ISS chief executive officer, Jeff Gravenhorst
ISS eyes public listing by mid 2011 Danish global support services business ISS could float as soon as the first half 2011, according to its group chief executive officer Jeff Gravenhorst. The listing is “unlikely” to be in a stock exchange other than Copenhagen or London, or it could be in both, Gravenhorst said in an exclusive interview with FM World. The move would put the business
back into public ownership after it was bought in 2005 by the consortium of EQT Partners and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners and was delisted from the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. A Chinese wealth fund with assets of more than £187bn is a potential backer of a bid for ISS. ISS weathered the European economic downturn by broadening
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services from more than cleaning and also looking at emerging markets. Growth for the business has been most notable overseas, in particular India, said Gravenhorst. As well as India, other overseas markets are China, Indonesia, Thailand, Mexico and Chile. ISS has recently won a sevenyear, £70m contract with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, providing FM services at 28 diplomatic missions and 700 residential properties including ambassadors’ and high commissioners’ residences.
Profit dip at Mouchel Mouchel Group saw profits dip 13 per cent, during the year to 31 July 2010. Revenue dropped from £740m to £633m in the year to the end of July. Loss before tax, including exceptional items such as the restructuring of its Middle East operations rose from £13.5m to £14.7m.
New name for Kalyx Kalyx, Sodexo’s UK prison business has been re-named Sodexo Justice Services. The move is part of a global rebrand and French and Chilean operations have changed to the new global name from Siges.
We are currently tendering for the following three services: 1. Vehicle preparation – cleaning and replenishing of ambulances 2. Vehicle relocation – movement of ambulances within our area 3. Office and station cleaning – general cleaning services. Please note that each of these is a separate tender being run according to the Public Contracts Regulations and each is being advertised in the Official Journal of The European Union (OJEU). Should any or all of these opportunities be of interest, further information - including closing dates - is available via our e-sourcing portal at https://londonambulance.bravosolution.co.uk Further information about working with us as a supplier can be found on our website at www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/procurement
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