Outsourcing

Sodexo has gained a three-year, multi-million-pound contract as workplace partner of sports brand Adidas on the strength of its recently launched Vital Spaces suite of services.

Breakspear Park office campus in Hemel Hempstead has appointed The Balanced Food Co to provide catering services across its multi-tenanted site.

Milton Keynes-based Plumbing and Gas Solutions is creating a new division – Facilities Management Solutions – as part of its expansion strategy.

Platinum Facilities, the technology-led hard FM service provider, has been appointed by Bellrock and Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) to provide mechanical and electrical maintenance at 20 its London properties. 

Stirling-based Richard Irvin FM has taken a contract to deliver planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance services at three colleges in the Glasgow area. 

Graham has renewed a contract to carry out legionella treatment and risk management services for the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.

The UK’s commercial property capital values increased 0.3 per cent in December, according to the latest CBRE Monthly Index.

Security systems company Kings Secure Technologies (KST) has agreed to acquire West Midlands-based Cougar Monitoring Ltd.

Churchill Group has secured a three-year contract with Ravensbourne University London to provide cleaning services and implement its PRISM workplace hygiene programme. 

Wastewater treatment and compliance services supplier WPL has been acquired by specialist services company Marlowe for £10 million. 

Rentokil Initial plc said trading across its hygiene and pest control sectors continued strongly in Q4 – reflecting strong sales from one-off disinfection services. 

Cleaning and soft services provider Facilicom UK & Ireland has secured a further contract extension with long-standing client the University of Brighton.