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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has awarded its front of house and food services contract to MITIE’s client services business and BaxterStorey respectively, each for a term of five years. RBS has operated a single supplier-model for both of these services over the past 15 years. The objective of this re-tender exercise was to [...]

MITIE, the FTSE 250 strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has launched a new £240million business called Built Environment. The business was formed by bringing together MITIE’s interior fit-out and engineering services businesses. Built Environment will provide clients with a complete end-to-end integrated fit-out offering, including consultancy, accountable project management, installation and energy services. Built [...]

G4S, the leading provider of cash transportation and security services, has been chosen by Deutsche Bank to build and manage a precious metals vault in the UK. Working in partnership with Deutsche Bank the business has secured a ten year commercial arrangement to establish a state of the art precious metals vault that will be [...]

Bon Accord & St Nicholas Shopping Centres in Aberdeen, where OCS holds security contracts, have won a National Safer Shopper Award for their outstanding crime reduction initiatives. The award was given by the Scottish Business Centre and represents the good practice and the partnership approach the centres have to crime management. The OCS security team [...]

When the most expensive gold coin ever to go under the hammer was exhibited in the City of London recently, its owner called on Corps Security to ensure that it was kept safe during its stay. The 1933 $20 Double Eagle is a legend within the coin collecting fraternity and is possibly the most valuable [...]

One of the UK’s most innovative and evolving institutes of higher education, Coventry University, has selected MITIE to provide protection services throughout its 33 acre campus in the centre of Coventry. MITIE’s Total Security Management business will supply protection services to protect the University’s students, staff, buildings and assets across the campus and at car [...]

The Home Secretary has announced award-winning leader Ruby McGregor-Smith as Chair of the Women’s Business Council. Theresa May revealed the appointment this morning during the launch of Cranfield University’s 2012 report into the number of women on the boards of the country’s top companies. The Home Secretary said: ‘The Women’s Business Council will advise the [...]

Developing markets and outsourcing trends continuing to drive growth 2011 2010 Change Turnover £7,522m £7,181m* +4.7% Organic growth +4.5% +2.1% – PBITA £531m £520m* +2.1% Operating margin 7.1% 7.2%* – Adjusted EPS 22.8p 21.6p* +6% Recommended total dividend per share 8.53p 7.90p +8% * at constant exchange rates and adjusted for discontinued businesses Sales up [...]