The aviation security business of MITIE, the strategic outsourcing and energy services company, has been awarded a three year contract to provide hold baggage screening at Heathrow International Airport. 

The contract with the Heathrow AOC will see MITIE working with airlines to screen all checked baggage passing through terminals one, two, three and four, which serves over 42 million passengers a year. 

Heathrow International Airport, regarded the hub of aviation worldwide, is home to 90 airlines flying to over 180 destinations in 90 countries. 

The aviation security team was chosen following a competitive tender process. The award was based on MITIE’s detailed understanding of key security risks associated with hold baggage screening and the aviation industry; with over 14 years’ experience delivering these services at terminal three. 

Commenting on the contract award, Tony Medhurst, Managing Director of MITIE’s aviation and transport security business said: 

“We’re delighted to be expanding our working relationship with Heathrow AOC. 

We have a great partnership with Heathrow AOC and our expertise in the aviation industry makes us the ideal long-term partner.”

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Notes for editors

What is MITIE?
We’re the strategic outsourcing company. What does that mean in practice? We manage facilities, properties and assets for our clients across the UK and beyond.

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

Strategy and consultancy
+ Facilities and project management
+ Service delivery

Our strategic input can add value at the highest level by helping clients to manage their assets, while our practical management expertise can save customers money and reduce their carbon emissions. We work with a vast number of clients in every industry across both the public and private sectors and deliver the broadest range of services that can be found in one place: from integrated facilities management to engineering maintenance to lifecycle energy management and much more.

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 more than 61,000 people, revenues in excess of £1.9bn, and a reputation for being the best.

Visit us at www.mitie.com