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12 August 2021
- Mitie has announced its roadmap to decarbonise all its sites across the UK, committing to achieve its first four net zero sites this year
- An additional 14 sites are planned to be decarbonised every year until 2025, when Mitie will have an entirely net zero estate
- Mitie has also committed to energy optimisations equivalent to saving 26 tonnes of CO2 a year and investing in energy efficiency measures such as LED lighting, insulation and upgrading old equipment
10 August 2021
- Mitie has become a Corporate Patron of Plantlife, committing to work alongside the conservation charity to improve the UK’s biodiversity
- Plantlife will share the latest best practice and techniques to support biodiversity and pollinators for Mitie to deliver and share with its customers
5 August 2021
- Mitie to acquire DAEL Ventures UK, including DAEL Telecom, JB Towers and JISTICS, for £15 million
- Creating a new Mitie Telecoms division within the Technical Services business, DAEL UK and Mitie will offer an end-to-end service giving Mitie market leading capabilities, from mast design through to the decommissioning of sites
2 August 2021
New EV chargers installed for Royal London as Mitie drives charge point infrastructure for customers
- Mitie has installed over 850 electric vehicle (EV) charge points for customers across the UK and Ireland, with 10 installed at Royal London’s office in Alderley Park
- Using its sustainability and fleet management expertise, Mitie is also helping Royal London maintain and manage its EV charge point infrastructure to support its decarbonisation goals
- These customer charge points are in addition to over 1,000 EV chargers already installed at Mitie’s own sites and at its employees’ homes, to support the switch of its entire fleet of vehicles to electric
14 July 2021
- More than half (52%) of British employees currently working from home (WFH) are ready to return to the office, with 43% admitting to WFH fatigue
- Over a third (35%) are still concerned that their offices are not COVID secure
- Better ventilation systems, increased cleaning regimes, and technology like ultraviolet disinfection systems and desk booking apps are all on the list of measures employees want to see in their workplaces
8 July 2021
- Mitie has met or exceeded all 13 of its ESG targets for FY20/21
- Hitting these targets keeps Mitie on track to reach zero operational emissions by 2025, 25 years ahead of the UK Government’s target
- New Social Value report outlines excellent progress across all areas of Mitie’s ESG strategy
5 July 2021
- Mitie has supported Essex County Council with the installation of roof mounted solar panels at 15 schools across the county
- The panels will generate 700,000 kWh of energy, equivalent to powering 185 homes a year, saving 180 tonnes of CO2 and around £115,000 annually
- A further 28 school sites and council buildings will also have solar panels installed over the next 3 months, saving an additional 220 tonnes of CO2 a year
30 June 2021
- Mitie has won a seven and a half-year contract to deliver services for Lister Hospital and Hertford County Hospital, two of East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust’s hospitals
- The contract is worth £4 million a year and will see over 200 Mitie employees delivering cleaning services for the two hospitals
28 June 2021
- Mitie steps-up its support for the UK’s Coronavirus test centres with a new one-year contract worth up to £365 million
- The contract will include over 175 Regional and Local Test Sites and more than 100 Mobile Testing Units (MTUs) across the UK
- Since April 2020, Mitie has been delivering cleaning, clinical waste management and security services, such as traffic management and lane support, for 138 test centres
25 June 2021
- Mitie has partnered with University of Cambridge criminologists to undertake cutting-edge research into retail crime to help businesses reduce cases of theft and violence against shopworkers
- The partnership is the first of its kind in the UK and is part of Mitie’s commitment to work with public and private sectors organisations to fight crime
- With retail crime rising across the UK, the initiative will help keep shopworkers and customers safe