The UK’s largest fire service Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has retained Sodexo as its soft services contractor for a further two years.
Over 370 colleagues provide a range of soft FM services including food and hospitality, cleaning, waste management, caretaking, security services and grounds maintenance to the service which operates an estate across the length and breadth of Scotland and includes 385 sites including the SFRS headquarters in Cambuslang.
The contract extension is worth around £12 million and comes after recent feedback from SFRS praising the dedication and commitment to quality exhibited by the team.
Paul Anstey, CEO Government, Sodexo UK & Ireland, says: “We are delighted to continue our partnership with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to support the critical work of our client to improve the safety and wellbeing of the people of Scotland.”
The team at Sodexo play an integral part in making sure our buildings run smoothly, delivering a variety of services from catering to grounds maintenance, and we look forward to working in partnership with them over the next two years.
Ijaz Bashir, Head of Asset Management at the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, adds: “Sodexo's staff continue to provide excellent services across many of our sites and we are pleased to extend the contract.
In addition to the dedication and commitment to providing quality services every day, making a positive social impact has been central to Sodexo’s services, with the company reporting that 40.6 per cent of its sourcing and procurement is spent with small to medium-sized enterprises, CO2 reductions of 4.3 metric tonnes between in the last 12 months, and that 90 per cent of colleagues working on the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service contract live within 10 miles of their workplace.
Sodexo has also supported fundraising for The Fire Fighters Charity with money raised helping serving and retired members of the UK’s fire family to live healthier and happier lives.
Additionally, almost 100 hours of volunteering have been completed in support of young people with mock interviews and CV development through charity Springboard - with the foodservice and facility services provider also mentoring young people in partnership with charity MCR Pathways, as well as supporting the work of Stop Hunger charity partners FareShare and SSAFA – The Armed Forces Charity.
