is important – don’t guess!
February 28, 2019
Litmus Plant-Based Food Services
February 28, 2019
Vested Consultancy in the financial sector
February 28, 2019
Litmus Invoice and Contract Monitoring
February 28, 2019
Observations on University Catering
February 27, 2019
Litmus in the News
February 18, 2019
Sound Business Investments for the Finance Sector
February 18, 2019
Combatting Student Expectation with Innovation
February 18, 2019
Invested Relationships Equal Business Success
February 22, 2018
We Don’t Take Chances with your Personal Data
July 8, 2017
Managed tender service saves Independent School £100k
June 8, 2017
Do Best, What Matters Most
May 8, 2017
Litmus and RDA bring state-of-the-art catering to London school
April 26, 2017
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