MITIE is set to improve more than 730 managed buildings in Suffolk as part of a new £6 million, four-year redecoration and repairs contract with four-star audited local authority Suffolk County Council. 

The contract will see MITIE redecorating and carrying out window-care repairs on a mixture of the council’s managed properties across the county. 

The contract covers 354 schools, 81 offices, 62 libraries, 38 fire stations, and 199 other buildings, and includes Chantry High School in Ipswich, which is also the location of one of MITIE’s eight Skills Centres. 

MITIE Skills Centres are places where pupils can develop skills in carpentry, painting and decorating and brick-laying while working towards a nationally recognised qualification.

As part of MITIE’s commitment to nurturing the skills of young people within local communities, the company converted space at Chantry High School into a dedicated centre to help bring the academic curriculum alive, providing the tools and equipment to teach young people skills in construction. MITIE’s people are also actively involved in assisting with parts of the curriculum and acting as mentors. 

Bill Smith, Design and Maintenance Manager for Suffolk County Council, said that he was very pleased to see MITIE's commitment to the training of staff: “MITIE is employing apprentices on this contract who recently benefited from the Skill Centre's facilities. We were particularly keen to see locally-based staff used on our contracts, and this is a real demonstration of MITIE's commitment to the community." 

Mark Reeves, MITIE’s Commercial Manager for the contract, commented: “We’ve been carrying out similar work for the council since 2003, and we’re delighted to be able to build on our previous success by continuing to deliver our world class services countywide. We’re looking forward to helping the council to maintain its high standards by making a difference to the appearance of these buildings.” 

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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: mailto:david.revis@mitie.co.uk

Donna Fooks-Bale, Communications Manager, MITIE Property Services (UK) Ltd
T: 01454 275880, M: 07920 298127, E: mailto:donna.fooks-bale@mitie.co.uk

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www.mitie.co.uk

Notes for editors:

About MITIE
MITIE is a people business, made up of over 49,000 talented and driven people, all working in one of our key areas of expertise: facilities, property and engineering services.

They bring us passion and we invest in their potential. So when we say that MITIE is a company of world-class people delivering world-class services, we really mean it. The result? 20 years of growth, annual revenues of over £1.4bn, and a reputation for being the very best at what we do.

MITIE installs, manages and maintains, making buildings and their facilities, smarter, greener, safer and better run. We do this for some of the country’s biggest private and public sector organisations, but what’s really different about us, is that we put as much effort into getting the details right for a simple plumbing job as we do to managing an entire office complex.

MITIE is all about having the right people for every job, and the right attitude to getting it done. Simple, really, but it makes all the difference.