Outsourcing

A consortium of energy and services specialist ENGIE and UK infrastructure investor and developer Equitix has won a deal with the University of Birmingham to transform Pritchatts Park student accommodation village into an innovative low-carbon campus.

Facilities service provider Anabas has been sold to French FM firm Armonia.

Amey’s Secure Infrastructure division is introducing a fully sustainable cleaning solution for eventual roll-out across all its FM operations. 

Artic Building Services has been chosen to provide hard FM services to chartered accountancy firm Moore Kingston Smith  following a competitive tender process.

Atalian Servest UK & Ireland has been awarded a two-year extension to its integrated FM contract with the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Services (SCTS) and the Crown Office Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS).

Aerospace and Defence Company Babcock International has secured a five-year, £150 million Logistic Support Contract (LSC) with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD).

Portico, a specialist in tailored guest services, has won a contract at one of the City of London’s landmark buildings – 125 Old Broad Street.

Samsic UK has been appointed to provide cleaning services at the Northern Ballet and Phoenix Dance Theatre, the UK’s largest dance centre outside London.

Commercial cleaning firm Cleanology has won contracts with co-working space provider Work.Life and Brookfield Asset Management in Canary Wharf.

ISS Group has signed an eight-year extension to its partnership with Barclays to provide integrated facility and workplace services across the bank’s estate in 30 nations.

In its annual report ISS Group says its preliminary 2021 guidance announced on 16 December 2020 is confirmed and uncertainty remains high as Covid-19 affects activity “in an unprecedented manner”.

French multinational utility company ENGIE SA has announced its financial results for 2020, revealing a loss of €1.5 billion (£1.3 billion).