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Mitie on display with new Tate partnership
Mitie has secured a £21.5 million contract to provide 24-hour security and customer services across four Tate locations including Tate Britain and Tate Modern. 275 colleagues will transfer to Mitie, providing specialist services like event and gallery security and remote monitoring. This marks the latest heritage and culture protection contract in Mitie’s portfolio of museums and galleries to date.
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Mitie shares electric vehicle expertise with Plan Zero Fleet Service
Mitie launches Plan Zero Fleet Transition Service to support businesses looking to make the switch to electric vehicles. With a holistic viewofthe EV transition and whole life cost approach, the service will deliver a zero emissions fleet for zero cost. The service builds on Mitie’s EVexperience, having rolled out over 500 electric vehicles and installed 600charge points in less than a year.
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Mitie named Most Admired Company in the Support Services sector
Mitie has been named the most admired Support Services Company at the 2024 Britain’s Most Admired Companies awards. Mitie’s CEO, Phil Bentley, joined other British business leaders on the panel at the prestigious awards event at the London Stock Exchange. Mitie also ranked fourth overall as well as being awarded Silver Certificates for leadership in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Effective Use of Corporate Assets, and Bronze for Positive Contribution to Society.
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Mitie commits to industry-leading ESG targets with Social Value Report
Mitie has launched its second Social Value report, setting industry-leading commitments for the next five years. The targets are focused on the five pillars of Mitie’s Social Value strategy: Employment, Responsibility, Community and Environment, all underpinned by Innovation.
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Mitie hits annual ESG targets putting it on track to meet 2025 goals
2022 ESG report released detailing how Mitie hit all 13 ESG targets for the year, putting Mitie on track to meet its overall 2025 ESG goals. Environmental highlights include saving customers 375,000 tonnes of carbon across 800 sites and cutting 11,000 tonnes of CO2 by expanding EVs to more than a third of the Mitie fleet. Procurement team ensures 50% more diverse suppliers, with VCSE spend doubled to reduce inequality in the supply chain. 1,000 apprentices now employed across 60 programmes to drive social mobility.
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Mitie launches ‘Plan Thrive’, pledging to uplift 1 million lives
Mitie commits to uplifting 1 million lives through inclusive employment and helping people build sustainable careers. Create 1,000 high performing places using insight to support local investment and community engagement. Both new and existing partnerships will be developed to drive long-term impact and create thriving communities across the UK.
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Meet our people: Jerry’s fighting fire on Ascension Island
No two days are the same for Jerry Williams, who works as a firefighter as part of Mitie’s contract with the UK Ministry of Defence Strategic Command on Ascension Island. It’s an isolated but strategically-located 33.97 square mile landmass in the South Atlantic Ocean. Jerry shared his experiences working for the UK’s leading facilities management company.
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Mitie backs Billion-pound challenge to procure with purpose
Mitie is supporting The Buy Social Corporate Challenge as part of a group of 30 major UK businesses which have spent a landmark £250 million procuring services and products from social enterprises. New figures reveal the challenge has already helped to create 2,700 jobs in an ongoing programme from Social Enterprise UK.
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The Net Zero Pivot: From Purpose to Value
‘The Net Zero Pivot: From Purpose to Value’ event established that for the most successful organisations there’s been a step-change – net zero is no longer an environmental goal, but a critical economic opportunity. The session built on the content of the Net Zero Navigator 2026, welcoming guests from a range of sectors to our headquarters in The Shard.