Press Release

25 November 2008

MITIE expands offering to Standard Life with largest ever catering contract

Ingredients, the food service brand for the strategic outsourcing and asset management company MITIE, has expanded its relationship with Standard Life winning its largest ever catering contract in the process. 

MITIE has been working with Standard Life for several years providing them with engineering and interior fit-out services on several of their new developments around the country. In December 2007, it secured a three-year cleaning contract covering their Head Office Estate in Edinburgh and have now furthered the relationship by securing a contract to deliver catering services to their staff restaurants, café bars, delis, retail shops, hospitality and fine dining. 

Robin Hay, Managing Director from MITIE’s food service brand Ingredients commented: “This contract marks a significant gain for Ingredients, and places the business in a strong position that will aid further growth within Ingredients. We were delighted by the client feedback, saying that we were the innovative and possess a very strong management team.” 

Craig Hannigan, procurement manager from Group Procurement, Standard Life said: “We awarded the contract as we have confidence in MITIE to deliver a competitive, high quality food service.” 

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For further information, contact: 

David Revis, Investor Relations and PR Manager, MITIE Group PLC
T: 020 7034 7306, M: 07979 702465, E: david.revis@mitie.co.uk 

For general information about the company’s activities please visit:
www.mitie.co.uk

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About MITIE 

Notes for editors:
What is MITIE? 

We’re the strategic outsourcing and asset management company.

What does that mean in practice? Providing everything from strategic consultancy, to world-class delivery on the ground. From long-term infrastructure planning, to facilities management, property and engineering services. Our strategic input can add value at the highest level, while our practical management expertise can save customers money and maximise their returns.

At the same time, it’s not just what we do, but how we do it that makes us different. Our people are passionate about what they do, committed to working in partnership with their clients, and will always look for a fresh answer to a new challenge.

We work with our clients in three ways; some take full advantage of our whole range of expertise by buying the whole suite, others may only need one aspect of what we do:

Strategy and consultancy

+ Facilities and project management

+ Service delivery

In other words, we think, we manage, and we deliver.

The thinking phase is all about finding strategic answers to long-term challenges about assets and resources. Facilities and project management puts those plans in place, and our unrivalled range of services is one of the best in the business.

There’s a lot more to MITIE than you probably think. We’re a big company with big ambitions - a leading FTSE 250 support services business, with 49,000+ people, revenues in excess of £1.4bn, and a reputation for being the best.