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NEWS Sullivan Street Partners acquires ISS Landscaping
Oxford Street transformation plans receive widespread support
ISS UK Limited has successfully exchanged contracts to sell ISS Facility Services Landscaping to Sullivan Street Partners, a private equity company based in London. Completion of the deal is set for 30 April 2018. The new company will trade under the name Tivoli and continue to carry out grounds maintenance for public sector, defence and corporate clients across the UK. The senior management team will remain in their existing positions, with Phil Jones staying on as managing director. The sale will see the transfer of 1,100 operational staff and support functions to Sullivan Street Partners. “I would like to thank ISS for their support over the past several years, building ISS Landscaping into the strong grounds maintenance business it is today,” said Phil Jones. “Together with Sullivan Street, I look forward to the next phase
Plans to transform Oxford Street and the surrounding area have received widespread support. The plans – subject of a recent consultation by Westminster City Council and Transport for London – proposed a traffic-free area between Orchard Street and Oxford Circus, delivered by December 2018 to coincide with the launch of the Elizabeth Line. The aspiration is to create safe, accessible and inspiring public spaces with improved pedestrian crossings, wider pavements and additional taxi ranks. Local residents were at the centre of the plans, which aim to address road safety and air quality issues; around a million people were contacted with emails, letters and leaflets. This followed an earlier initial consultation in the spring of 2017, which saw 62% of the 12,000 responses supporting the principles behind the plans. More than 22,000 responses were received as part of the second consultation. Of those who
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of development, where, together, we will make Tivoli the preeminent environment for talented staff to build a grounds maintenance-focused career, and for clients to continue to experience the very best service levels in the market.” “We have been highly attracted to the grounds maintenance market for some time, and the business within ISS provides a fantastic base from which to grow,” said Sullivan Street director Layton Tamberlin. “We are looking forward to meeting the transferring staff and working with them to make Tivoli a market-leading independent grounds maintenance business in the UK.” www.isslandscaping.co.uk
responded to the online consultation directly, 64% supported all or some of the plans, with 33% against them. TfL received around 7,000 written responses supporting the scheme as part of a Living Streets campaign, and a further 632 written responses as part of a local campaign against the proposal.
TfL and Westminster City Council are now considering the issues raised by the response. These include traffic and air quality on residential roads, provision of a safe cycle route through the wider area, management of the public space, and ensuring that Oxford Street remains accessible for all. To view the full consultation report, please visit: www.tfl.gov.uk/oxford-street
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