Europa has enhanced its senior management team with the appointment of a new Managing Director for its Public Sector business.
John Holmes joins Europa with 20 years’ experience at a senior level working in the private sector within local government delivering major partnership contracts with organisations such as Westminster City Council, Swindon Borough Council and Blackburn with Darwen Council.
Throughout this period John has developed extensive knowledge of mobilising and delivering large scale contracts with services as diverse as catering, HR and payroll, housing benefits and facilit...
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Jarl Dahlfors, Executive Vice President and Regional President USA, has been appointed as President and CEO of Loomis. He will take on his new position no later than September 1, 2013 when he will take over from Lars Blecko.
At the same time Lars Blecko will become Executive Vice President and Regional President USA and will relocate to Houston, Texas.
“Lars has done an excellent job as President of Loomis, and has delivered an unbroken series of operating margin improvements since he took over as President in 2008. Under Lars’ leadership we have reached the goals we set for Loomis and w...
Mercury Security, Northern Ireland’s largest independent security company, and Tavcom Training, the UK security industry’s leading training organisation, are jointly orchestrating a conference for security professionals at the La Mon Hotel and Country Club in Castlereagh, near Belfast, on 7 March, 2013.
The 18.12 Conference is being supported by a number of expert speakers from across the security industry and will feature practical tests and demonstrations of a wide range of products and technologies.
“Our day/night event is intended to give those attending a greater understanding of ...
ISS Facility Services is delighted to announce that it has recently been awarded the contract to provide security and cleaning services to the National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), a centre of the Health Protection Agency (HPA).
Based in South Mimms, Hertfordshire, NIBSC is a multi-disciplinary scientific establishment whose purpose is to safeguard and enhance public health by standardising and controlling biological substances used in medicines. This means that high levels of vigilance coupled with exemplary hygiene are paramount.
A team of eight security officers...
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) today announced that a URS-led team, of which ISS Facility Services, Defence is one of 3 Strategic Subcontractors, has been awarded one of four indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contracts to provide management advisory services to NATO. The contract has a six-year performance period.
Under the contract, ISS, along with URS and the other 2 strategic sub contractors – Capita Symonds and Grant Thornton, will compete for future task orders to support of NATO’s transition to its new headquarters facility in Brussels, as well as other ...
Europa has started 2013 by launching a new Total Facilities Management service with a London borough council worth in excess of £15million.
Working in partnership with Brent Council for an initial five years, Europa has commenced provision of facilities management services including security, cleaning, washroom services, landscaping and pest control across the Council’s current buildings.
In addition, from April 2013 Europa will also provide full FM services including maintenance, mechanical and electrical works and repairs, and car park management for the newly constructed Brent Civic ...
Local NHS Trusts have signed a ground-breaking new contract to improve estates and facilities management services across the city and counties. It is the first time that the Trusts have joined together to manage facilities and estates services across all local NHS services, including health centres, hospitals and community services.
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the Leicester City, Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust Cluster have signed a seven-year agreement with Interserve, the international support services and...
Uniform Express, one of the leading providers of uniform solutions to the Security sector are pleased to announce the launch of their new website. www.uniformexpress.co.uk.
The new design and layout of the website reflects the exciting changes within the company as it breaks in to new markets and further adds to it's portfolio of existing accounts within its historic market sectors.
The new website will include the newly developed Uniform Express own brand product range as well as some tried and tested favourites.
The new layout is designed to make shopping even easier for ad hoc buyers as...
G4S, the world's leading security solutions group, today announces that it has agreed to acquire Deposita Systems (Pty) Ltd together with certain related intellectual property rights ("Deposita"). Deposita is the South African market leader in cash devices and related cash-in-transit, cash processing and insurance for the retail sector.
The acquisition of Deposita is to be undertaken by G4S Cash Solutions (SA) Proprietary Limited ("G4S"), a leading provider of cash solutions in South Africa, from AFGRI Operations (Pty) Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of AFRGI Limited) and Fox Bus...
Europa has successfully agreed a new deal with Centrica to provide Total Facilities Management services to a UK based office development.
As part of a three year deal Europa will deliver services including front of house, engineering, security, catering, landscaping and pest control to Centrica’s The Phoenix Building based within the 2 million square foot Blythe Valley Park in Solihull.
In addition, Europa’s Workspace services team will work with the client to consider proposals to make the existing reception area located within The Phoenix Building a more welcoming environment f...