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19 May 2025
- Mitie has secured a new £12 million three-year contract with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) to provide integrated facilities management services across its two sites in Newport, Wales
- Mitie will bring new technology, innovation and efficiencies to the IPO’s estate and is committed to helping the IPO meet its net zero goals
- Mitie is also supporting the Newport region through social value initiatives like ‘spring cleans’, hosting careers fairs at local schools and increasing recruitment from the local community into apprenticeships in FM
15 May 2025
- A new SFJ Awards qualification designed in collaboration with and endorsed by the Protective Security Centre, Government Security, to bolster protective security skills and support the UK’s national security has launched
- The Level 4 certification, which is designed to upskill security professionals and attract new talent to the protective security sector, is the first qualification to be endorsed by all three of the government’s National Technical Authorities
- Mitie’s specialist training arm, PerpetuityARC, will be the first training partner to deliver the qualification through a range of dedicated modules
13 May 2025
- New three-year contract with South Western Railway (SWR) covering engineering maintenance and repairs for over 200 stations and a further ten train depots from Waterloo to Weymouth
- Sustainability will play a central role throughout the contract, with Mitie deploying its Plan Zero experts to identify and deliver carbon cutting initiatives
- As well as building on its existing intelligence-led security contract with SWR, this contract demonstrates further growth for Mitie’s rail transport business, which counts over ten train operating companies as customers
22 April 2025
- Mitie has been appointed by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide the largest security workforce within the Government estate, alongside building and operating a 24/7 Security Control Centre
- The Security Guarding contract is valued at £136m per year over the 7-year initial term alongside a £3m per year Security Control Centre contract, initially running for a term of 5 years
- Mitie will use DWP’s strategic risk-based deployment model providing a physical security presence at Jobcentres and other DWP buildings to enable a safe environment and deter violence, complemented by 24/7 remote monitoring
14 April 2025
- Mitie has introduced a new vision for the future of high performing places, building on its ‘Facilities Transformation’ strategy launched in October 2023
- Centred around the concept of ‘Better Places; Thriving Communities’ the focus is on pushing boundaries to unlock the true potential of places to add value for the people and communities that depend on them
- As part of its new vision, Mitie commits to uplift 1 million lives through social mobility, inclusion, wellbeing and skills training.
6 March 2025
- Mitie has announced the appointment of its new Chief People Officer, Kathryn Dolan, who joins from Bureau Veritas
- Kathryn will be leading all aspects of the People and Culture strategy across Mitie’s 72,000 strong workforce
- She will also join Mitie’s Group Executive Team to lead the delivery of Mitie’s best-in-class People strategy
4 March 2025
- Custom Solar, part of Mitie, has completed the installation of a new 1.25MWp roof-top solar photovoltaic (PV) array at Pets at Home’s new National Distribution Centre, which will supply products to the national pet care brand’s 450-plus stores
- The solar solution will reduce carbon emissions by over 221 tonnes a year – the equivalent annual energy use of over 80 homes
- The contract, worth approximately £1 million, has seen Customer Solar manage the design, development and installation of the solar array to help Pets at Home meet its carbon reduction targets
27 February 2025
- G2 Energy, part of Mitie Power & Grid, will be the Principal Designer and Principal Contractor on one of the UK’s largest Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) near Staythorpe Power Station in the East Midlands
- Mitie will lead the design and build of the new 400kV grid substation that will connect to the neighbouring National Grid Staythorpe 400kV substation by mid-2027
- Over 720MWh of energy will be stored, enough to power more than 95,000 homes for a full day
19 February 2025
- Research from Mitie reveals that one in five (19%) Brits think their employers should be doing more to keep them safe
- This rises to more than a quarter (27%) of those aged 18-34 and to over a third (36%) of people who work outside of traditional hours or commute in the dark
- In response, Mitie has announced a package of employee wellbeing initiatives, including a pioneering partnership with personal safety app, WalkSafe, to help organisations support the personal safety of their employees
11 February 2025
- Mitie has kicked off National Apprenticeship Week with its 2025 Apprenticeship Awards Ceremony
- With six awards up for grabs, the event recognises the efforts of apprentices, their managers and champions across Mitie
- Mitie is committed to providing meaningful career development for its colleagues, with over 1,500 apprentices currently in Mitie’s workforce