Mitie renews £365m deal to run Covid-19 testing facilities June 28, 2021 Outsourcer Mitie has today had its contract to run NHS coronavirus testing facilities extended by a year, in a deal that could be worth £1m a day. It will continue to provide cleaning, waste management and security services at 175 testing sites and 105 mobile testing units across England, Wales, and Scotland. The deal can [...]
Outsourcer Mitie snaps up £650m defence contract June 14, 2021 Outsourcer Mitie has today won a £646m contract to deliver building and maintenance services for the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) sites across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The seven-year contract covers 4,400 buildings over 91 sites, including both historic buildings such as Edinburgh Castle and active military bases. The MoD will have the option of extending [...]
Mitie: Covid and hybrid work prompted a makeover for cleaning tech – a mop and bucket won’t cut it May 26, 2021 The pandemic has given society the breathing space to redesign what a workplace should offer and in the age of the invisible virus, the humble mop and bucket won’t cut it. After a socially starved year, offices will likely become more collaborative and social in the future, adopting measures like ‘hot desking’. But these [...]
Mitie raises full year guidance as Interserve deal beds in January 28, 2021 Outsourcer Mitie today raised its guidance for the full year due to an improved performance in the second half and its merger with Interserve. The FTSE 250 company said that full year revenue would now come in at £2.4-£2.5bn, with profit up to £57m-£61m. Shares in the firm rose 3.1 per cent as markets opened [...]
Mitie profit slips a third ahead of Interserve merger November 19, 2020 Outsourcer Mitie said that profit had fallen over a third in the first half of the year due to a loss of revenue from high margin contracts impacted by coronavirus. Profit at the London-listed firm slipped 35 per cent from £33m to £21.5m, with revenue also declining 9.8 per cent to £972m. As a result, [...]
Mitie shares bump as firm cuts price of Interserve deal by £80m November 4, 2020 Mitie has reduced the terms of its acquisition of outsourcing rival Interserve’s facilities management arm by over £80m, the firm announced this morning. When the deal was announced back in June, it was set to cost Mitie £271m, but the firm will now issue 110m fewer shares to finance the deal. As a result, it [...]
Mitie-Interserve deal to face competition probe September 15, 2020 The UK’s competition watchdog today announced that it was launching an investigation into whether Mitie’s acquisition of fellow outsourcing giant Interserve’s facilities management business could damage competition. Back in June Mitie signed a £271m deal with its rival for the division, which will create a giant new entity with more than 80,000 employees. The move [...]
Mitie sues Ministry of Justice over court cleaning contract November 24, 2019 Mitie is suing the Ministry of Justice over what is claims was a botched tendering process for a contract to clean and repair courts and tribunal buildings. The outsourcing giant has lodged a High Court claim after losing the contract to French rival Engie last month. Read more: Mitie’s clients hold back on spending until [...]
Mitie’s clients hold back on spending until after Brexit and the General Election November 21, 2019 Outsourcing giant Mitie has warned that its clients are holding back on committing to new projects, amid ongoing Brexit uncertainty and the upcoming general election. The firm, which provides cleaning, security, facilities management, energy and healthcare services, said the uncertainty could affect revenue growth in the coming months. Read more: Mitie to continue managing Lloyds [...]
Mitie to continue managing Lloyds Bank facilities until 2024 September 12, 2019 Outsourcer Mitie has been tasked with managing Lloyds Banking Group branches across the country for the next five years, in a contract estimated to be worth about £850m. The so-called integrated facilities management contract means Mitie workers will provide engineering, security, cleaning, catering and data centre services across Lloyds’ network of bank branches, and in [...]